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Fairies Vs. Scaries is now on the Windows 8 store! Snag it here: http://apps.microsoft.com/windows/en-us/app/fairies-vs-scaries/f93bc120-d456-4879-bec4-0525214d7d23 US and Canada only right now – I’ll probably do a second release later. This was exported from Gamemaker using the process I talked about in this post: http://ajlange.azurewebsites.net/2014/03/porting-my-gamemaker-app-to-windows-8/ One small change is that I ended up doing a native export…

Hi everyone – I am back from vacation! I took a week away from being in the Philly area, and a weird thing happened – I left in the winter, and returned in the summer. I think I literally missed all of spring here. This is the time of year when students are getting out…

I spent last weekend at the International Women’s Hackathon in Washington DC. I met some cool girls there who were hacking and making, saw some amazing science, and had a blast! One of the problems the event is trying to solve is a commonly discussed one: how to get more women involved in development and…

Social sharing is  now back on the site! Sorry it was gone for a while. Now you can Tweet about me again or Like this on Facebook. I also made a few updates to the site’s About page, and added a sidebar widget for my Open Office Hours! Want to talk with me about games…

I’m writing this post to pass on the information to you about some learning events that might be happening near you! Starting April 12, Microsoft is sponsoring the Day of Unity in select cities across the USA. This is a free opportunity to build a game in Unity for the Windows platform. Participants will get hands-on…

Earlier this year I was fortunate to have the results of my survey about gamer behavior and moral choices published at the Journal of Games Criticism. While I was submitting the final piece for revisions, I was also playing the title Virtue’s Last Reward on my 3DS. This week, I am reminded of it again because…

This post is part of a 3 week series giving current and aspiring game devs the tools, resources, and advice they need to get started building for Windows. Check out the overview of the series to find what you need. For additional resources to build your app check out Appbuilder.   Polish is a big…