Author Archives: Amanda Wallace
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May RunJumpDev Newsletter
Posted on May 10, 2016 by Amanda Wallace in Newsletter.Welcome to the RunJumpDev Member NewsletterLast month was super amazing with Vector and our monthly meeting with guest Nina Freeman. We’re doubling down on the awesome. This month we’re pleased to announce the introduction of our newest program Hurdles, our monthly meeting speaker Chris Figueroa, our indie game of the month and a virtual reality party […]
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May Monthly Meeting: Chris Figueroa
Posted on May 5, 2016 by Amanda Wallace in Monthly Meeting.This month we’re super pleased to have Chris Figueroa (SNOW HORSE) talk what do when you’re game goes viral before you have a game (and how this ultimately effects development). This months talk will at least partially focus on Chris’s game SNOW HORSE, which had an interesting arc for development involving a certain viral gif […]
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Ludum Dare 35 Games
Posted on April 25, 2016 by Amanda Wallace in Game Jam.After a solid showing this Ludum Dare, we have three fantastic games from Lexington based developers. Ludum Dare is an international game jam that takes place three times a year, in the Spring, Fall, and Winter. This jam, the 35th, had the theme “Shapeshifter.” Ludum Dare is categorized in two separate competitions: Jam and Compo. […]
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April Newsletter
Posted on April 11, 2016 by Amanda Wallace in Newsletter.RunJumpDev is starting a newsletter. Want to get in on this awesomeness? You just have to become a member of RunJumpDev — which is free! Or paid. Depends on what you want to do. Here’s our first newsletter: Welcome to the RunJumpDev Member Newsletter!
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Ludum Dare 35 Real World Gathering
Posted on April 5, 2016 by Amanda Wallace in Game Jam.Ludum Dare 35 is upon us and we are hosting another real world jam location for this game jam event. What is a game jam? A game jam is a game creation event. There are game jams on trains, in castles, and on boats, but the most common form of game jam is one where […]
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April Monthly Meeting Speaker: Nina Freeman
Posted on April 1, 2016 by Amanda Wallace in Monthly Meeting.Every month we try and invite someone from the industry to come and talk to us about game development. This month we’re pleased to announce our Monthly Meeting speaker as Nina Freeman! Nina Freeman is a level designer at Fullbright in Portland, Oregon. She is working on their current game, Tacoma. In her personal work, […]
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May Indie Game of the Month: Stardew Valley
Posted on April 1, 2016 by Amanda Wallace in Indie Game Nights, Indie Game of the Month Club.Sometimes a new indie game comes out, and it’s go a little something extra to say. When this happens, and you want to talk a bit more in depth about independent games, we now have Indie Game of the Month Club. Think of this like a Book Club. Once a month, we’ll select a new […]
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RunJumpDev Games Made During Train Jam 2016
Posted on March 28, 2016 by Amanda Wallace in Game Jam.This year, several members of RunJumpDev participated in the Train Jam. The Train Jam is a game jam that takes place aboard the California Zephyr — a train that runs from Chicago to Emeryville, California. Most of the developers aboard the train are bound to GDC, the game developers conference that takes place in San […]
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Lexitron Kickstarter hits Funding Goal
Posted on March 23, 2016 by Amanda Wallace in Lexitron.The Lexitron, Lexington’s arcade cabinet, has hit the funding goal on the Kickstarter that we’re currently running. The Kickstarter still has about a week left for funding, but we’ve hit the funding goal. We’re super excited that this has happened. The Lexitron was made through cooperation from the community, made to be a tool for […]
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Lexitron Kickstarter is Now Live
Posted on March 2, 2016 by Amanda Wallace in Lexitron.The Lexitron, our much beloved box of untreated birch, has been around the country serving as an ambassador for Kentucky games. However, like an old family coffee table, it has accumulated scratches and dings from its life. We wanted to spend a little money sprucing up the box, and getting her into good working order. […]
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