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* '''[https://www.glorioustrainwrecks.com/ Glorious Trainwrecks]'''<br>The forums are pretty quiet, but the people are lovely and talk a bunch via comments on the games. | * '''[https://www.glorioustrainwrecks.com/ Glorious Trainwrecks]'''<br>The forums are pretty quiet, but the people are lovely and talk a bunch via comments on the games. | ||
* '''[https://discord.gg/sSSF2E8 ALT G's]'''<br>A Discord channel with a lot of Glorious Trainwrecks overlap. | * '''[https://discord.gg/sSSF2E8 ALT G's]'''<br>A Discord channel with a lot of Glorious Trainwrecks overlap. | ||
* '''[https://gamemaking.social/ gamemaking.social]'''<br>An offshoot of ❇this place❇. There used to be a forum too, but now it's just a Mastodon instance.<br>If you're interested in | * '''[https://gamemaking.social/ gamemaking.social]'''<br>An offshoot of ❇this place❇. There used to be a forum too, but now it's just a Mastodon instance.<br>If you're interested in joining, and/or you're new to Mastodon, see: [[Guide:gamemaking.social]] | ||
== Maybe? == | == Maybe? == | ||
I haven't joined any of these, but maybe they're good? | I haven't joined any of these, but maybe they're good? | ||
* '''[https://elekk.xyz/ Elekk]'''<br>Mastodon instance. | * '''[https://elekk.xyz/ Elekk]'''<br>Mastodon instance. More game-player focused, but it's well moderated. | ||
* '''<del>[http://gamedev.place/ Gamedev Place]</del>'''<br>Currently a Mastodon instance, but maybe more in the future? Seems more professionally focused then here?<br>''Actually I would not recommend this community, see: https://social.libre.fi/notice/9lc3iadTT8NFZhhkbQ'' — [[User:Rjt|rjt]] ([[User talk:Rjt|talk]]) | * '''<del>[http://gamedev.place/ Gamedev Place]</del>'''<br>Currently a Mastodon instance, but maybe more in the future? Seems more professionally focused then here?<br>''Actually I would not recommend this community, see: https://social.libre.fi/notice/9lc3iadTT8NFZhhkbQ, where the admin (and Unity developer) refuses to remove the account of a prominent anti-trans dickwad'' — [[User:Rjt|rjt]] ([[User talk:Rjt|talk]]) | ||
* '''[https://social.freegamedev.net/ FreeGameDev.net Social]'''<br>A [https://project.hubzilla.org/ Hubzilla] instance tied to the [https://forum.freegamedev.net/ FreeGameDev Forum]. Focused on {{jargon|Open-Source|open-source}} game making. | * '''[https://social.freegamedev.net/ FreeGameDev.net Social]'''<br>A [https://project.hubzilla.org/ Hubzilla] instance tied to the [https://forum.freegamedev.net/ FreeGameDev Forum]. Focused on {{jargon|Open-Source|open-source}} game making. | ||
* '''[https://intfiction.org/ intfiction.org]'''<br>[[:Category:Text Adventure|Interactive Fiction]]-focused forum. | * '''[https://intfiction.org/ intfiction.org]'''<br>[[:Category:Text Adventure|Interactive Fiction]]-focused forum. | ||
* '''[https://onehourgamejam.com/ One Hour Game Jam]'''<br>Make a game in an hour. Runs every Saturday. There's a [[Discord]]. | * '''[https://onehourgamejam.com/ One Hour Game Jam]'''<br>Make a game in an hour. Runs every Saturday. There's a [[Discord]]. | ||
Revision as of 14:31, 11 May 2022
A little list of encouraging, supporting, jerk-intolerant Internet spaces.
- Glorious Trainwrecks
The forums are pretty quiet, but the people are lovely and talk a bunch via comments on the games. - ALT G's
A Discord channel with a lot of Glorious Trainwrecks overlap. - gamemaking.social
An offshoot of ❇this place❇. There used to be a forum too, but now it's just a Mastodon instance.
If you're interested in joining, and/or you're new to Mastodon, see: Guide:gamemaking.social
Maybe?
I haven't joined any of these, but maybe they're good?
- Elekk
Mastodon instance. More game-player focused, but it's well moderated. Gamedev Place
Currently a Mastodon instance, but maybe more in the future? Seems more professionally focused then here?
Actually I would not recommend this community, see: https://social.libre.fi/notice/9lc3iadTT8NFZhhkbQ, where the admin (and Unity developer) refuses to remove the account of a prominent anti-trans dickwad — rjt (talk)- FreeGameDev.net Social
A Hubzilla instance tied to the FreeGameDev Forum. Focused on open-source game making. - intfiction.org
Interactive Fiction-focused forum. - One Hour Game Jam
Make a game in an hour. Runs every Saturday. There's a Discord.
