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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. | ||
* ''' | * '''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❇. | * '''[https://gamemaking.social/ gamemaking.social]'''<br>An offshoot of ❇this place❇. It's a [[Wikipedia:Mastodon_(software)|Mastodon instance]], so it's a microblogging thing like Twitter.<br>If you're interested in joining, and/or you're new to Mastodon, see: [[Guide:gamemaking.social]] | ||
* '''[https://www.gamemaking.tools/forum/ Game Making Tools Forum]'''<br>Another offshoot of here. A new forum, which is also open to hosting subforums for any tools you're making. | |||
* '''[https://timetheft.social/ timetheft.social]'''<br>Invite-only Mastodon server, mostly the [https://dominoclub.itch.io/ DOMINO CLUB] crew? | |||
* '''[https://indiepocalypse.social/ indiepocalypse.social]'''<br>Well moderated, LGBTQ+ friendly. Not actually related to the [https://pizzapranks.itch.io/ Indiepocalypse] game collections. | |||
== Maybe? == | == Maybe? == | ||
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* '''[https://elekk.xyz/ Elekk]'''<br>Mastodon instance. More game-player focused, but it's well moderated. | * '''[https://elekk.xyz/ Elekk]'''<br>Mastodon instance. More game-player focused, but it's well moderated. | ||
* ''' | * '''[https://gamedevgalaxy.info/ Game Dev Galaxy]'''<br>'Discord group for gender-/sex-marginalized game devs making digital, analog, or experimental games. Different professions, skill levels, and styles welcome!' | ||
* '''[https:// | * '''[https://peoplemaking.games/ PeopleMaking.Games]'''<br>Another Mastodon instance. It's pretty new, but seems well moderated. Admin's pro-Facebook though. | ||
* '''[https://freegamedev.net/ FreeGameDev.net]'''<br>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]]. | ||
* '''[https://mastodon.indiegames.online/ Indiegames Online]'''<br>Anther new Mastodon instance, haven't seen much of them. | |||
* '''[https://gamedev.lgbt/ gamedev.lgbt]'''<br>Another new Mastodon game-making instance especially for queer people. | |||
== Nah == | |||
* '''<del>[http://gamedev.place/ Gamedev Place]</del>'''<br><del>Currently a Mastodon instance, but maybe more in the future? Seems more professionally focused then here?</del><br>''Actually I would not recommend this community. See: https://social.libre.fi/notice/9lc3iadTT8NFZhhkbQ and https://mastodon.gamedev.place/@aras/102426826928659547 where the admin (and Unity developer) refuses to remove the account of a prominent anti-trans dickwad'' — [[User:Rjt|rjt]] ([[User talk:Rjt|talk]]) | |||
Latest revision as of 05:52, 8 July 2023
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❇. It's a Mastodon instance, so it's a microblogging thing like Twitter.
If you're interested in joining, and/or you're new to Mastodon, see: Guide:gamemaking.social - Game Making Tools Forum
Another offshoot of here. A new forum, which is also open to hosting subforums for any tools you're making. - timetheft.social
Invite-only Mastodon server, mostly the DOMINO CLUB crew? - indiepocalypse.social
Well moderated, LGBTQ+ friendly. Not actually related to the Indiepocalypse game collections.
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. - Game Dev Galaxy
'Discord group for gender-/sex-marginalized game devs making digital, analog, or experimental games. Different professions, skill levels, and styles welcome!' - PeopleMaking.Games
Another Mastodon instance. It's pretty new, but seems well moderated. Admin's pro-Facebook though. - FreeGameDev.net
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. - Indiegames Online
Anther new Mastodon instance, haven't seen much of them. - gamedev.lgbt
Another new Mastodon game-making instance especially for queer people.
Nah
Gamedev PlaceCurrently 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 and https://mastodon.gamedev.place/@aras/102426826928659547 where the admin (and Unity developer) refuses to remove the account of a prominent anti-trans dickwad — rjt (talk)
