• 3D Worlds written in blocks
    Making 3D Worlds in WareWare
  • Saturday, November 7 1:00pm – 4:00pm

    Game Jam #6: 3D Worlds (WareWare)

    [Register Here]

     

    A game jam is an event in which artists, makers, poets, and storytellers make a video game entirely from scratch in one sitting. This fall, VSW will host a series of game jams and demonstrations that encourage collaboration and experimentation in a low-stakes, supportive environment. Each game jam will begin with a short demo of a free and accessible game-making tool led by games artist Nilson Carroll. Participants will then be given time and space to explore the tool however they like.

    On Saturday November 7, Nilson will lead a game jam on the block-based, 3D game engine WareWare. In development by the artist collective RipRip, WareWare is a powerful, experimental tool for creating dreamscapes, strange narratives, and poetic spaces right in your browser.

    This series promotes game-making as an inclusive artistic practice, open to diverse makers and anyone who is curious about games, interactive new media, or digital storytelling. Game jam events empower makers to create and share expressive digital art outside of the boundaries of large, algorithm-driven, corporate-owned online platforms. Makers, artists, indie developers, and poets of all experience levels and ages are invited to participate. 

    The game jam series will culminate in an in-person pop-up arcade of games made during the series, which will take place at VSW in December.

     

    Recommended Experience Level: Basic computer skills

    Please bring your own computer (and charger) and mouse if possible. Snacks will be provided.

    Questions: Email Nilson at nilsoncarroll@vsw.org

     


    This program is co-sponsored by ArtsBloom, part of the City of Rochester’s Percent for the Arts Program.

     

    City of Rochester NY, Malik D. Evans Mayor

    Visual Studies Workshop program funders include The New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Kathy Hochul and the New York State Legislature, The Joy of Giving Something Foundation, the Phillip and Edith Leonian Foundation, The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Monroe County, NY, and all of our members and individual supporters!

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