Game Resources

*** Click here to find the games we play and resources we shared during the workshop. ***

Bitsy

What's Bitsy?

Bitsy is a game design engine with cool visual assets and storytelling capabilities. This is the primary game design engine that we will use in this workshop.

To make a game on Bitsy, go to the Bitsy website.

Helpful Bitsy links

YouTube tutorials

Understanding the interface

Adding colors

Making avatars, tiles, sprits, and items

Adding dialog

Adding conditional dialog

Making exits and endings

Adding animations

Other stuff

Bitsy tutorial (written out if videos aren't your thing!)

Watch someone make a Bitsy game

Browse more Bitsy games

Extensions/Hacks/Plugins

Bitsy-hacks (Github)

Bitsy-hacks (Bitsy savior)

Bitsy tools (itch.io)

Game examples

You're Not a Rogue

Created by: caeth

The Block

Created by: honza+0

A Mystery is Afoot

Created by: hallieivey

An Unfinished Game

Created by: hallieivey

Want to learn some other platforms?

Flowlab

visual graph interface where you can make games with different levels, sprites, and animations

Twine

text-based interface where you can tell interactive stories where users can choose their own adventure