• Different Games: A Report and a Challenge for the Future
    May 7, 2013

    Different Games: A Report and a Challeng...

    By Alison Harvey. I had the incredible privilege of attending and presenting at the Different Games conference held at New York University’s Polytec...
  • playthings
    April 30, 2013

    Playthings

    By Claire Hosking. Claire wrote some amazing words over on Tumblr and we thought they were absolutely worth sharing with our community. She’s gr...
  • Welcome to WIDGET
    April 18, 2013

    Widget: One Month On

    Widget is a month old! We’ve been blown away by the response so far, and so were our servers for a little bit there. We’ve had some great content ...
Different Games: A Report and a Challenge for the Future

Different Games: A Report and a Challenge for the Future

By Alison Harvey. I had the incredible privilege of attending and presenting at the Different Games conference held at New York University’s Polytechnic Institute on April 26 and 27, 2013….

Resource Round Up: 3rd May 2013

Resource Round Up: 3rd May 2013

Sup Widgetowwwn! It’s been a great week for good reads for this week’s Resource Roundup, the internets are delivering the goods! Lots revolving around the Different Games conference in NYC that…

playthings

Playthings

By Claire Hosking. Claire wrote some amazing words over on Tumblr and we thought they were absolutely worth sharing with our community. She’s graciously given us permission to republish the…

Resource Round Up: 22nd April 2013

Resource Round Up: 22nd April 2013

Greetings, Widgetonians. Widgetites. Widgeons? Ok maybe not. Hey, you! Here’s the week’s roundup of interesting resources and links that we think are worth checking out, we aim to do this…

Welcome to WIDGET

Widget: One Month On

Widget is a month old! We’ve been blown away by the response so far, and so were our servers for a little bit there. We’ve had some great content written…

Going Indie: My Journey as a Game Developer

Going Indie: My Journey as a Game Developer

By Cat Musgrove. I have a confession to make. It’s not going to win me any friends amongst gamers, but it’s important to my story and I hope it will be…

Resource Round Up 05/04/2013

Resource Round Up 05/04/2013

Phew! WIDGET is nearly a month old, and what a ride it’s been so far. The blog has featured many excellent articles from women in the trenches. They covered a…

Making Games Female Friendly

Making Games Female Friendly

By Emma Boyes. Before I started working in game development, many games used to annoy me for their casual sexism, stereotypical female characters (oh, does the Princess need saving AGAIN?…

Resource Round Up 29/03/2013

Resource Round Up 29/03/2013

Resources: Open Tech School http://www.opentechschool.org/ “OpenTechSchool is a community initiative offering free programming workshops and meetups to technology enthusiasts of all genders, backgrounds, and experience levels.” OpenTechSchool is currently running…

Overcoming Imposter Syndrome

Overcoming Imposter Syndrome

By Rebecca Fernandez. Have you ever felt that you’re not good enough to be a game developer? That your skill level is inadequate for the job that you’ve been aiming for?…