Category Archives: Unity

UnUrbanTech Q&A with Gerrell Jones

By Shahed C on August 14, 2014

Updated: Aug 19, 2014

After publishing the Q&A below, Gerrell now has Soft Kitty on the Windows Store, with more to come!

Original Post: Aug 14, 2014

Today’s Q&A is with Gerrell Jones of UnUrbanTech, a game developer working on Construct 2 and Unity games. He’s also raising funds for his family through an online fundraiser, as they’re going through some difficult times.

1. I understand that your family has fallen on some hard times. Can you share a few words about your situation?

Yes. An electrical fire has brought our home to complete rubble. Although it is troubling times, we will never waver to continue to smile everyday and enjoy life. We are thankful for just having not accidents with our family members. We are a recently homeless family of eight that is.

The eastern Pennsylvania shelter system would separate us if we utilize them, not to mention the long waiting list before we are even placed. So we have converted our hotel room into a game development studio. We love playing and creating games as a family and this keeps our mind off of the distractions. So we decided to pool our creative talents together, as a family and build something from our situation, while keeping our heads up.

NOTE: Find out how you can help, here: http://www.gofundme.com/t6oi0

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Presenting Game Development with Unity @ Microsoft Reston

By Shahed C on July 16, 2014

I will be presenting Game Development with Unity at the DC-MD-VA Windows App/Game Developers meetup group @ Microsoft’s Reston VA office on July 17, 2014.

DC-MD-VA Windows App/Game Developers meetup

 

Presenting Indie Game Development for Windows, Web, Xbox and Mobile @ MS Store Pentagon City

By Shahed C on June 25, 2014

I will be presenting Indie Game Development at the Microsoft Store in Pentagon City (Arlington VA) on June 25, 2014.

MS Store in Pentagon City Mall, Arlington VA

 

Microsoft Technical Evangelists at Philly Code Camp 2014

By Shahed C on June 20, 2014

Some of my colleagues and I will be presenting the following topics at Philly Code Camp 2014 @ The Valley Forge Casino Resort near Philadelphia PA on June 21 – June 22, 2014.

Philly Code Camp 2014

  • Nick Landry
    • 6/21 @ 12pm: Building Speech-enabled Mobile Apps with Cortana (1 PA)
    • 6/22 @ 1pm: Building Windows Universal XAML/C# Apps for Smartphones and Tablets (1 PA)
  • Dave Voyles
    • 6/22 @ 10:30am: Entry level app development for Windows 8 (5 DE)
  • Amanda Lange
    • 6/22 @ 12pm: Using Unity for 3D Game Development (5 DE)
  • Shahed Chowdhuri
    • 6/22 @ 1pm: Intro to Construct 2 (5 DE)

 

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Presenting Game Development with Unity @ NoVA C# Mobile Devs

By Shahed C on June 11, 2014

I will be presenting Game Development with Unity at the Northern Virginia C# Mobile Developers meetup group @ Knowlogy’s VA office on June 11 2014.

 

Northern Virginia Mobile C# Developers’ Group meetup