Glasgow Indie Games Fest roundup

I continue to be in Scotland! Right now I am on a train on my way to Edinburgh, but yesterday I was at the Glasgow Indie Games Festival. What a nice event! Friendly people, a showcase of games (some I knew, some I didn't), someone doing face painting, a bar in the main space, live music, talks... and a Downpour workshop. Run by me!

It's always a joy to run these - the typical setup is that I run through how the software works, making a stupid little game where people (who I pick on in the audience) pull faces. Then everyone is set loose on some crafting supplies - things to cut out illustrations for collage, coloured pens and pencils, paper, whatever else seems like a creative thing to make images with. Then everyone just... does some crafting. This is the real aim of the workshops, giving people a space to create with their hands, to make something small and silly and have it finished. And the bit where you have to do stuff with your phone, where you actually make the game and upload it... that's kinda just the context that gives you an excuse.

Anyway, this time we had a slightly shorter slot and everyone was finishing at different times, so it didn't make sense to call people up to show their games off to each other on the big screen. So as a substitute, I said I'd do a little roundup of the games people made. And this is that roundup.

First up, the story of a Minoan Bronze. Or is it?

The transformation of a butterfly

This is the game that had the most impressive real world bit of construction. Single-handedly justifying bringing along some crepe paper

I love these illustrations. Makes me really want to do the setup so people can make paper doll games with Downpour

"Dad, you always make games about submarines"

Cronch cronch

Why can't I click on the shoe??? That's clearly Mairi's shoe!

And finally, my personal favourite, a tale of dinosaurs and real estate.

Okay I think that's all the games that people made! If you made a game but I missed it, let me know and I'll add it! Thanks to everyone who came along and made stuff - a joy to show you Downpour.