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Sprite Sheets! The Digital Flip-Book
Have you ever seen a flip-book animation? Maybe you've doodled one yourself, in the corner of your notebook, and proudly flipped the...
Breanne Myers
Jul 18, 20232 min read
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5 Books for People New to Game Design
As a new game designer, it can be challenging to find resources to enter the game design field if you're not already enrolled in college...
Theodore Eicher
Jul 12, 20236 min read
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Summer 2023
Session goals, updates to the board, current roster, and more! We're back. Summer session is in full swing, as it works on getting new...

Heather Cole
Jul 1, 20235 min read
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Spring Session 2023 Wrap-Up
Cats, moths, and state museums, oh my! The Spring 2023 session of MonRiverGames has come to a close, and we have much to celebrate!...

MonRiverGames
May 26, 20233 min read
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Game Developers Conference 2023
In mid-March, West Virginia University students and MonRiverGames members hit the sky to travel together to the Game Developers...

Heather Cole
May 18, 20238 min read
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2023 Spring Showcase Wrap-Up
That’s a wrap on the first Regional Indie Games Spring Showcase! Thank you to everyone who came out to support the studios, artists,...
Kayla Stein
Apr 16, 20235 min read
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Regional Indie Games Spring Showcase this Saturday, April 1!
Participating studios and vendors are listed in this post This weekend, the Game Design and Interactive Media program (GDIM) at West...

Heather Cole
Mar 28, 20234 min read
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Spring Showcase Studio Highlight: FYRE Games
MonRiverGames sat down with developer, designer, writer and musician Conner Rush to learn more about Fyre Games
Kayla Stein
Mar 23, 20236 min read
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Spring Showcase Studio Highlight: TongueSurgery
The Spring Showcase is almost here! Read more about TongueSurgery and playtest his newest game on April 1st!

MonRiverGames
Mar 17, 20235 min read
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Spring 2023 Session: New Members!
Learn more about MonRiverGames' newest members!

MonRiverGames
Mar 13, 20235 min read
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One Man's Trash Devlog #2
Work has continued on the game One Man's Trash since development began in the Fall 2022 session. One Man's Trash is a 2D dialogue...
Zachary Hubbard
Feb 20, 20232 min read
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Roadtrip to DualCon
Last weekend was exciting for the studio! It was our first in-person event as a vendor at a regional convention. Our only other in-person...

Heather Cole
Feb 16, 20233 min read
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Vote to name our Mascots!
We've listened these past couple of weeks to your suggestions on various social media and created a poll for you to share with family and...

Heather Cole
Feb 9, 20231 min read
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We've started a new session at MonRiverGames! We have many members that stayed on from the past two sessions, and about half a dozen new...

Heather Cole
Jan 25, 20233 min read
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2022, Year in Review
It was another exciting year for MonRiverGames. This summer we launched our first-ever community session as well as achieved nonprofit...

Heather Cole
Jan 2, 20231 min read
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Fall 2022 Semester Recap
MonRiverGames members have been working hard this semester to bring our games to life. Between Spy Cats, Dawn of Alina, and One Man’s...
Kayla Stein
Dec 6, 20228 min read
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End of Fall Session Senior Recap
With the Fall session coming to a close, there will be a few seniors graduating from the University in December. Emma Chase, David Wolfe,...
jds0091
Dec 1, 20222 min read
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Our First 'Giving Tuesday'
Next week on Tuesday, November 29, our studio will launch its first fundraising drive and participate in Giving Tuesday. Read further to...

Heather Cole
Nov 21, 20223 min read
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Life of an Athlete and a Designer
From playing in front of 60,000 fans to creating content for video games, some people might wonder if athletes could also be designers,...
Malachi Ruffin
Nov 17, 20222 min read
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One Man's Trash Development Log
For the Mon River Games pitch session in late October, Mon River Games members as well as community members presented and pitched various...
Zachary Hubbard
Nov 10, 20222 min read
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