Tobiah Marks https://docs.microsoft.com/archive/blogs/tobiah/feed.xml Game Evangelist and Independent Game Developer. Tue, 16 Apr 2019 05:32:23 GMT en-US hourly 1 Global Game Jam 2016 starts this weekend! https://docs.microsoft.com/archive/blogs/tobiah/global-game-jam-2016-starts-this-weekend Wed, 27 Jan 2016 14:36:45 GMT https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/tobiah/2016/01/27/global-game-jam-2016-starts-this-weekend/ This weekend is the Global Game Jam 2016!

I hope that you will all join me in making a game over the weekend, and if you happen to be in the San Francisco Bay Area you should join me in person at the Microsoft Reactor!

RSVP here: https://www.meetup.com/Indie-Game-Developers-of-Silicon-Valley/events/227471892/

You can read more by going to the "Global Game Jam 2016 starts this weekend!" post on Tobiah Zarlez blog.

]]> Be Indie Now 51: Epic Skater https://docs.microsoft.com/archive/blogs/tobiah/be-indie-now-51-epic-skater Thu, 21 Jan 2016 15:39:54 GMT https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/tobiah/2016/01/21/be-indie-now-51-epic-skater/ In this episode I interview Andy Gentile and Todd Wahoske, both of whom worked on the mobile game "Epic Skater"

Andy and Todd came to indie game development after working at a major studio, and they shared with me their interesting journey on how this game was created.

Be Indie Now 51: Epic Skater

Hosts:

Tobiah Zarlez
https://www.TobiahZ.com
https://twitter.com/tobiahzarlez

Andy Gentile
https://andygentile.com
https://twitter.com/andyTHPS

Todd Wahoske
https://toddwahoske.com

Epic Skater
https://epicskater.com
https://yourdailyfill.com
https://instagram.com/EpicSkaterGame
https://twitter.com/EpicSkaterGame
https://reddit.com/r/EpicSkater

You can read more by going to the "Be Indie Now 51: Epic Skater" post on Tobiah Zarlez blog.

]]> New training videos for Unity 5 and the Kinect https://docs.microsoft.com/archive/blogs/tobiah/new-training-videos-for-unity-5-and-the-kinect Mon, 21 Dec 2015 08:14:09 GMT https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/tobiah/2015/12/21/new-training-videos-for-unity-5-and-the-kinect/ Hey everybody!

Recently fellow Evangelists Katherine Harris, Adina Shanholtz and myself went to GaymerX3 and spoke on Unity development.

We did a basic tutorial of Unity 5 game development, as well as how to use the Kinect as the Controller for your Unity 5 game.

We put versions of both of those talks on Channel 9. So if you'd like a basic overview of Unity, or want to know more about using the Kinect with your Unity project, check out these videos!

You can read more by going to the "New training videos for Unity 5 and the Kinect" post on Tobiah Zarlez blog.

]]> Be Indie Now 50: Will Hellwarth https://docs.microsoft.com/archive/blogs/tobiah/be-indie-now-50-will-hellwarth Wed, 16 Dec 2015 19:27:30 GMT https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/tobiah/2015/12/16/be-indie-now-50-will-hellwarth/ Hey everyone! This episode of Be Indie Now has been a long time coming. I recorded it many months ago, before my daughter was born. However, I did not have time to put the episode together before the big day. Since then I had taken a break and not been able to keep releasing updates at the pace I did before.

Have no fear though, Be Indie Now is back! Starting with this "almost lost" episode where I interview Will Hellwarth from Goodbyeworld Games.

This will be the last episode of 2015. If you are interested in being a guest on the show in 2016, let me know!

You can read more by going to the "Be Indie Now 50: Will Hellwarth" post on Tobiah Zarlez blog.

]]> I am exactly where I want to be right now https://docs.microsoft.com/archive/blogs/tobiah/i-am-exactly-where-i-want-to-be-right-now Sat, 10 Oct 2015 18:07:03 GMT https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/tobiah/2015/10/10/i-am-exactly-where-i-want-to-be-right-now/ From Instagram: https://ift.tt/1ji40u9

You can read more by going to the "I am exactly where I want to be right now" post on Tobiah Zarlez blog.

]]> Microsoft HoloLens showed off at Unite 2015 keynote https://docs.microsoft.com/archive/blogs/tobiah/microsoft-hololens-showed-off-at-unite-2015-keynote Mon, 21 Sep 2015 08:44:26 GMT https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/tobiah/2015/09/21/microsoft-hololens-showed-off-at-unite-2015-keynote/ From Instagram: https://ift.tt/1YvlJ0X

You can read more by going to the "Microsoft HoloLens showed off at Unite 2015 keynote" post on Tobiah Zarlez blog.

]]> Name change and Visual Studio Code update https://docs.microsoft.com/archive/blogs/tobiah/name-change-and-visual-studio-code-update Fri, 11 Sep 2015 22:31:42 GMT https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/tobiah/2015/09/11/name-change-and-visual-studio-code-update/ Hello everybody!

I'm back to Evangelism after taking a break from work for a couple of months due to the birth of my child.

First thing I want to note is, my URL has changed! Which, if you're reading this, you might have already noticed...

I am no longer Tobiah Marks. My name is now Tobiah Zarlez!

You can read more by going to the "Name change and Visual Studio Code update" post on Tobiah Zarlez blog.

]]> First day back to work from parental leave! https://docs.microsoft.com/archive/blogs/tobiah/first-day-back-to-work-from-parental-leave Thu, 27 Aug 2015 10:43:18 GMT https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/tobiah/2015/08/27/first-day-back-to-work-from-parental-leave/ From Instagram: https://ift.tt/1NCRIse

You can read more by going to the "First day back to work from parental leave!" post on Tobiah Zarlez blog.

]]> Three weeks old today! https://docs.microsoft.com/archive/blogs/tobiah/three-weeks-old-today Sun, 19 Jul 2015 19:23:07 GMT https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/tobiah/2015/07/19/three-weeks-old-today/ From Instagram: https://ift.tt/1OqhjSG

You can read more by going to the "Three weeks old today!" post on Tobiah Zarlez blog.

]]> Be Indie Now 49: Rick Felice https://docs.microsoft.com/archive/blogs/tobiah/be-indie-now-49-rick-felice Thu, 16 Jul 2015 13:03:10 GMT https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/tobiah/2015/07/16/be-indie-now-49-rick-felice/ What happens when you combine Football, Hockey, Soccer, Roller Derby, Basketball, Bowling, Tennis and other sports all into one game?

You get Tipping Goat's Super Slam Dunk Touchdown. Find out how Rick Felice made his sport mash-up work on Be Indie Now 49!

You can read more by going to the "Be Indie Now 49: Rick Felice" post on Tobiah Zarlez blog.

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