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Top Twitter Accounts for Game Designers to Follow

February 2, 2015

Want to make video games and break into the game design industry? One of the best ways to do that is to stand on the shoulders of giants and learn from people already in the industry.

Gone are the days when games were made in isolation by one person in a garage, and most game designers have social media accounts. Here are some Twitter accounts to help you keep up with developments in the video game industry.

Top Twitter Accounts for Game Designers to Follow

New York Film Academy
@NYFA

If you’re not following us already, you definitely should! Our own game design school offers some of the best programs in the country, so our official Twitter account is a good source for tweets related to careers in video game design.

Santa Monica Studio
@SonySantaMonica

Santa Monica Studio has made some of the Playstation’s most popular games, including the God of War series and Journey. Many of its tweets relate to game design and game design tutorials.

Brian Upton
@bbupton

Brian Upton is the senior game designer at Santa Monica Studio and has published a book on game design, The Aesthetic of Play. His account is filled with thoughts about game design and the aesthetics of design, making his one of the top Twitter accounts for game designers to follow.

Gamasutra
@gamasutra

Gamasutra is a web site dedicated to the “art and business of video games.” It’s chock full of articles related to game design and the video game business, and following Gamasutra’s Twitter account is a good way to keep up with its content.

Josh Taylor
@JoshTaylor0605

Josh Taylor is an independent game developer and entrepreneur. His Twitter stream is filled with useful links to articles and videos focusing on the business of game design and development.

YoYo Games
@YoYoGames

One way to make a video game is to program one from scratch. Another way is to use a game creation program such as GameMaker: Studio from YoYo Games. Follow YoYo Games’ Twitter account for tutorials on making games, as well as news related to indie game development.

Unity Technologies
@unity3d

The Unity Engine is a popular cross-platform tool for making video games. Its creator, Unity Technologies, keeps abreast of news in the game development industry on its Twitter account and is a rich source for such news.

RPG Maker Web
@RPGmakerweb

One of the most popular genres of video games is the role-playing game, and one of the quickest ways to make an RPG is with a software program such as RPG Maker, which provides the tools for both programmers and non-programmers to make a full-featured RPG. Follow this account not just for specific information about RPG Maker, but for information about game development in general.

David Rosen
@Wolfire

David Rosen is the founder of indie game developer Wolfire Games and has extensively documented the development of their upcoming game Overgrowth. Budding game designers will be interested to see how Rosen approaches various challenges in designing Overgrowth, from graphics to documentation.

Game Informer
@gameinformer

Game Informer is an extensive video game news website covering all aspects of the video game industry, including game design and development. As a result, they run one of the top Twitter accounts for game designers to follow.

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by nyfa