Science Game Development Is for Everyone!

Posted on [June 18, 2022](/content/2022/06/18/science-game-development-is-for-everyone/ "12:30 pm"/index.html) by [Melanie](/content/author/melanie-stegmangmail-com/ "View all posts by Melanie"/index.html)

I have spent the last 14 years learning how to develop video games about science. In 2008, I stepped away from my biochemistry lab bench and started learning about sprites and colliders… I basically got a second Ph.D. in video game design, development and production. I made a game and now scientists reach out to me asking for advice to make their own games.

Global Game Jam Microgrant Win!

Posted on [June 18, 2022](/content/2022/06/18/global-game-jam-microgrant-win/ "12:20 pm"/index.html) by [Melanie](/content/author/melanie-stegmangmail-com/ "View all posts by Melanie"/index.html)

Hi Fans! Yours truly applied for a microgrant from the Global Game Jam and Endless Foundation. They wanted to support further development of any educational games that began at a Global Game Jam event. In 2020 the theme of the GGJ was Repair. My first thought was repairing the body,

Learning new things in games…

Posted on [June 7, 2022](/content/2022/06/07/learning-new-things-in-games/ "5:13 pm"/index.html) by [Melanie](/content/author/melanie-stegmangmail-com/ "View all posts by Melanie"/index.html)

I’m interested in how designers can introduce really new things to do in games. So I’ve been watching some videos and reading what other people have done. I’m working on my own blog post, but it still sounds like an infomercial, LOL.

Today I just wanted to say hey,