For the sake of this workshop I'll be using tool as:
An inviting piece of software centered on creativity that outputs a tangible artifact
I'm interested in creative tools specifically: pieces of software that enable the user to use their creativity for playful exploration and produce a result they own**.**
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mYbKnX5GXY8
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vx8cgmEna6w
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zhPj-YzqLWI
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ax0CeKFTavI
Gallery http://ccsweb.lookingglassfactory.com.s3-website-us-east-1.amazonaws.com/
Crediting, labor
https://alienmelon.itch.io/electric-zine-maker
What's our responsibility as creators in the digital realm to others that can't produce their own tools?
Become a Great Artist in 10 seconds (Michael Brough, Andi McClure)
installation, then tool-like game, then game-like tool
Used by Liz Ryerson to make album covers and live performance
https://github.com/fernandoramallo/oikospiel-tools/wiki
Language
Ink - game branching dialog tool made by writers (Heaven's Vault)
twine - choose-your-own-adventure style game creator
TEXTREME - ****juicy text editor
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h9b6zmh_-vc
Destroy writer's block forever with four sliding lanes of intelligently scrambled text.
https://antiboredom.github.io/videogrep/
pip install videogrep
brew install ffmpeg --with-libvpx --with-libvorbis
videogrep --input path/to/video_or_folder --search 'search phrase'
simpler word Palette like
https://botnik.org/apps/writer/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H7Sgq0XoxPw
bitsy
dreams for PS4
full game editor and 3D modeler using advanced graphics
quirky, fun, complex but approachable
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_PNUVFYgI8w
https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=dreams+ps4
puzzlescript
block-pushing puzzle game creator and player
sok stories
tiny narrative game creator using simple rules
https://sokpop.itch.io/sok-stories
make-your-own character editor / dress up game
super cute
https://picrew.me/search?l=20&s=2&page=4
not even just for characters
https://picrew.me/image_maker/154823
https://picrew.me/image_maker/52431
PICO-8
https://www.lexaloffle.com/pico-8.php
virtual games console with built-in editor
flickgame
draw and each color links to a page
These are tiny programs that usually perform one operation
They can be online on a website (eg. Name Generators) or actual batch files
good for processing multiple files, or an easy way to convert your existing scripts
- videogrep - searches through dialog in video files and makes supercuts based on what it finds
- youtube-dl - download any video via the command line
These are actual pieces of software you install, with their own UI
- bfxr - create and mutate sound effects for games
- Bosca Ceoil by terry cavanagh- music editor
Scripts, sometimes with UI, that leverage the existing interface of a piece of software
- Unity
- Photoshop / Illustrator
- Blender
- VSTs are plug-ins for any audio software
- APIs
- Others