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https://github.com/learning-gardens/pixel-lab

A space for indie game devs, weird web artists, and anyone making or learning about all the strange things you can make with pixels
https://github.com/learning-gardens/pixel-lab

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A space for indie game devs, weird web artists, and anyone making or learning about all the strange things you can make with pixels

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🌷 Pixel Lab 🌷


an illustration of three cats using networked computers




Pixel Lab is a garden within [Learning Gardens](http://learning-gardens.co/), dedicated to working on creative technological projects and teaching each other how we can use computers as artistic tools. If you're interested in web art, VR/AR, 3D modeling, game development, or making weird websites... this is the garden for you.

## Goals

📝 To create study groups with other members to help structure our learning and keep us motivated


🛠️ To collaborate on small/large/quarterly/longterm/brief/complicated/simple projects


👽 To have fun and find happiness in the community and in our computers

## Projects

These are projects our members are currently working on and may want help with. See something interesting? Talk to the project creator about it and see how you can contribute!

* [ART CONNEXIONS](https://github.com/morgane/art-connexions), by [morgane](https://github.com/morgane). A D3 project mapping out the relationships between visual artists since 1400.
* Aurora Metropolis (new repo soon) by [nickbytes](https://github.com/nickbytes). A [Twine](https://twinery.org/)-like fantasy game written in React/[Next.js](https://github.com/zeit/next.js/).
* [Bramble](https://github.com/animalphase/bramble), by [animalphase](https://github.com/animalphase). A hypertext fiction editor. Written in React & Redux, running as a desktop app in Electron.

## Resources and Tutorials

A collection of resources for various tools, and the people who know something about them. If you're interested in learning about something, you are encouraged to reach out to other members and see if anyone wants to learn about it, too. Study groups are awesome!

### A-Frame

- Resources
- [A-Frame docs](https://aframe.io/docs/0.5.0/introduction/)
- Members
- [zech](https://github.com/zmillman)

### ARKit

- Resources
- ["How I built an augmented reality app with the Mapbox Unity SDK and ARKit"](https://www.mapbox.com/blog/mapbox-unity-plus-arkit/)
- Members
- TBD

### Cinema 4D

- Resources
- [Greyscalegorilla tutorials](https://greyscalegorilla.com/tutorials/#all)
- [Cinema4D For Absolute Beginners](https://greyscalegorilla.com/tutorials/cinema-4d-for-absolute-beginners/)
- [Eye For Design Cinema4D Tutorials](http://www.eyedesyn.com/tutorials/)
- [C4D Tutorials on Vimeo](https://vimeo.com/channels/bestofc4d/videos)
- [Merkvilson C4D Mini-Tutorials](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCMXJ-It8dp9H7mtlCS5DtjQ)
- [How to Create Pixel Art in Cinema 4D](https://vimeo.com/171756859)
- Members
- [ikasliwal](https://github.com/ishakasliwal), [edouard](https://github.com/edouerd), [manoel](https://github.com/manoel910), [neue](http://neue.studio)

### D3

- Resources
- [official D3 website](https://d3js.org/)
- [egghead D3 tutorial](https://egghead.io/technologies/d3)
- [D3 examples, with code](https://bl.ocks.org/mbostock)
- Members
- [morgane](https://github.com/morgane)

### Maya

- Resources
- [UCBUGG Maya tutorials](http://ucbugg.com/static/index.html#labsintroductiontomaya)
- [Treehouse "3D Art with Maya LT" tutorial](https://teamtreehouse.com/library/3d-art-with-maya-lt)
- [Maya for Beginners](https://robots.thoughtbot.com/maya-for-beginners)
- [morgane's Maya notes](https://www.notion.so/Maya-e00953c27e8f477db6578ab1e268ca8e)
- Members
- [morgane](https://github.com/morgane), [ikasliwal](https://github.com/ishakasliwal)

### p5.js

- Resources
- [official p5.js website](https://p5js.org/)
- Members
- [jay-manday](https://github.com/jay-manday), [neue](https://github.com/neue)

### React Ecosystem

- Resources
- [Roadmap to Javascript Enlightenment [Are.na]](https://www.are.na/nick-beattie/roadmap-to-javascript-enlightenment) - contributions welcomed!
- Members
- [nickbytes](https://github.com/nickbytes), [ikasliwal](https://github.com/ishakasliwal), [jay-manday](https://github.com/jay-manday), [animalphase](https://github.com/animalphase), [james.ayres](https://github.com/jayres)

### Unity

- Resources
- [official Unity tutorials](https://unity3d.com/learn/tutorials)
- [Treehouse "Game Development with Unity" track](https://teamtreehouse.com/tracks/beginner-game-development-with-unity)
- [morgane's Unity notes](https://www.notion.so/Unity-7bd3c37c3a204aefb05572beb7838bc6)
- [Unity Lighting Basics](https://robots.thoughtbot.com/unity-lighting-basics)
- Members
- [morgane](https://github.com/morgane), [animalphase](https://github.com/animalphase), [neue](https://github.com/neue)