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Alan Thorn is a game developer, author and educator. He has worked in games for over 20 years. He is passionate about indie games and their potential for causing positive change in the world. He is committed to helping indies succeed and grow.
Alan has written over 35 books, presented over 40 video courses, and worked on 33 commercial games. He founded the game studio, Wax Lyrical Games. And he created BeIndie.Biz to teach people how games can be made using only free and open source technologies
Books by Alan
Unity 5.x By Example
(2016) Learn how to use Unity 5 by following along, step by step, with practical projects and example games
Mastering Unity Scripting
(2015) Learn how to create advanced features and functionality for gameplay and tools using C# in Unity
How to Cheat in Unity 5: Tips and Tricks for Game Development
(2015) This comprehensive book presents a collection of powerful tips and techniques for the Unity engine
Pro Unity Game Development with C#
(2014) Learn to make a fun, first-person shooter game in a retro style. Learn C# scripting in the Unity game engine
Practical Game Development with Unity and Blender
(2014) Blender and Unity are amazing free tools for making games. Learn how to use them fast and effectively
Alan in education
GAMES DESIGN MA @NFTS, UK
Alan leads the post-graduate MA course in Game Design and Development at the National Film and Television School, in the United Kingdom
The NFTS games course is based on strongly inclusive principles. It’s designed to accelerate your career into the games industry regardless of your technical or creative background. Anybody can become a game developer
Video courses
Unity 2020 Certified Associate – Game Developer Fundamentals
Become Unity certified. Learn the fundamentals. Show employers you have the Unity skills they are looking for
Unity: Architectural Visualization for Interactivity
In this course, see how to enhance your visualizations by adding interactive elements in Unity
Unity for Architectural Visualization
Unity isn’t just for video games. Its rich 3D feature set makes it a great tool for creating architectural visualizations
Unity Medical Visualization – Deployment and Usability
In this course, learn to complete and deploy a medical visualization for a mobile device, using the Unity engine
Unity Medical Visualization – Animation and Coding
This course explores how to build and animate elements for a Heart Medical Visualization using Unity
Unity Medical Visualization – Preparation and Design
Unity isn’t just for games. This course explores how Unity can be used to create medical visualizations
About Alan Thorn
Game developer, author and educator
Alan has been making games since 1997, from RPGs to first-person shooters. He believes in the power of games to make big changes in the world. Alan loves developing the indie skillset: coding, modelling, animating, and everything else you need to make games fully
Alan creates tutorials exploring game development tools and technologies. This includes: Unity, Blender, Godot, GIMP, GameMaker, Unreal, C# Programming, C++ and many others. Alan has worked with online educators to deliver tutorial content, such as Packt Publishing, 3DMotive and LinkedIn Learning...
WAX LYRICAL GAMES
Alan created BEINDIE.BIZ
LEARN TO MAKE VIDEO GAMES
BeIndie.Biz is a game tutorial website full of courses and lessons by Alan Thorn. These explain how you can become a highly-skilled game developer using only open source, free and decentralized tools
Beindie.Biz is where you can learn to make a living and a business by making games. All from the comfort of your own home or from wherever you want. Learn to make production quality games using software and tools that cost nothing
HIRE ALAN
Custom Development
Are you working on an exciting project, experience or a game? Do you need solid and reliable technical experterise? Alan can help you turn your ideas into a reality
Games Consultancy
Do you need comprehensive advice, or guidance or in-depth help getting started effectively with your next big project or business venture? If so, Alan can help
Speaking & Teaching
Are you seeking interesting talks or workshops for staff development or for an event? Or, do you want to teach your students how to make games? Alan can help