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Bobby™ @schwbby.bsky.social · 9d

This weekend will be the first playtest of the trpg my Partner in Crimes and I have been working on: "Stories from a Theme Park After the Apocalypse." It's a mapmaking and storytelling game in which you build a park and describe how a community came to settle it.

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potionsandpixels.bsky.social @potionsandpixels.bsky.social · 9d

🎶 What’s the first thing you see when you walk into Confluence? These two stunning ArtCades by Dylan Bannister & John Hairston Jr. 🎨✨

We’re excited to bring the POTIONS & PIXELS ArtCade experience to Charlotte’s music industry conference! 🎮💜

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potionsandpixels.bsky.social @potionsandpixels.bsky.social · 10d

🎮✨ Join us TONIGHT for PLAYTEST, a welcoming space where creators can showcase and playtest their projects—whether it's a prototype, work-in-progress, or just an idea.

📅 October 8th | 6–10 PM
📍 @divinebarrelclt
3701 N. Davidson St. – Suite #203, Charlotte, NC 28205

potionsandpixels.bsky.social @potionsandpixels.bsky.social · 12d

🥈 Let’s hear from @bryguess, who leapt into 2nd place in the Game Music Contest with Puddle Jumping! 🌧️🐸✨

Inspired by #AnimalCrossing: New Horizons, this cozy creation hits all the right notes. 🎶🎮💜

#VGM #VideoGameMusic #GameDev #MusicComposition #Charlotte #GameDesign

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potionsandpixels.bsky.social @potionsandpixels.bsky.social · 18d

Big congrats to @athenaclt!🎉

In addition to receiving our Game Organization Grant, the #AthenaAllianceCLT was also awarded a Tournament Organizer Grant. 🎮🏆

We’re proud to support their work uplifting #WomenInGaming.💜

#Charlotte #EsportsCommunity #Streamer #PotionsAndPixels

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potionsandpixels.bsky.social @potionsandpixels.bsky.social · 20d

They took a video game & turned it into a board game… and won it all. 🏆✨

Meet Michael DePrey & Kyle McGee, creators of Monster Hunter Blitz, our Screen to Table champions! 🎮🎲💜

#BoardGames #IndieGameDev #PotionsAndPixels #TabletopGames #GameDesign #Charlotte #MonsterHunter

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potionsandpixels.bsky.social @potionsandpixels.bsky.social · 21d

🎶🏆 1st Place Spotlight! 🏆🎶

Meet Connor McElroy (@connorbars98), the champion of the POTIONS & PIXELS Game Music Contest! 💜

🔥 Track: Ghost
🎮 Inspired by: ABZÛ

#GameMusic #IndieDev #VideoGameMusic #ABZU #Soundtrack #PotionsAndPixels #GameMusicContest #IndieComposer

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potionsandpixels.bsky.social @potionsandpixels.bsky.social · 23d

I was so focused on getting this take right I forgot to smile 😅

A HUGE thank you to every artist who submitted to our ArtCade Artist Call! 💜

This project was once just a dream. Seeing so many of you want to be part of it is truly moving.✨

— @michaelzytkow.bsky.social

potionsandpixels.bsky.social @potionsandpixels.bsky.social · 24d

🚨 JOB OPPORTUNITY 🚨

POTIONS & PIXELS has been working with Charlotte Center City Partners (CCCP) on a new Uptown Board Game Kiosk at Romare Bearden Park—and CCCP is hiring a Contracted Kiosk Manager!

🗓️ Oct 1–Dec 18 (Weds/Thurs, 11–2)
💵 $15/hr

Info: tinyurl.com/y5m2wyuj

potionsandpixels.bsky.social @potionsandpixels.bsky.social · 26d

Game Industry Gathering vibe check! 🎮

Connect with Charlotte’s game industry and game enthusiasts this Wednesday, 6–10 PM at Divine Barrel Brewing!

#CLTEvents #CharlotteNC #CLTGaming #CreativeCLT #GameDev #IndieDev #IndieGames #IndieGameDev #GameIndustry #PotionsAndPixels #GamingCommunity

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potionsandpixels.bsky.social @potionsandpixels.bsky.social · 27d

This year, we were excited to support Anthony Turner & Psycho Image Films, a film studio for cosplayers, with a Content Creation Grant! 📸🎬👗⚔️

#InfusionFund #Blerd #BlackCosplayers #ContentCreator #PotionsAndPixels #CharlotteNC #CosplayUniverse #CLTArts

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potionsandpixels.bsky.social @potionsandpixels.bsky.social · Sep 15

🚨🎨 LAST DAY! 🎨🚨
Final chance to apply to have YOUR art featured on a playable #ArtCade machine! 🕹️

👉 Apply forms.gle/QYxXJRHS3dtU...

Made possible by @clturbandesign through their Placemaking Grant 🙌

#ArtistCall #Arcade #CharlotteArts #CLTCreatives #PublicArt #DigitalArt

potionsandpixels.bsky.social @potionsandpixels.bsky.social · Sep 14

🔥Fighting game flair, Astro Boy inspo & Dammit Wesley’s style make this #ArtCade unforgettable.🎨

⚡️LAST DAY TO APPLY: TOMORROW! Don’t miss your chance to have your art featured: forms.gle/QYxXJRHS3dtU... 🕹️

#ArcadeCabinet #RetroGaming #ArtistSpotlight #CLTArts #CallForArtists

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potionsandpixels.bsky.social @potionsandpixels.bsky.social · Sep 12

For our final ArtCade Artist Spotlight, we’re highlighting Dammit Wesley.🎨

A creative community influencer, multi-disciplinary artist, & educator, we’re proud to feature his work in the #ArtCade collection!

⚡️ Only a few days left to apply: forms.gle/QYxXJRHS3dtU...

#Arcade #ArtistCall #Charlotte

potionsandpixels.bsky.social @potionsandpixels.bsky.social · Sep 11

🎨@lovoniaparks vibrant, colorful energy lights up this hand-painted #ArtCade with a playful food theme that brings back nostalgic vibes of all the 🍕🍿🥤 we enjoy while gaming.

Want to see your art on an ArtCade cabinet? Apply here: forms.gle/QYxXJRHS3dtU...

#RetroGaming #Arcade

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potionsandpixels.bsky.social @potionsandpixels.bsky.social · Sep 10

✨ Join us TONIGHT at PLAYTEST, a relaxed, welcoming event where you can showcase and playtest anything you’re working on! 🎮🎨🎲

💬 PLUS: Chat with us about the ArtCade Artist Call!

📅 September 10 | 6–10 PM
📍 @divinebarrelclt
3701 N. Davidson St. – Suite #203, Charlotte, NC 28205

potionsandpixels.bsky.social @potionsandpixels.bsky.social · Sep 9

🎨✨ FINAL WEEK! ✨🕹️
7 artists will be chosen to design digital wraps for playable ArtCades in #Charlotte, including @cmlibrary.

💥 Apply by Sept 15
💰 Paid opportunity
🙌 Thanks to @clturbandesign

🔗 Apply: forms.gle/QYxXJRHS3dtU...

#PublicArt #Arcade #GameArt #ArtistCall

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potionsandpixels.bsky.social @potionsandpixels.bsky.social · Sep 8

This week we’re spotlighting ArtCade artist @lovoniaparks! 🎨

Her vibrant, colorful energy has left its mark across Charlotte, and now shines on a hand-painted ArtCade!

⚡️ This is the FINAL week to apply to have your art featured on an ArtCade unit: forms.gle/QYxXJRHS3dtU...

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potionsandpixels.bsky.social @potionsandpixels.bsky.social · Sep 2

We reunited all 12 ArtCade machines for this video!

We are seeking 7 artists to design wraps for our custom arcade units, turning them into playable #PublicArt across #Charlotte.

💰 Paid | 📅 Sept 15
🔗 Apply: forms.gle/QYxXJRHS3dtU...

#ArtCade #InteractiveArt #CallForArtists

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potionsandpixels.bsky.social @potionsandpixels.bsky.social · Aug 29

Shoutout to Logan Phillips for donating a stack of vintage board games to POTIONS & PIXELS! 🎲💜 These retro editions bring old-school charm to our community library.

Got classics gathering dust? We’ll give them a second life! 🙌

#PotionsAndPixels #RetroGames #BoardGames #CLT

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potionsandpixels.bsky.social @potionsandpixels.bsky.social · Aug 28

Check out the ArtCade we created in collaboration with Dylan Bannister (@dylanbannisterart)! 🎮 His love of games, nostalgia, & old tech shines in this wrap.

Want your art on an #ArtCade?
👉https://forms.gle/QYxXJRHS3dtUkxdHA

#Arcade #RetroGaming #GameArt #CharlotteCreatives #ArtistCall

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potionsandpixels.bsky.social @potionsandpixels.bsky.social · Aug 27

🚨 TONIGHT 🚨
Game Industry Gathering is BACK! 🎮

Whether you are part of the industry or want to be, this night is for YOU!

🕹️ Play • 🍻 Drink • 🤝 Connect

📍 Divine Barrel Brewing
3701 N. Davidson St. – Suite #203 #Charlotte, NC 28205
⏰ 6–10 PM

#IndieGames #GameDev #Networking #BoardGames #VideoGames

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potionsandpixels.bsky.social @potionsandpixels.bsky.social · Aug 26

⚔️ Let’s hear from the 2nd place winners of our Table to Screen Contest!

Sergio Sanchez @artisticenenra & Travis Waller created Knightwatch, inspired by Castle Panic.

Defend the realm from waves of Orcs, Goblins & Trolls!

#GameDev #IndieGames #Charlotte #GameDesign #IndieDev

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potionsandpixels.bsky.social @potionsandpixels.bsky.social · Aug 20

Shout out to @redbull.com for coming out to our monthly PLAYTEST & Game Industry Gathering events and keeping our community energized with drinks!

#RedBull #Games

potionsandpixels.bsky.social @potionsandpixels.bsky.social · Aug 19

Cody Cutrara & Franco Romah won 1st place in our Table to Screen Contest, where local devs turned board games into video games. Their game ONU transforms UNO into a chaotic, fast-paced, real-time card battle.

#GameDev #IndieGames #Charlotte #GameDesign #IndieDev

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