FREE STUFF… that’s actually good.

Digital Make, Create, and Edit

MagicaVoxel – 3D pixel (voxels) editor and renderer. https://ephtracy.github.io/

Inkscape: Vector art software – https://inkscape.org/en/

Gimp: Digital design – https://www.gimp.org/

Get Paint – image and photo editing software GetPaint.net

Blender: 3D modeling software – https://www.blender.org/

The Noun Project – icon database thenounproject.com

Audacity: Audio editing software – https://www.audacityteam.org/

stud.io: Lego simulator – https://studio.bricklink.com/v2/build/studio.page

Reference

Zotero: Reference manager and research assistant- https://www.zotero.org/

Archive.org: Contains music, movies, books, software, games, and webpages http://archive.org/

Periodic Table of Storytelling: Visual arrangement of storytelling tropes – http://jamesharris.design/periodic/

Seventh Sanctum: random story, character, etc. generator – http://www.seventhsanctum.com/

Gaming

Extra Credits – YouTube channel exploring all things game design – https://www.youtube.com/user/ExtraCreditz

GURPS Lite – Generic Universal Role Playing System – great info for aspiring game masters – http://www.sjgames.com/gurps/lite/3e/gurpslite.pdf

Godot: Game designer by MIT  https://godotengine.org/

Scratch: Block coding and creative computing by MIT https://scratch.mit.edu/

Reading, Writing, Language, and Communication

Stories

Giants’ Well: scrolling graphic story

StoryCorps:   Webpage and Podcast

Star Wars: A New Hope – a 123 meter infographic retelling episode IV  

Writing

Reddit Writing Prompts:  writing prompt forum  https://www.reddit.com/r/WritingPrompts/

Hemingway App: helps make your writing bold and clear  http://www.hemingwayapp.com/

Moving Writers: blog with great ideas. Check out the Mentor Text Dropbox!https://movingwriters.org/

Chat

Discord: Chat and Communication software – https://discordapp.com/

Language

Duolingo: Learn languages for free – https://www.duolingo.com/