POTIONS & PIXELS is a nonprofit organization that creates and utilizes games, art, and technology for social impact.
Joined April 2016
- Tweets 2,558
- Following 1,182
- Followers 662
- Likes 1,037
1,331 Photos and videos
Workforce development. Public art. Sustainability. Community.
Thanks to @CrescentSocial for sponsoring our SkillBuild program! Their support helps participants gain hands-on skills while building ArtCade units that will be installed at Crescent Communities properties.
๐จ๐จโป๏ธ๐น๏ธ
3
26
GAME INDUSTRY GATHERING TONIGHT! ๐ฎโจ
Whether you're in the industry, breaking in, or just love games, this is for you.
๐น๏ธ Games
๐ป Drinks
๐ค Networking
Have a project? Bring it! Weโll have table space ready.
๐ @divinebarrelclt
โฐ 6โ10 PM
1
1
2
106
Fresh off Charlotte SHOUT!, Hex Visuals are showcasing MIDI-PULATE at our event TONIGHT (6โ10pm @DivineBarrelCLT).
Proud to support this project through our grant. Hands-on visuals controlled by you!
1
46
๐ฎ๐ฅ TONIGHT!
Game Industry Gathering in #Charlotte
Play, connect, and meet amazing people in the game community ๐ฒ
Bring a project if youโve got oneโweโve got table space!
โฐ 6โ10 PM
๐ @DivineBarrelCLT
3701 N. Davidson St.
#GameDev #CLTEvents #IndieDev #GameIndustry
4
92
Huge thanks to Simon Norman for donating classic consoles, controllers, and electronics to support our game preservation ArtCade work. ๐๐ฎ
Got old game tech? Donate help keep gaming history alive.
#POTIONSANDPIXELS #GamePreservation #RetroGaming
39
Huge thanks to everyone who came out for GAME PLAN! ๐๏ธ๐ฒ
Watching people plan, strategize, and shape cities together is why we love bringing games into civic spaces.
Thanks to CLT Urban Design Center and our amazing volunteers. ๐๐ฎ
#POTIONSANDPIXELS #GamePlan #CharlotteEvents
45
๐ฅ HAPPENING TONIGHT! ๐ฎ๐
#Games, drinks, and great people.
Creators welcome โ bring your project, prototype, or idea.
๐
Wednesday, January 28th
โฐ 6โ10 PM
๐ Divine Barrel Brewing (@DivineBarrelCLT)
3701 N. Davidson St. โ Suite #203
Charlotte, NC 28205
#GameDev #IndieGames
44
People see the games. They donโt always see this.
Rescuing CRT TVs from the waste stream - #GamePreservation one screen at a time. ๐บโป๏ธ
Huge shoutout to Jan Zytkow, with POTIONS & PIXELS since day zero. #BehindTheScenes work like this makes it all possible. ๐๐ฎ
#RetroGaming
42
#MAGFest is a reminder of why we love this space so much.
So many brilliant indie devs, incredible conversations, and genuinely good humans building games they care about.
Feeling grateful, inspired, and very excited for whatโs coming next. ๐๐ฎ
#IndieGames #GameCommunity
1
54
Why a picture of T-molding on a shelf?
Because we were so busy building shelves over the holiday break that we completely forgot to take a photo of the amazing volunteers who showed up and put in serious work!
Huge thanks to Xavier, Michael, Kyle, Anthony,& Vinal. ๐ช๐ฎ
31
Thank you Bobby Schweizer for donating a whole batch of classic consoles and controllers to our ArtCade project! ๐ฎโจ
These will live inside our ArtCade units so the public can experience classic games exactly the way they were meant to be played!
25
Thank you Simon Norman, Nick, and Anthony Nguyen for volunteering to help set up the infrastructure that lets us monitor and control our ArtCade units remotely! ๐ง๐น๏ธ
This work is a big deal โ especially as we expand the ArtCade program in 2026. You all are amazing! ๐
34
Thank you Marcio Pinto for your generous donation to support the work of POTIONS & PIXELS! ๐๐
Marcio is a huge fan of retro games and our ArtCade units, and weโre excited to put his support directly into expanding that work in the community.
22
Huge thanks to Brian King and Brandyn Osborne for organizing a fundraising event for POTIONS & PIXELS at the end of 2025! ๐
It means so much that they believe in our mission and put in the work to support it. Weโre grateful for you both!
19
๐ฒ๐๏ธ GAME PLAN is TONIGHT!
City-building board games, community, and fun
๐ 6โ9 PM โข FREE โข All ages
๐ Charlotte Urban Design Center
1507 Camden Rd., Charlotte, NC 28203
No experience needed โ just show up and play!
#GameNight #BoardGames #CharlotteEvents #CLT #TonightInCLT
31
29 Dec 2025
Ugly sweaters โ๏ธ
Great community โ๏ธ
Perfect way to close out 2025 โ๏ธ
Thanks to everyone who joined us for our final Game Industry Gathering of the year. We canโt wait to see what we build together in 2026 ๐ฎ
Enjoy these legendary ugly sweaters ๐ฅ
#GameCommunity #CharlotteNC
1
1
131
23 Dec 2025
๐ Join POTIONS & PIXELS and the Charlotte Urban Design Center (@cltgov) for GAME PLAN: A Night of City-Building Board Games! ๐๏ธ๐ฒ
๐
Jan 20 | โฐ 6โ9 PM
๐ Charlotte Urban Design Center
1507 Camden Rd.
๐ RSVP: meetup.com/potions-pixels/evโฆ
#boardgames #gamenight #citybuilding #CLT
70
22 Dec 2025
๐ถ Weโre looking back at our final 2025 Game Music Contest winner! ๐ถ
๐ง๐ซ Congratulations to our 5th Place winner, Nicholas Filippides, with his beautiful track โSunrise Serenadeโ for Kingdom Hearts III! ๐โจ
#VideoGameMusic #GameDev #KingdomHearts #KH3 #CharlotteNC #CLTArts
2
90
18 Dec 2025
Thanks to everyone in the community who came out to our final Game Industry Gathering of 2025! We had a great time in our ugly sweaters, celebrating what we accomplished together this year and looking ahead to 2026. Thank you all for making this community so special. ๐๐ฎ๐ฒ
1
1
31
10 Dec 2025
๐ถ Looking back at our 2025 Game Music Contest winners!
๐ฅ 4th Place: Blacksmith Sundays
Track: โThe Get Downโ (NBA Street Vol. 2)
He nailed the vibe of classic street hoops. Give it up! ๐โจ๐ง
#GameMusicContest #POTIONSANDPIXELS #VideoGameMusic #NBAStreetVol2 #CharlotteNC
35