Our Exodus Vigil Video Game Selected as a Finalist in the Interactive Storytelling Category of the 2025 Annual Realm Makers Realm Awards

Our Exodus Vigil Video Game was selected as 1 of 4 Finalists in the Interactive Storytelling Category of the 2025 Annual Realm Makers Realm Awards. The Exodus Vigil Video Game is based on the Novel Exodus: God of the Slaves by Kris Murray and published by Kidware Software and BibleByte Books & Games. You can read more about the Realm Makers Realm Awards at their website here.

 

 

The Awards Ceremony was held at the Realm Makers Writers Conference Awards Banquet at the DeVos Place Convention Center, 303 Monroe Ave NW, Grand Rapids, MI on July 18, 2025.

 

Philip Conrod & Matt Colon to Present on AI Assisted Video Game Development Tools on July 20, 2025 at CGDC 2025 in Grand Rapids, Michigan

Are you wondering if the current generation of AI Co-Development tools are mature enough to be used in your Video Game development projects? This session will cover some of the more popular AI Co-Development tools for GoDot, Phaser, Unity, and Unreal Engine.   Some of these tools are ready for prime time while others are still in beta or need more time to mature.  Philip Conrod and Matt Colon are currently using these tools in their Game Development pipeline.  This session is for managers, designers, artists and developers.

Philip will be showcasing our latest video game Exodus Vigil in the CGDC Showcase booth in the Realm Makers Expo Hall on July 18-20.  He will also be highlighting the associated step-by-step video game development textbook tutorial, Introduction to Unity 3D with C#: The Exodus Adventure, which was used to build the original prototype of the Exodus Vigil game. Phil will also be showcasing Hard Lander (a CGDC fan favorite rocket physics game) and highlighting our latest Unity 6 Edition of our Real-World STEM Tutorial & Software which includes the Unity 6 Source Code of the Hard Lander game.

Philip Conrod was one of the first pioneers in the Christian Game Industry.  After graduating from WarrenTech in 1982, Philip co-founded BibleByte Games with his parents John & Joyce Conrod. You can watch his CGDC 2016 keynote presentation on the “First 20 Years of Christian Game Development” on our CGDC YouTube channel here.  Philip has published dozens of apps and games over the past 40+ years.  He has also authored, co-authored and edited over two dozen technology related textbooks for the academic market which can be found in online bookstores like Amazon, Walmart and ChristianBook.com.  Philip’s applications, games and textbook tutorials have been downloaded and used by over 1 million people.

Over the past 40 years, Philip has served in various Information Technology leadership roles for Fortune 500 companies like Sundstrand Aerospace, Safeco Insurance, FamilyLife – CRU, Kenworth Truck Company, Paccar, and SVP/CIO for Darigold.  Philip currently serves as the CEO of Kidware Software and BibleByte Books & Games.  Philip has also teaches Video Game Development at Northwest University in Kirkland, Washington.

Our BibleByte Games 3D Exodus Vigil Video Game with all Missions to be released on STEAM on July 14, 2022!

Our BibleByte Games’ 3D Exodus Vigil Game, with All Episodes Including all missions, is to be released on STEAM on July 14, 2022. Click here to learn more about the video game. Click here to purchase “Early Access” to the beta game on the STEAM Game Store. The Exodus Vigil Game was built using our Introduction to Unity 3D with C#: The Exodus Adventure game programming tutorial textbook.  The video game is based on  Kris Murray’s ‘ Exodus: God of the Slaves historical Christian novel which was published by BibleByte Books.  The historical Christian novel is available in bookstores like Amazon and Barnes & Noble.  It is also available as an e-book on Amazon Kindle.

Chloe Conrod Delivers Inspirational Game Development Talk At The 2020 Christian Games Developers Conference (CGDC)

Chloe Conrod delivers an inspirational game development talk at the 2020 Christian Games Developers Conference (CGDC) on August 30, 2020! Click on the link below to view her talk on the CGDC YouTube Channel:

 

Summary of Chloe’s Talk:
Throughout the years, gaming has created a beautiful and mesmerizing way to escape the real world. Hundreds of these amazing creations have been released towards those of multiple generations, and have been used as an inspiration towards other aspiring game developers on what they may want to create. However, it is never a rare case for a game developer to feel burdened with the over-piling work that they have to face. From financial problems to feeling weighed down by the comments of our audience, to being exhausted from all of our hard work and wondering if we should start over, there are many in the gaming industry who have decided to quit. But, the truth is, our failures actually come from not realizing how close that we were to success, until we gave up. Us, being only human, need to realize how far that each and every one of us have come from where we originally started. Whether it’s been years of constantly working on a game, to just beginning to piece together what you want to create, or even having only attended this conference to spark and further your interest, each of us have something to be proud of. Now, this is where many of you may ask, “But, why me?” And to that, I will explain an even more important question, “Why not you?”

Phil Conrod Joins the Christian Game Developer’s Conference (CGDC) Board of Directors

The Christian Game Developers Conference Board of Directors announced that they welcomed Phil Conrod as a new Board Member for a 2 year term. Phil Conrod has also published over two dozen textbooks which are used in K-12 schools & universities to help teach App & Game programming. You can read more about his many apps, games and textbook tutorials at https://www.biblebytebooks.com and https://www.kidwaresoftware.com.

Phil is very honored and humbled to serve the Christian Game Developers Community on the CGDC Board of Directors. Please let him know how he can serve the CGDC community best in this new Board Member role.

Phil Conrod and Kris Murray Host a Unity Workshop on the Unity Multipurpose Avatar (UMA ) and Navigation at the 2019 CGDC

Phil Conrod and Kris Murray Host a Unity Workshop on the Unity Multipurpose Avatar (UMA ) and Navigation at the 2019 CGDC.  The Workshop for Unity 3D to create customizable characters and get them to walk around a 3D scene. Learn the Unity Multipurpose Avatar and how to change skin and hair color, body, proportions and clothes. Take that same 3D character and set it to motion on its own using Navmesh. Preparation required: Bring a laptop, download and install Unity, and get the free Unity Assets “Standard Assets” and “UMA 2” from the Unity Asset Store. Participants should have a cursory understanding of C# scripting.

Friday, 1:15pm – 2:30pm, Trail Room (Workshop Video Streamed Below, Click Play to Begin)

CGDC 2019 Talk: Kris Murray & Phil Conrod / “Unity Workshop #1: UMA and Navigation”

Posted by The Christian Game Developers Conference on Friday, July 19, 2019

BookAuthority Selects Computer Bible Games with Java as One of the 3 Best New Java Swing Books To Read In 2019!

BookAuthority Selects our Computer Bible Games with Java as One of the 3 Best New Java Swing Books To Read In 2019!

 

BookAuthority also names Computer Bible Games with Java as One of The Best Java Swing Textbooks of All Time!

 

 

 

 

 

Phil Conrod and Kris Murray Co-Present at the 2017 CGDC – “Designing and Developing a 3D Adventure Game Using C# and Unity 3D

BibleByte Books Published Kris Murray’s Exodus: God of the Slaves Historical Christian Novel

BibleByte Books ​ published Kris Murray’s ‘ Exodus: God of the Slaves Historical Christian Novel on March 11, 2017.  The book is available in bookstores like Amazon and Barnes & Noble.  It is also available as an e-book on Amazon Kindle.   You can purchase the novel as part of the Exodus Adventure Game Development bundle here.  You can follow Kris Murray’s Game Developer log and historic novel updates at his Facebook page here.

Story:  A new god comes to Egypt and sends his emissary ahead of him. A declaration of war is made that shakes the Egyptian pantheon to its core. Four young Egyptian soldiers witness the wonder as disaster upon disaster befall their homeland. Follow Yalu, Nebit, Badru, and Tau as they experience the plagues on Egypt for themselves. Yalu, a natural leader tries to survive as he attempts to overcome his past. Nebit carves out her own path with her daggers, leaving deception in her wake. Apprenticed to Pharaoh’s chief magician, Badru attempts to make sense of the battle that rages on above their heads. Tau fights on to win glory and honor for himself. How will they respond as the statues of the gods they’ve known all their lives crumble to the ground all around them? Feel how the Egyptians felt as war rages across their pantheon. Relive the familiar Exodus story set in the exotic land of Egypt from a fresh new perspective. Rediscover the wonders and signs from God of the Slaves.

Reviews:

  • The book invites you into the story through the intimacy of the characters who live it out.- – Pastor Chuck Gaines, Historian and Theologian
  • I recommend this book to anyone looking for an adventurous new take on an old story.- – Andy Hoch, Bible Study Fellowship Area Coordinator
  • It captures both the fascinating wonder and fear, which comes from searching and making sense of what has been divinely revealed.- – Pastor Glenn Pon, Chinese Grace Bible Church

 

Author’s Biography

Kris Murray is 34 years old and currently resides in Folsom California. He regularly attends weekly worship services at a non-denominational church where he helps out with music, playing violin and viola. He is also a member of Bible Study Fellowship where he volunteers teaching the Bible in the children’s program.

As a boy, he enjoyed writing and wrote numerous short stories. His mother, being a librarian, has always encouraged him to write and saved many of his school writing assignments. And now he can share them with his own six year old son to provide encouragement.

He read classic books like the Lord of the Rings and the Chronicles of Narnia and was fascinated by the worlds created by J.R.R. Tolkien and C.S. Lewis. More recently, reading books like “The River God” by Wilbur Smith provided Kris with additional insight into the relevant time period for the book.

In addition to writing and playing music, Kris, his wife, and son, enjoy biking and hiking in the outdoors at the many natural wonders local to Northern California and beyond.

Moses’ Rod 3D Bible Adventure Game Tutorial Wins First Place For Existing Code Category at the 2016 Seattle Code For The Kingdom Hackathon!

BibleByte Books & Games’ Moses’ Rod 3D Bible Adventure Game Tutorial Wins First Place For Existing Code Category at the 2016 Seattle Code For The Kingdom Hackathon!