Networking Like a Pro: Tips to Master the Convention Circuit
It’s convention time! That wonderful time of year is here again—the convention circuit is on! PAX, GDC, E3, ComicCon, MomoCon, […]
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Connecting with Your Crowd: The Benefits of Streaming
Game streaming has always existed in what I find to be a very interesting space. In one hand, we’ve got
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Pumpkin Spice Plotte: The Seven Basic Plots (Part 1)
There comes a time for every indie game dev where they reach the point where they have to string together
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Why Jobs In AAA Studios Don’t Spell Success
If you’ve read our look at the changing gaming industry, then you already know how difficult it is to actually
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6 Great Ways to Use Polls on Twitter
Various online social media platforms allow you to connect and interact with the people who buy and play your games.
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Are Jobs In Games In Jeopardy?
In a recent post on the Indeed blog, it’s been stated that “jobs for video game developers have dropped by
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Boiling Over: The Importance of De-Stressing as a Developer
It’s not stress that kills us, it’s our reaction to it. –Hans Selye Stress looms over us all, and there’s
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Indie Insider Podcast #20 – Scott Rogers, Author and Industry Veteran
On the twentieth episode of Indie Insider, host Logan Schultz sits down with Scott Rogers, author of Level Up!
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How to Use Personas in Game Development
Creating personas is a way to specify the potential users your software will have in a fun, creative way. Forget about the boring
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How to Network in Game Development
It might seem difficult, but outside of conventions, developers can still find ways to network. Albeit more accessible methods, because
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Four Pitfalls to Handling Any Group
Gathering groups for anything can be difficult. Running them can be even harder, especially when there’s people’s passions and ambitions
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The White Wolf Curse: Why Trust Is Broken When You Cancel Projects
Game studio White Wolf, best known for their role-playing games and books set in the World of Darkness universes, has
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To Work or Not To Work: Is Post Launch a Sunk Cost?
Launch a project, get millions of sales, receive wildly high reviews, and insane revenue to keep your studio running for
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5 Things You Must Know If You’re Considering A Career In Games
Game development is a fun field, filled with video games (obviously), and talented creatives. Conferences make ideal places to network.
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Constructing Flowing and Alluring Main Menus
User interface design is quite a challenging task for game developers. The UI is what a player will refer to
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Indie Insider Podcast #19 – Raghav Mathur, Co-Founder of Black Shell Media
On the nineteenth episode of Indie Insider, host Logan Schultz sits down with Raghav Mathur, Co-Founder of Black Shell
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What’s Up with Nintendo Switch?
Nintendo Switch has been all over gaming news as of late, but with so much going on, it’s time for
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I’ve been working remotely for 3+ years. Here’s what I’ve learned.
The above image is a rarity. I meet my team face-to-face maybe four times a year, tops. For the past
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Dungeons & Dragons: More Than Just Fun with Dice
The setup: four people around a table comparing numbers on a sheet and the result of a dice roll. Sitting
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Importance of Small Scale FPS Level Design – Independent Development
Following up on my previous post on Level Design, I focused on many popular mainstream games and the design included in