How to Build a Grassroots Indie Community
This guest post by Nicholas Laborde of Raconteur Games originally appeared on Gamasutra. Community. This is the word that […]
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Learning from your Players
Playtesting is one of the most important things to do in order to bring a game to market. After all,
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Developer Spotlight: A Tale of Caos: Overture’s Luca Porrino
Here at Black Shell Media, we find ourselves extremely lucky to build relationships with a wide array of developers from
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Addicted to Open Source: A Look at Godot & Xenko
I received a comment on a previous article where I listed a group of engines and tools ranging from paid and
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Learning from the Greats: The Metroidvania Sub-Genre
Once upon a time, the nostalgia bombs Castlevania: Symphony of the Night and Super Metroid gave birth to an entirely
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BSM Interview with Corey King of Zenfri Inc.
Today, we’re talking with Corey King of Zenfri Inc and his experience working with the Augmented Reality genre for his
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How Does a Developer Make an Addictive Isometric Action RPG?
Different genres of video games can be addicting to specific target audiences. Each genre is bound by certain parameters or
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Developer Spotlight: Acaratus’s Martin Kupski
Here at Black Shell Media, we find ourselves extremely lucky to build relationships with a wide array of developers from
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Indie Insider Podcast #13 – Mark Soderwall, Founder of IndieGameU
On the lucky thirteenth episode of Indie Insider, host Logan Schultz sits down with Mark Soderwall, the founder of
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Fundamentals of Level Design: Where Does One start?
Level design in game development is an amazing experience. Creating the world in which a player experiences the game’s events
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Game Dev Pro Tip Vol 4
Below is an excerpted collection of game development tips from Daniel Doan, Co-Founder of Black Shell Media. Enjoy! How
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The One Developer Mistake Gamers Will Not Forgive
Video games are an art form. And like any other art form, developers could drive themselves mad attempting to erase
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5 Physics Tips You Can Apply to Game Development
Physics are everywhere, from the way your main character moves and jumps to the way elements collide with each other.
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Size Matters: Improving Your Mobile Rank by Reducing File Size
This is a guest post by Tobiah Zarlez. Enjoy! It may be rarely emphasized, but putting some thought into how
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An Essential Rundown of Game Engines & Tools
Beyond a developers knowledge in code or their skill with designing characters or creating stories, a developer still requires software
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How to Navigate the Mobile Market Minefield
As technology continues to get easier to carry, the market for mobile games continues to grow as well. Nintendo is
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Indie Insider Podcast #11 – Rick Davidson, Game Career Coach
It’s Thanksgiving here in the United States, and we’re all extremely thankful to all of you for listening to
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Developer Spotlight: Space Jammers’s Sorob Raissi
Here at Black Shell Media, we find ourselves extremely lucky to build relationships with a wide array of developers from
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From a “Proper Job” to Indie – Part 5: So You’re an Indie . . . Now What?
This post by Gary Burchell originally appeared on the Abandon Ship game blog. “From a ‘Proper Job’ to Indie” is
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Beating the Clock: Inclusion of Real Time in Video Games
Anyone who’s played the recently-popular mobile dating game Mystic Messenger knows its main MO for setting itself apart is by