More Than a Game: The Top 3 Elements of Gamified Systems
Have you ever considered designing a gamified system? Many thought leaders across various industries are beginning to appreciate the impact […]
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Google Analytics: How and What to Track in Your Videogame
Google Analytics is the most famous tool to measure how your players behave on your website, mobile app, or video
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Augmented Reality: Virtual Reality’s Little Brother
For decades, the gaming industry has been creating better and better graphics to showcase the worlds they create for players,
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Developer Spotlight: Void Invaders’s Noah Stolk and Koen Bolhuis
Here at Black Shell Media, we find ourselves extremely lucky to build relationships with a wide array of developers from
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9 Things They Didn’t Tell Me About Being an Indie Developer
When I started working with Daniel on SanctuaryRPG, I had no idea what I was in for as an indie
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Game Dev Pro Tips Vol 3
Below is an excerpted collection of game development tips from Daniel Doan, Co-Founder of Black Shell Media. Enjoy! How
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Turning Blah into Badass: Making the Most of RPG Maker
RPG Maker is a toolkit that allows developers, whether professional or amateur, to create elaborate role playing games. It’s a similar
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Story Over Math: Game Writing Through Tabletop Roleplaying
(All images in this article are official concept art assets to the game and were obtained from the official website
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Git Outta here! Why Version Control is Vital in Development
In modern game development, it is very important to manage the versions of your game. It can also be called
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Indie Insider Podcast #9 – David Brevik and Graybeard Games
On the ninth episode of Indie Insider, host Logan Schultz sits down with none other than David Brevik, best
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No Longer a Clone: 3 Ways Saints Row Differentiated Itself from Grand Theft Auto
The year is 2006. Five years after the game-changing release of Grand Theft Auto III, there came a brand new
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Developer Spotlight: The Black Watchmen’s Patrick Greatbatch
Here at Black Shell Media, we find ourselves extremely lucky to build relationships with a wide array of developers from
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United We Develop: A Breakdown of Unity’s Strengths & Weaknesses
Unity is a cross platform game engine used to develop video games for PCs, mobile devices, consoles, and websites. It
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Game Dev Pro Tips Vol. 1
Below is an excerpted collection of game development tips from Daniel Doan, Co-Founder of Black Shell Media. Enjoy! Tip
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Barcelona Games World: The Most Important Gaming Event in Spain
When it was announced that the biggest video game event in Spain was taking place in Barcelona, the city where I’m
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Indie Insider Podcast #7 – Archiact
On the seventh episode of Indie Insider, host Logan Schultz sits down with Sarah Doukakos and Andy Bacon, two
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Virtual Reality in videogames: yesterday, today and tomorrow
Virtual reality seems to be the next big thing in the entertainment industry. But VR is not that new, and
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Gaming for Reality: 6 Gaming Nonprofits You Should Support
Nonprofit organizations have been well known to be powerful forces for good in society, and gaming nonprofits are no exception.
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Low-Poly Graphics and Open Worlds – Interview with Feudant Interactive (Sky Trader)
We’re working with Jeremy Jones and his team at Feudant Interactive to promote their new game, Sky Trader. Check it
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Indie Insider Podcast #6 – Nathan Meunier and an Exclusive Announcement
On the sixth episode of Indie Insider, host Logan Schultz sits down with independent author and game developer Nathan