by Jennifer Mendez | May 7, 2018 | Blog, Writing
Many times, I find myself unimpressed by a game’s faulty plot. I end up feeling disconnected, uninterested, and generally disappointed when I complete a video game. However, I do find solace in knowing there is hope for a game lacking in plot. My hope is found in...
by Jennifer Mendez | Apr 16, 2018 | Blog, Writing
The village has been set ablaze, its once calm mountain vista transformed into a horizon of ash and flickering flames. The Big Bad looms over the cowering village leader. “Do you know why I’m here?” asks the Big Bad. The village leader rubs his singed gray facial...
by Jennifer Mendez | Mar 26, 2018 | Blog, Game Design, Writing
How many of you aspiring game developers hate creating characters, either playable or not? I myself was guilty of jotting down only two to three bullet points for a character’s blurb. My problem is that every time I revisited that character’s blurb, I changed,...
by Dorian Karahalios | Jan 8, 2018 | Blog, Game Design, Game Development, Writing
Battleships of foreign metals and humming plasma scream overhead and skyscrapers collapse in upon themselves. A mother stands in the rubble clutching her young, frightened daughter to her chest. While she may be the key to saving all of humanity from the alien...
by Jennifer Mendez | Oct 10, 2017 | Blog, Game Design, Game Development, Writing
Even the most creative people in the world struggle with creativity at some point in their lives. It can be in the form of failure, with their ideas not succeeding, or it can simply be a genuine lack of ideas. As Brene Brown, author of Braving the Wilderness once...
by Black Shell Media | Oct 3, 2017 | Blog, Business, Game Design, Game Development, Indie Insider, Interview, Marketing, Technology, Writing
Indie Insider Indie Insider #54 - Indie Insider Focus (The Advice Episode) Play Episode Pause Episode Mute/Unmute Episode Rewind 10 Seconds 1x Fast Forward 30 seconds 00:00 / 49:48 Subscribe Share RSS Feed Share Link Embed Download file | Play in new window |...
