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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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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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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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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Importance of Small Scale FPS Level Design – Mainstream Development
Today, it’s rare to see variance in multiplayer FPS level design. Many maps tend to replicate grand scale locations or
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Indie Insider Podcast #18 – The Nintendo Switch Panel
On the eighteenth episode of Indie Insider, host Logan Schultz leads the first Indie Insider Discussion Panel! Mark Soderwall
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Who Am I Developing for? Myself or the Player?
A question plagues most people in the gaming industry, from amongst many players and media outlets to also developers. That question
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6 Developers That Masterfully Utilized Early Access
For any developer, a focus on an end goal is an extremely wise mindset to have. Early Access gives developers
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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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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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The Basics of Building Incremental Marketing Pipelines
Think about the last time you bought a game. How did you go about it? You probably didn’t go from
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Indie Insider Podcast #12 – Rabecca Rocha
On the twelfth episode of Indie Insider, host Logan Schultz sits down with Rabecca Rocha, a freelance artist and
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A Developer’s Ideas Can be Critiqued but not Changed by Force
To many people, developing a video game is the same as creating art. No one would go up to Edvard
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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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Indie Insider Podcast #10 – Soedesco Publishing
On the tenth episode of Indie Insider (Hooray for 10 episodes!), host Logan Schultz sits down with Hans van
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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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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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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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Indie Insider Podcast #8 – Crash Wave Games
On the eighth episode of Indie Insider, host Logan Schultz sits down with one of the co-founders of Crash
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Fine-tuning The “Loot” Game Experience
Games that have loot mechanics and randomized content always interest me and always seem to represent how far game design has