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3 months ago I released my first game - was it worth quitting my job to go indie? (+ detailed earnings report)
2 years ago I quit my job as an architect to pursue my dream of making video games. Now that the game is out, was it a good idea, financially speaking?
May 15, 2019
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Picking a Platform: Bottom-up vs Top-down thinking
Outlines two approaches to picking a target platform: one which begins with your game's design and works upwards and another that starts at the platform's player culture and works downwards.
May 15, 2019
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Coding to the Beat - Under the Hood of a Rhythm Game in Unity
Quick guide to some of the programming that goes into creating a rhythm game. The article uses Unity to build a game, but the principles could be applied to most engines.
May 15, 2019
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The Future is Bloodless! China Bans Blood in Video Games
Game developers used to be able to skirt Chinese bans on blood in video games in a simple manner, make blood any color but red, and you were good to go. New rules have banned this workaround. Read to learn how to adapt.
May 14, 2019
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Challenges of Team Design
Designing video games in a team is a huge challenge. Despite the fact that we try to follow the same universal principles of game design theory, we often disagree. What can we do to overcome our differences? How can we facilitate teamwork?
May 14, 2019
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Using YOUR YouTube Channel To Market Your Games
We all know that Twitter and YouTube are greatly useful platforms for marketing our indie games. But what if I told you that you might not be using them the best way you can?
May 14, 2019
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Kliuless #34: Loot Box Legislation
Each week I compile a gaming industry insights newsletter that I share broadly within Riot. This edition is the public version that I publish broadly every week as well. Opinions are mine.
May 14, 2019
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We're Looking at Accessibility All Wrong
Explicit strategies in how to design accessibility into your game's core, and all the different ways you'll benefit from doing so.
May 13, 2019
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Co-Opportunity - Lessons Learned Working Full-Time
A student reflects on his experiences after dedicating six months to working full-time on his own startup for co-op credit and with funding from his university.
May 13, 2019
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Video Game Deep Cuts: That Yuppie Psycho, Thomas The Tank Engine 2
This week's roundup includes a look at the odd & striking Yuppie Psycho, an exploration of why Thomas The Tank Engine keeps getting modded into so many games, plus looks at Mordhau, God Of War's creation, Sable, Vader Immortal and a whole host of others.
May 11, 2019
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A different take on turn timers
Having a limited amount of real-life seconds to make a move can feel strangely disconnected from the rest of the gameplay experience. However, there's a different kind of timer out there. One that's intrinsic to the game world, or in short: diegetic.
May 9, 2019
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Create a Physics Based Fighting Game in Unity
How do you create a fighting game in Unity with realistic physics? This article shows you the basics of creating a physics based fighting game in Unity. It leverages simple Spring PD controllers and Inverse Kinematics.
May 8, 2019