Two more from the world of GDC this week and one to make us think. The 5 Pillars & Pitfalls of Indie Game PR – Another really good talk about making your game public. I include a lot of these but I find it one of the most important and least understood areas of my …
In July I started a YouTube series called Making An Indie Game. It was about my progress as an indie developer and the development of Eo’s Adventure. Shortly after starting it and explaining why I think libGDX is great I changed direction to making Glo using GameMaker Studio. I feel like I left things hanging …
My first eight months in the world of game dev have been an absolute blast. There’s been ups and downs along the way but every single moment so far has been really exciting and enjoyable. It’s not been very long but I have already learned so much to the point where, when I look back …
The last progress update was 2 weeks ago before I put #Glo out for beta testing and went on holiday. The tasks revolved mostly around getting Glo ready for the beta test: Add a menu system – got the basic framework in place for the start screen, levels select and pause menus. Polish the animations …
It was nice to get a chance to have a week to sit back, relax, eat a lot of cake and reflect on how the past month and a half has gone during the development of Glo. I won’t lie, I was hoping for a bit more interest on the Glo beta. Currently it’s only …
As I’m on holiday this week it’s a short and late entry into this week’s vault. The 5 Myths of the Indiepocalypse – I actually came across this article after I wrote this week’s earlier blog post, but it’s a really interesting read from Ryan Clark and adds in the perspective of someone who has …
There’s a hell of a lot of talk about the indiepocalypse. It’s all a little disconcerting when you’re new to the community to hear that you’re choosing to aim to build a career at the beginning of the apocalyptic end of the craft you hold dear. Why even bother? What’s the point of trying? It’s …
It’s been a busy one so only two entries in the vault this week: The 2017 Failure Workshop – a humbling description of some of the failed attempts at indie games this year. Not that the games are not any good, it’s just that certain things could have been done better to ensure the games …
It was a late night last night but it was worth it! I managed to get everything ready for the #Glo beta release. It may just be a beta version but I think it’s important that the image and overall feel of the game are solid and true to the intended final release. Being the …
This week is quite a big week. I’m putting #Glo out into the public for beta testing marking the first time anyone outside of close friends will be able to judge it. As well as that, this is also the week I finish a fitness competition I’ve been taking part in for the past 11 …
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