I spend a lot of time catching up with my favourite games blogs and websites, and over the past couple of years have come across a mountain of useful and inspiring articles and videos that have helped me in my work. I've had a trawl through my bookmarks, Readability archive and my old tweets to find some favourites that I hope you will benefit from too!
Game developer specialising in playful performance and installations - creator and host of The Incredible Playable Show
Tuesday 21 August 2012
10 Gamedev Articles You Must Read (or Watch)
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Thursday 9 August 2012
Pocket Gamer Guest Post - Indie Marketing Begins With Your Game Design
I wrote an article for PocketGamer.biz which went up today. In it, I argue that the most important part of marketing your indie game is the design of your game itself. It's about designing your game to be marketable, and that for a game to be marketable it needs to be remarkable. Your game should encourage discussion, and it's up to you to create a dialogue around your game as early as possible.
Have a look, and I hope you find it useful!
Pocket Gamer: Greedy Bankers' Alistair Aitcheson on why indie marketing starts with game design
Have a look, and I hope you find it useful!
Pocket Gamer: Greedy Bankers' Alistair Aitcheson on why indie marketing starts with game design
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