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 and performer, creating alternative game controllers and hosting playable stage shows
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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