Culture PO Boxes Are Not Cool or Fun ToddMitchell, December 18, 2019July 11, 2024 Todd heads to the post office to record the pre-Christmas mailbag episode. Chaos ensues. Continue Reading
Culture Are NDAs Ever Really Enforced? ToddMitchell, December 9, 2019July 11, 2024 We all hear about the importance of non-disclosure agreements, particularly in the game industry. Should we take them seriously? Is anyone ever truly held accountable for breaking one? We explore the topic on this episode of GameDev Breakdown. Continue Reading
Game Development Don’t Hold Yourself Back ToddMitchell, December 5, 2019July 11, 2024 A developer asks the community: How do you maintain the motivation to finish projects? It’s a simple question, but what lies beneath the surface? Continue Reading
Game Development A Tale of Tutorials ToddMitchell, December 2, 2019July 11, 2024 Welcome back! This time on GameDev Breakdown we’re discussing the finer points of tutorials in games, and yes, whether or not they even have a rightful place in them. That idea may surprise you, unless you spend any time talking about development on Twitter where it’s become oddly commonplace. Continue Reading
Culture Yes, Coding Is Hard ToddMitchell, November 27, 2019July 11, 2024 A viral tweet suggests coding isn’t hard, developers are just gatekeeping. Yikes. Continue Reading
Game Development Vintage Dev: Inside the Homebrew Game Development Community ToddMitchell, November 26, 2019July 11, 2024 This post was originally published at Zam.com in 2016. Continue Reading
Game Development Creating a Prototype ToddMitchell, November 21, 2019July 11, 2024 This time on GameDev Breakdown, as promised, Todd runs through his prototyping process, start to finish. Continue Reading
Game Development Treat Your Business Like a Business ToddMitchell, November 18, 2019July 11, 2024 Are “small content creator” support communities really something we should want? Continue Reading
Game Development Indie Developers Are Screwed ToddMitchell, November 11, 2019July 11, 2024 Twitter reacts to a doomsday proclamation about indie development, but there are a few problems with the message. Continue Reading
Game Development The Increasingly Complex World of Cheating in Video Games ToddMitchell, November 7, 2019July 11, 2024 This article was originally published at the now-defunct Zam. Continue Reading