Category: Productivity

Nov 21 2019 November 21, 2019 November 21, 2019 NoComment by Todd Mitchell

Creating a Prototype

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http://media.blubrry.com/gamedevbreakdown/p/audio.voxnest.com/stream/3f0dde127c4a49dbbdb5dbe295347d0c/feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/716725693-user-782123614-creating-a-prototype.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Android | Email | Google Podcasts | Stitcher | TuneIn | Spotify | RSS | More This time on GameDev Breakdown, as promised, Todd runs through his prototyping process, start to finish. This episode makes heavy mention of this post. Todd’s game design document template…

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Oct 07 2019 October 7, 2019 October 7, 2019 NoComment by Todd Mitchell

Surviving Remote Work

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http://media.blubrry.com/gamedevbreakdown/p/audio.voxnest.com/stream/3f0dde127c4a49dbbdb5dbe295347d0c/feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/692448691-user-782123614-surviving-remote-work.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Android | Email | Google Podcasts | Stitcher | TuneIn | Spotify | RSS | More Game development and its specialties have a ton of potential for remote work, which is awesome, but has a unique set of challenges only you can solve for yourself….

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Aug 04 2019 August 4, 2019 August 4, 2019 NoComment by Todd Mitchell

So You’ve Asked Someone to Work on Your Game for Free

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So You’ve Asked Someone to Work on Your Game for Exposure/Profit Sharing also links here. Hi, aspiring designer! If you’ve been sent to this page, there’s a good chance you asked someone–or maybe many people–to work on your game for free. “What’s wrong with that?” you may be asking yourself. “Why is everyone so angry?”…

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Jul 08 2019 July 8, 2019 July 8, 2019 NoComment by Todd Mitchell

Things I Learned by Running a Game Jam

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This post is a recap of my experiences running this year’s Itch.io Jam for Kids, including a few things you may want to keep in mind if you’re ever in charge of a jam yourself. On or around June 18th, my four-year-old asked me to make him a video game about trains. This was actually…

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Jun 28 2019 June 28, 2019 June 28, 2019 NoComment by Todd Mitchell

GameDev Gains: BitBucket + Trello = <3

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We’re in the last four days of our Itch.io Jam for Kids! I’m working hard on the train game for my son that started it all, and since I just unlocked our Patreon post on planning and prototyping a new game project, I wanted to provide more information about one of my productivity recommendations. As…

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Jun 25 2019 June 25, 2019 June 25, 2019 NoComment by Todd Mitchell

Planning and Prototyping a New Game

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This post is based on a suggestion from our Patreon Writers’ Room by patron Charlie Cox. In this post I aim to run readers through the process of planning out and beginning work on a game intended for commercial release. I aim to keep “fluff” to a minimum here, but I will provide context where…

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Apr 15 2019 April 15, 2019 August 19, 2019 NoComment by Todd Mitchell

Author David L. Craddock

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Apr 08 2019 April 8, 2019 August 19, 2019 NoComment by Todd Mitchell

Say Mistage and Michael Silverman of Silverware Games

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http://media.blubrry.com/gamedevbreakdown/p/audio.voxnest.com/stream/3f0dde127c4a49dbbdb5dbe295347d0c/feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/603087768-user-782123614-say-mistage-and-michael-silverman-of-silverware-games.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Android | Email | Google Podcasts | Stitcher | TuneIn | Spotify | RSS | More I’d have to do some detective work to figure out how long I’ve been Twitter pals with Say and Michael, but I’m sure it’s been a couple of years…

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Apr 04 2019 April 4, 2019 April 4, 2019 NoComment by Todd Mitchell

Pico-8 for Game Development: Why and How

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In this post, we’ll discuss the retro virtual console, Pico-8, why you might be interested in it, and tips on how to get started.  Patrons saw this post first! Check out what we’re doing at Patreon to provide exclusive opportunities to our supporters! A typing game I prototyped for my son Pico-8, the fantasy console…

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Mar 23 2019 March 23, 2019 March 23, 2019 NoComment by Todd Mitchell

Great News About Our Content!

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Thanks a ton to those of you who have checked in to see how we’re doing and what’s up with the site and the podcast. We have news! In an effort to help cover expenses for hosting here and for the podcast, we’ve opened a Patreon account for the community! I want to state right…

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