Tag: IndieDev

Jan 30 2020 January 30, 2020 January 30, 2020 NoComment by Todd Mitchell

Secrets of Story Structure

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Dec 18 2019 December 18, 2019 December 18, 2019 NoComment by Todd Mitchell

PO Boxes Are Not Cool or Fun

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http://media.blubrry.com/gamedevbreakdown/p/audio.voxnest.com/stream/3f0dde127c4a49dbbdb5dbe295347d0c/feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/730643611-user-782123614-po-boxes-are-not-cool-or-fun.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Android | Email | Google Podcasts | Stitcher | TuneIn | Spotify | RSS | More Todd heads to the post office to record the pre-Christmas mailbag episode. Chaos ensues. Despite this episode’s misadventures, Eggnog Games’ Leaving the Tree box set arrived and it’s incredible,…

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Dec 05 2019 December 5, 2019 December 5, 2019 NoComment by Todd Mitchell

Don’t Hold Yourself Back

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Dec 02 2019 December 2, 2019 December 2, 2019 NoComment by Todd Mitchell

A Tale of Tutorials

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Nov 27 2019 November 27, 2019 November 27, 2019 NoComment by Todd Mitchell

Yes, Coding Is Hard

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

Creating a Prototype

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Nov 18 2019 November 18, 2019 November 18, 2019 NoComment by Todd Mitchell

Treat Your Business Like a Business

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http://media.blubrry.com/gamedevbreakdown/p/audio.voxnest.com/stream/3f0dde127c4a49dbbdb5dbe295347d0c/feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/714456439-user-782123614-treat-your-business-like-a-business.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Android | Email | Google Podcasts | Stitcher | TuneIn | Spotify | RSS | More Are “small content creator” support communities really something we should want? In this episode of GameDev Breakdown I take a look at the latest in a trend of proposals…

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Sep 02 2019 September 2, 2019 September 4, 2019 NoComment by Todd Mitchell

Exception Game Developer Will Traxler

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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 24 2019 June 24, 2019 July 29, 2019 1Comment by Todd Mitchell

The Games That Drove Me to Make My Own

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This post is based on a suggestion from our Patreon Writers’ Room by patron Charlie Cox. After the thousands of hours (and usually dollars) we’ve all invested in our game development pursuits, it helps to take opportunities to look back and reflect on (or resent) what we experienced much earlier in life that convinced us…

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