Prototyping Your Video Games
In making mobile and video games, there are two main challenges. One is getting the game done. It just takes a sheer amount of effort and focus to finish a game. Because mobile game development is hard, I’d say the …
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Make a 5 Star Game Like Plants VS Zombies
I recently watched a series of slides on making a game like “Plants -vs- Zombies.” In this article, James Gwertzman writes about this game through a series of slides (which I’ll reference throughout this article). The game is made by …
Connecting With Other Gamers
Connecting with other gamers. In building a game development company, one strategy Jeff and I could use is to just develop our games and put them out on the iPhone or Android app store and just sit and wait to …
What Game Should I Make?
What Game Should I Make? This is a good question if you are thinking about making any kind of computer game, video game, or mobile game. Jeff and I recently finished making our first game together, Math Asteroids. The way we …
Is the RPG Dead?
Is the RPG dead? I read a couple articles about the death of the RPG (role-playing-game). One was “Is the RPG Genre Dead“. The other is “The RPG Is Dead, Long Live the RPG.“. Both articles seem fairly certain …
Marketing and Selling Games For Realz
Jeff and I made Math Asteroids and it is now available for Windows Phone and XBOX 360. Yipeeeeee right? Yes, we made and released a fully functional game. We’re excited – we actually made a game and it’s in the …
Remembering Classic Old School Games
Remembering Old School Classic Games Remembering old school classic games. I believe this is a key to the future of gaming. I remember as a young 6th grader back at the end of the 1980’s opening a computer game box …
Game Development Is Hard
Game development is hard. It just is. As I develop games, I feel like this girl and want to just cry. The pain, agony, and frustration of it all makes me wonder if there is an easier way… You see, …