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10 Tips for Better Playtests
[Added: 11/22/2007]

Bruno Urbain

Learn 10 ways to make the experience of play testing your game better for the people involved, both game players and team members alike

A Case for Flexible Milestone Deliverables
[Added: 7/31/2007]

Tom Buscaglia

addresses the fallacy of detailed “Static Milestone Deliverables” and discusses a preferred methodology involving “Flexible Milestone Deliverables.”

Am I In the Wrong Degree Program?
[Added: 3/11/2008]

Tom Sloper

Are you a student who's unsure about the path you've chosen to get into the games industry? Wondering whether a gaming school or a normal school is the right choice? Well you're not the only one who has these questions, and there's no time like the present to get some answers.

An Overview to Game Development
[Added: 6/15/2007]

Nathan Madsen

Covers many problems and pitfalls new developers and freelancers encounter and how to deal with them

Become a Video Game Designer: Everything You Need to Know
[Added: 1/20/2009]

Tony Huynh

More so than any other discipline in the video game industry, the game designer is the most outwardly glamorous position. The game designer is the linchpin that holds animation, art, and programming together. So, how do you become one?

Business Planning Part 1
[Added: 5/6/2008]

Mona Ibrahim

Learn all you need to know about the basics of setting up a business entity to self-publish your games or start your own studio, from the people on your business team to the type of business entity you need to create to best suit your needs.

Business Planning Part 2
[Added: 5/12/2008]

Mona Ibrahim

So you've learned how to set up your business but what about financing? Product Insurance? Working this all into an actual company? Get it all laid out along with a guide to setting up your LLC

Demo Night VI
[Added: 8/30/2007]

Drew Sikora

social gaming, 8-bit adventure, classic remake - just three of the six types of games demoed at this bi-annual NYC event

Developer Spotlight: Dave Eberly
[Added: 6/5/2007]

Emmanuel Deloget

We interview Dave Eberly about his views on the game industry

Developer Spotlight: Jonathan Blow
[Added: 5/21/2007]

Emmanuel Deloget

We interview Jonathan Blow about his views on the game industry

Developer Spotlight: Wolfgang Engel
[Added: 9/25/2007]

Emmanuel Deloget

We interview Wolfgang Engel about his views on the game industry

FlashGameLicense.com Interview
[Added: 8/25/2009]

Oluseyi Sonaiya

We talk to the people behind FlashGameLicense.com about the services they have to offer to Flash game developers

Game QA & Testing Chapter 3
[Added: 11/3/2009]

Luis Levy and Jeannie Novak

This chapter goes into detail about what kind of testing a game goes through, and the various stages of testing

IGF 08 Interviews Part 1
[Added: 2/6/2008]

Drew Sikora

Insights and advice from the IGF finalists behind Audiosurf, Battleships Forever, Clean Asia!, Noitu Love 2: Devolution, and The Path

IGF 08 Interviews Part 2
[Added: 2/11/2008]

Drew Sikora

Insights and advice from the IGF finalists behind Snapshot Adventures: Secret of Bird Island, Tri-Achnid, Goo!, Fret Nice, and Cinnamon Beats

IGF 08 Interviews Part 3
[Added: 2/13/2008]

Drew Sikora

Insights and advice from the IGF finalists behind Crayon Physics Deluxe, Hammerfall, Iron Dukes, OokiBloks, and World of Goo

IGF 08 Interviews Part 4
[Added: 2/15/2008]

Drew Sikora

Insights and advice from the IGF finalists behind Synaesthete, Fez, Globulus.com, Axiom: Overdrive, and Gumboy Tournament

IGF 09 Interviews: Part 1
[Added: 2/25/2009]

Drew Sikora

We talk to the developers from the IGF finalist games "The Graveyard", "Cletus Clay", "You Have To Burn The Rope" and "Zeno Clash" to get their insight into game development and learn more about their entries into the IGF

IGF 09 Interviews: Part 2
[Added: 3/11/2009]

Drew Sikora

We talk to the developers from the IGF finalist games "Osmos", "Mightier", "Brainpipe", "The Maw" and "Retro/Grade" to get their insight into game development and learn more about their entries into the IGF

IGF 09 Interviews: Part 3
[Added: 4/11/2009]

Drew Sikora

This compiles the rest (but sadly not all) of the finalists interviewed for this year's IGF - IncrediBots, FEIST, Snapshot, Cortex Command, Musaic Box, Dyson, Machinarium, CarneyVale Showtime, and Coil

Interview with Jamie Woodhouse
[Added: 4/22/2009]

Graham Rhodes

We interview the sole developer of a game that has been ported to numerous consoles over the course of 20 years, such as BBC, Amiga, GBA and now PC. How he has grown and evolved as an indie over this time is revealed.

Interview with PushButton Labs
[Added: 7/1/2009]

Oluseyi Sonaiya

We interview Ben Garney, one of the lead developers behind the new Flash gaming engine being developed by PushButton Labs, many of whom are former employees of Garage Games.

Lessons Learned – Hobby Game Development
[Added: 11/4/2008]

Lloyd Tullues

After creating a game engine to learn and make prototypes, Lloyd has indeed picked up on many good habits he would like to pass along to the rest of the development community, and other hobbyist developers especially

Making Your Game Shine
[Added: 4/20/2007]

Joe Lieberman

Tips on making your game look good to customers from ArcadeTown's head of business development

Practical Tips for Independent Game Development
[Added: 9/1/2009]

Jacob A. Stevens

This article explores various logistical pitfalls of independent game development. By examining topics such as team member selection, iterative development, tool production, and design documentation, the author explains how he broke free from a cycle of unfinished products by creating a streamlined development workflow.

Starbreeze Business Analysis
[Added: 12/19/2007]

Sebastian Rushworth

Case study of Starbreeze Studios (makers of The Darkness), discussing the company's situation from a business perspective

Start to Finish: Publishing a Commercial iPhone Game
[Added: 10/16/2008]

Niklas Wahrman

A motivational story on how a student and part-time developer was able to complete an Android project and a port to iPhone for commercial release in less than a year.

SXSW 2008 Session Picks
[Added: 9/17/2007]

Sande Chen

10 must-vote sessions for the upcoming South by Southwest Interactive Conference and Festival

The 7 Deadly Sins of Startup Companies
[Added: 1/28/2009]

Roman Lembersky

Roman shares what he's learned from being involved with startups and what you should avoid at all costs if you're thinking of starting up a business and want to be successful later on down the road

The Elusive Demo Portfolio
[Added: 9/17/2008]

Lee Winder

After spending years looking over applicants and stressing about his portfolio at one point in his career as well, Lee gives pointers on making your programming portfolio as strong as possible, and reviews existing portfolios as examples

The Price Is Right for In-Game Advertising
[Added: 5/1/2008]

Ran Cohen

Ran has been at the forefront of Eyeblaster's foray into the world of in-game advertising which they have turned into a successful revenue model. Ran explains why in-game advertising works and important things to consider when implementing it in your games

Unity Interview
[Added: 8/20/2007]

Drew Sikora

We talk to one of the founders of the Unity game engine

What A Portal Wants
[Added: 2/21/2007]

Joe Lieberman

ArcadeTown's head of business development gives us his take on what makes a game suitable for an online portal.

Why Use Scrum?
[Added: 6/24/2008]

Clinton Keith

Formerly of High Moon Studios, Clint was one of the forerunners of the agile movement in the games industry. As project complexity scales higher, management is becoming an increasing issue. Big hits don't always pay back today's huge cost of development. Should you adopt agile? What is agile? How will it help you? Find out!

Working Nowhere and Everywhere
[Added: 7/23/2009]

Christopher Natsuume

Boomzap is a casual games developer that has employed a highly-successful business model of being completely virtual. No offices, lots of outsourcing and daily online communication. See how they pull it off and how you can too!