This practical handbook on independent game development offers expert tips on how to make successful games on your own terms. Readers will learn best practices for choosing the right game ideas, developing them efficiently, making gameplay fun, polishing a game for release, and taking games to market. Top indie game developers provide their advice, tips and tricks, and post-mortems of their experiences in hopes of encouraging more aspiring game makers to create innovative and fun games on their own.
This practical handbook on independent game development offers expert tips on how to make successful games on your own terms. Readers will learn best practices for choosing the right game ideas, developing them efficiently, making gameplay fun, polishing a game for release, and taking games to market. Top indie game developers provide their advice, tips and tricks, and post-mortems of their experiences in hopes of encouraging more aspiring game makers to create innovative and fun games on their own.
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Jeff Tunnell is Co-founder and former President of GarageGames. He co-founded Dynamix (later purchased by Sierra and Vivendi Universal) in 1984, and has directed, designed, or produced over 70 titles including the very popular The Incredible Machine, Starsiege: Tribes, Trophy Bass, and the 3D Ultra line of family products. Jay Moore is GarageGames' Marketing Director. He previously marketed games such as The Even More Incredible Machine, Driver's Education, Hunter Hunted, Ski Racing, Outpost 2, Starsiege, and Tribes. He was Marketing Director for the publishers of popular magazines including Programmer's Journal, C Gazzette and Windows Tech Journal and also worked in the K-12 educational software channel as Sales & Marketing Director for Learning Services.
Jeff Tunnell is Co-founder and former President of GarageGames. He co-founded Dynamix (later purchased by Sierra and Vivendi Universal) in 1984, and has directed, designed, or produced over 70 titles including the very popular The Incredible Machine, Starsiege: Tribes, Trophy Bass, and the 3D Ultra line of family products. Jay Moore is GarageGames' Marketing Director. He previously marketed games such as The Even More Incredible Machine, Driver's Education, Hunter Hunted, Ski Racing, Outpost 2, Starsiege, and Tribes. He was Marketing Director for the publishers of popular magazines including Programmer's Journal, C Gazzette and Windows Tech Journal and also worked in the K-12 educational software channel as Sales & Marketing Director for Learning Services.
