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Behind every successful indie product is dozens of failed products. Don't give into doubts. Keep persisting. You'll succeed. #IndieSuccess #PersistencePaysOff #LearnFromFailure #KeepPushingForward #BelieveInYourself #SuccessJourney #IndieProducts #NeverGiveUp #KeepPersisting #TriumphOverDoubts #DreamBigAchieveBig

How is a computer game made? I did not expect to learn what I did, as I observed and tagged along Karl Zylinski's journey as a solo developer, building a game on his own. 💻 The use of different programming languages has its pros and cons. Like programming near to the machine or not. 🌟 The short adventure game, CAT & ONION, is the first commercial game made with Odin.✨ 👥 Marketing and community engagement are crucial, especially for solo devs. Karl did an amazing job doing live streams, YouTube shorts, sharing differentiated content across platforms like Reddit, Twitter, Threads and Discord. 👾 Co-marketing opportunities also gave big boosts to the game's following. We worked a lot with game curators and streamers to give the game visibility before its Steam launch too. 🎮 ❓ What else did we learn? ▪️ Building for different platforms and operating systems gets complicated. ▪️ Do virus flag checks before uploading your build. ▪️ How a file is packaged matters. Will it make the GPU go crazy? ▪️ All things sound. 🔉 Sound cards, having good recording tools and instruments, making a pop filter from socks and cable ties, making sound effects with household items. 📊 Months of work. 2 weeks since the launch. Here's the result: ✨ It has sold 700 copies and gotten 70 heart warming reviews (98% positive). ✨ Karl would've been happy with selling like 200 copies, so it's all great. We talk much of cloud gaming in the telecommunications world - how latency is a key factor, cloud storage and syncs, etc. This experience has opened my eyes up to the world of indie game development - which is a huge and interesting community. Lend your support by checking out CAT & ONION on Steam: https://lnkd.in/dK7hXxdq or on Itch: https://lnkd.in/d4wWFDH5 And if you want to follow what Karl does next, you can follow him on YouTube: https://lnkd.in/dH_KA2iQ Thank you to my old and new friends who've lent their support in helping us with CAT & ONION and/or playing it: Beverley E. Chelsea Larson-Andrews Ariana Ocampo Sonora Ocampo (she/her) Matthew Hughes Mike Jennings and more #indiegamedev #gaming #games #marketing

Localisation is a crucial aspect of game development, especially in titles like The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt. Check out the process with our latest tutorial featuring Márk: https://lnkd.in/drzaSiHG #redkit #witcher

✍️WRITING OPPORTUNITIES & RESOURCES✍️ 👻The Bring Out Your Ghosts Jam👻 Is a place to show off the ghosts of the game development process. Abandoned or forgotten WIPs. Overly ambitious projects that never got off the ground. Notes and ideas for games that never came to be. Entries due Sept. 9th, midnight. https://lnkd.in/dSikRhtb 🎃Spooktober Visual Novel Jam🎃 In this Game Jam, you are tasked for completing a spooky or Halloween themed visual novel. This could mean... - A Horror Genre Visual Novel - A Visual Novel that takes place on the holiday - Individualized themes related to Halloween. Examples: Monsters, Ghosts, Costumes, Candy, etc. - A Creepypasta version of an existing work you created. Offshoots, spin offs, and 'fan-disc' style submissions are allowed and encouraged! This runs until October 1st. https://lnkd.in/dXMxqgNS 🎞️FAMILY-FRIENDLY CANADIAN SCREENWRITER🎞️ Iman Javadi is an independent producer based in Toronto who is developing a low-budget scripted feature film, classified as a Tier F DGC project. He describes the project is a family-friendly drama with elements of action and fantasy, aimed at kids and families. Think of it as Sherlock Holmes meets Ratatouille. Once funding is secured, you will be compensated for your services and receive full credit. **Note: It would be very, very helpful if they're from Canada, as we'd earn more points and receive a greater tax rebate. However, if they find a talented writer who can help create an amazing script, we might be able to work something out.** Send your background and samples to Good Movie by email. https://lnkd.in/dJsARnQx 🦹🏾COMIC BOOK WRITING ARTICLES🦸🏻♂️ I wrote a 11 part series of Comic Book Writing Tips and the reasons WHY they’re connected to video games in this post. https://lnkd.in/d4FuBrq5 🔻I’m NOT associated (except the comic book writing articles on Medium) with any of these opportunities or programs🔻 #NarrativeDesignTip

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I've started a new video series for IGN Entertainment on YouTube shorts: every day, new deals and preorders, written, shot, edited and starring me. I get to flex my skills and improve them, and I get to do it as part of my normal work routine. I call that a win. #hosting #video #editing #producing #writing

Kimberly Rodatos delves into all things indie publishing budgets in our clip, specifically addressing the effects of scope changes on your indie game. To gain deeper insights into crafting budgets and scopes that publishers can't resist, don't miss Kimberly's full video on our YouTube channel. Watch video here: https://lnkd.in/eJYzcWQE #IndieGameDev #IndieGames #GameDevTips #FYP

Indie workers, project wrapped up? 🎬 Time for a review, especially for repeat tasks! Reflect on what went well and what could improve to sharpen your game for the next round. 🔄🚀 #ContinuousImprovement