Game Developer Skill Specializations

There are 8 main skill specializations involved in game development, each with sub-skills, and you will learn a bit of each before discovering which you’re best at. Game production Game writing Game design Game programming Game art Game audio Game playtesting Discover your specialties Do you know what skill set you want to specialize in?…

Make game, become developer

Make a game, become a developer, learn as you go, discover your specialties. Some people believe you have to learn how to be a developer before you can make games. Make a game The first step towards becoming a game developer is to make a first game. Don’t worry that you don’t have experience yet, you will…

Indie Games PR

Indie Games PR Indie games need public relations to succeed. Start by watching Thomas Reisenegger’s GDC 2016 talk, The 5 Pillars & Pitfalls of Indie Games PR: Thomas breaks down the most important things to get right as follows (along with our own commentary): Get Competitive There’s a lot of competition. Don’t let it discourage you…

Game Production

Learning about game production is the starting point of becoming a game developer and managing your career as a developer and your company in the industry. Start by thinking like a game producer A game producer is a person who leads a game development team and manages the business aspects of the project in addition to…