Indie Game Guildhall
By Indie Game Academy
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Real stories from real game developers about breaking into the Indie side of the video game industry. Welcome to the Indie Game Guildhall, hosted by the Indie Game Academy! Listen in or join live.
Our podcast is hosted and recorded live on our Discord. Each Wednesday at 12pm EST we interview experts in the game industry and give community members like YOU a chance to ask them questions. We cover breaking into the indie game industry, publishing games, game design and so much more.
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Our podcast is hosted and recorded live on our Discord. Each Wednesday at 12pm EST we interview experts in the game industry and give community members like YOU a chance to ask them questions. We cover breaking into the indie game industry, publishing games, game design and so much more.
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Smart Social Strategy for Audience and Competitive Edge
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Mar 11, 2026 |
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Should You Make a VR Game in 2026?
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Mar 04, 2026 |
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All About Community Building
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Feb 18, 2026 |
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Portfolio Best Practices
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Feb 04, 2026 |
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Gamified Learning Lessons: How Building Games Teaches Strategy, Teamwork, Feedback Cycles, and Storytelling
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Jan 14, 2026 |
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Always Backup Your Game
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Dec 24, 2025 |
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Letting Data Guide—Without Killing the Soul of Your Game
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Dec 17, 2025 |
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Evolution in Rogue-Like Game Design
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Nov 26, 2025 |
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Why Passion Beats Spite in Game Development
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Nov 19, 2025 |
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How to Build a Sustainable Game Studio
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Nov 12, 2025 |
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Distribution & the Power of Community
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Oct 15, 2025 |
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Never Stopping the Momentum
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Sep 24, 2025 |
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Iterating Towards an Incredible Game
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Sep 17, 2025 |
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Making a Branching Narrative, Together!
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Sep 10, 2025 |
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Why AAA Hiring Can Suck, and How Indies Can Compete
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Sep 03, 2025 |
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Every Prop Has a Story!
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Aug 27, 2025 |
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How Education and Experience Got Me Into The Game Industry
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Aug 20, 2025 |
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Less is More: Why You Don't Need Dozens of Game Mechanics to Make Your Game Feel Good
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Aug 06, 2025 |
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Giving Voice to the Marginalized
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Jul 30, 2025 |
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Game Design That Crosses Cultures
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Jul 23, 2025 |
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From Game Master to Game Dev
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Jul 16, 2025 |
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All About Worker Co-ops
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Jul 09, 2025 |
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The Process of Learning New Tools
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Jun 25, 2025 |
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Narrative in Motion
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Jun 18, 2025 |
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Challenges and Rewards of Being Trans and Queer in the Game Industry
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Jun 11, 2025 |
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How To Be Satisfied With Your Art When You're Never Satisfied With Your Art
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Jun 04, 2025 |
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Whiskers, Wizards, and Wands
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May 28, 2025 |
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Ludorya: All About The Game
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May 21, 2025 |
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How Different Disciplines Shape A Unified Vision
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May 14, 2025 |
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Rethinking The Design of Social Impact Indie Games
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May 07, 2025 |
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Why Early Marketing Matters
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Apr 30, 2025 |
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Getting the Most Out of Your Game by Getting the Most Out of Voice Acting
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Apr 23, 2025 |
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Intersections of Game Design and VTubing
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Apr 16, 2025 |
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Creating on a Budget: How Indie Artists are Redefining Visual Art
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Apr 09, 2025 |
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Lessons Learned on Game Publishing, both Self-Publishing, Getting a Publisher and Working with VC Funding Learned at GDC This Year
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Apr 02, 2025 |
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Believing in Yourself in the Gaming Industry’s Toughest Era
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Mar 26, 2025 |
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Staying Optimistic in the Face of a Struggling Game Industry
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Mar 19, 2025 |
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AI, Intelligent Agents and Generative Tools for Productivity
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Mar 12, 2025 |
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AI Behavioral and It’s Use as a Tool in Game Development
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Mar 05, 2025 |
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How To Bring A Square Peg (Story) Into a Round Hole (Games)
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Feb 19, 2025 |
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Entrepreneurship in Gaming
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Feb 12, 2025 |
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Cracking the Code to Creator Collaboration in Indie Games
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Feb 05, 2025 |
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Cinematic Design: Visual Storytelling in Videogames
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Jan 29, 2025 |
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The Impact of Great Sound and Dialogue in Gaming
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Jan 22, 2025 |
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Breaking Into The Industry
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Jan 15, 2025 |
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What Is Narrative Design and How Do You Design Your Future in Games (While Doing the Same Thing Four Hundred Times)
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Dec 25, 2024 |
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Pros And Cons of Looking For a Publisher As An Indie
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Dec 18, 2024 |
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The Storytelling Toolkit: Better Narrative and Quest Design
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Dec 11, 2024 |
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Deviating to Success: Building a Studio, Breaking Norms, and Shipping Our First Game
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Dec 04, 2024 |
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Creating Positivity in Indie Games: Staying True to Vision Amidst Changing Expectations
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Nov 27, 2024 |
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Indie Marketing Throughout The Years, Where It Is (Not) Going
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Nov 20, 2024 |
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The Emerging Game Industry in Brazil
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Nov 13, 2024 |
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How Cinematic Techniques Can Be Applied To Games
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Nov 06, 2024 |
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Should Games be Simpler and Sillier?
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Oct 30, 2024 |
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Remote Play: Managing Creativity and Collaboration from Home
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Oct 23, 2024 |
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What It's Like To Run An Indie Game Showcase Event
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Oct 16, 2024 |
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Chasing The Magic On Your Game Development Team
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Oct 09, 2024 |
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The Power of Social Elements in Your Game
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Oct 02, 2024 |
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A Shift In Strategy: Why An Indie Video Game Producer is Starting By Publishing A Board Game
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Sep 25, 2024 |
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Leveling Up Your Characters with Voice Acting
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Sep 16, 2024 |
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Finding the Fun
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Sep 11, 2024 |
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Focus Tools and Idle Games in The Modern Era
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Sep 04, 2024 |
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Conventions and Conferences as an Indie Team
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Aug 28, 2024 |
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Juggling Many Hats on a Small Team
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Aug 21, 2024 |
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Diversity and Inclusion In The Game Development
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Aug 14, 2024 |
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Freeware Game Dev: The Antidote to Burnout
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Aug 07, 2024 |
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Nailing the Design Interview
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Jul 31, 2024 |
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Your First Failure As An Indie
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Jul 24, 2024 |
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Design Leadership
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Jul 17, 2024 |
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Indiefication
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Jul 10, 2024 |
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What Makes a Game Cozy
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Jul 03, 2024 |
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The Value of Understanding Market Fundamentals When Looking For Investments
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Jun 26, 2024 |
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Becoming a Unicorn, Anyone Can Do It
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Jun 19, 2024 |
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Careers in Gaming
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Jun 12, 2024 |
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Gamejams As A Tool To Develop Game Markets Outside US and Europe
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Jun 05, 2024 |
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How to Become an Irresistible Games Job Candidate
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May 29, 2024 |
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How To Start An Indie Dev Studio With Nothing
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May 22, 2024 |
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Forge & Flourish: Crafting Resilience in Game Development
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May 15, 2024 |
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How You Can Achieve Your Games Dreams
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May 08, 2024 |
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How to Game Jam Right: A Beginner's Guide
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May 01, 2024 |
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We Ran a 40-Person, AA-Sized Game Jam
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Apr 24, 2024 |
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Importance of Understanding Your Audience
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Apr 17, 2024 |
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What Does It Take To Be a Combat Designer?
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Apr 10, 2024 |
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Resilience In The Job Hunt
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Apr 03, 2024 |
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All about Independent Games
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Mar 27, 2024 |
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About Communities... ?
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Mar 20, 2024 |
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How To Make Your Multiplayer Game Survive Launch Day
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Mar 13, 2024 |
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Importance of Commercialization
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Mar 06, 2024 |
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LinkedIn Coldcalling and Network Building
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Feb 28, 2024 |
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Why Do We Continue To Play Games Beyond The Campaign?
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Feb 21, 2024 |
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Community Focus: Imposter Syndrome and Getting over the Fear of Failure
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Feb 14, 2024 |
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Decoding Game Development: Navigating the Fundamentals of the Creative Process
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Feb 07, 2024 |
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The $6 Million Franchise: Lessons from 14 years as a Solopreneur
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Jan 31, 2024 |
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Community Focus: How We Approach Networking In Our Own Unique Ways
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Jan 24, 2024 |
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Deadly Mistakes That Can Kill Your Multiplayer Project And How To Avoid Them
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Jan 17, 2024 |
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Creating Intimate Player Connections to the Game-World
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Jan 10, 2024 |
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Gaming for Good: Beyond Entertainment
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Jan 03, 2024 |
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Pursuing Arts Passion Despite Adversity and Burnout Realities
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Dec 27, 2023 |
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Should I Do It Myself or Hire Someone Else To Do It?
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Dec 20, 2023 |
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Starting A Game Company on a Lean Budget
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Dec 13, 2023 |
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Learning and Upskilling Yourself in the Game Industry
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Dec 06, 2023 |
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How to Break Into the Industry; Tips and Tricks
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Nov 29, 2023 |
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Accelerating Your Career Post-University
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Nov 22, 2023 |
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The Many Ways of Building a Level
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Nov 15, 2023 |
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From Desk Job to Dream Job
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Nov 08, 2023 |
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Career Changes, Mentors, and Finding Your Way After Layoffs!
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Nov 01, 2023 |
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Being Adaptable in Design
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Oct 25, 2023 |
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Risk vs. Reward in Game Design
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Oct 25, 2023 |
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Layoffs in the Animation Community Following the Writer's Strike
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Oct 18, 2023 |
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Realism vs Stylisation: How it can benefit both Indies and Gamers
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Oct 17, 2023 |
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Art and Science, Making Games with Strict Constraints
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Sep 27, 2023 |
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The Importance of Having More Voices in Games
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Sep 20, 2023 |
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Queer Leadership in Game and Art Making
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Sep 13, 2023 |
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Connecting Communities Through Games
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Sep 06, 2023 |
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The Generalist's Journey: Careers for people that don't fit in boxes
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Aug 30, 2023 |
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Understanding the Future of Working in Games
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Aug 23, 2023 |
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Approachable Organic Marketing for Indie Games
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Aug 16, 2023 |
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Video Games as Medicine - Exploring the Power of Play
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Aug 09, 2023 |
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Interviewing, Resumes, Portfolios, and All Else Career Building
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Aug 02, 2023 |
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How To Start an Indie Game Studio
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Jul 26, 2023 |
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Safety in Online Gaming
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Jul 19, 2023 |
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Approachable Puzzle Simulations
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Jul 12, 2023 |
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Using AI to make deeply compelling systems
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Jul 05, 2023 |
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From Arcade Cabinets to Live Video Games
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Jun 28, 2023 |
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Marketing yourself for your Dream Job
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Jun 21, 2023 |
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Making Boardgame AI Opponents That Learn Over Time
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Jun 14, 2023 |
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Technical Art: What is it? How can you get started?
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Jun 07, 2023 |
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Starting a Solo Studio
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May 26, 2023 |
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From Indie to AAA and Back
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May 19, 2023 |
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From an RPG to a Language Learning Aid
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May 17, 2023 |
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Telling Stories in Any Medium
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May 08, 2023 |
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How I'd market differently if I was making a video game (which I am)
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Apr 21, 2023 |
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How to be a Good Manager in Games
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Apr 19, 2023 |
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How to become an Environmental Artist
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Mar 29, 2023 |
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How to Break In as a Game Writer
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Mar 15, 2023 |
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Saving the Planet with Games
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Mar 14, 2023 |
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One Year After Starting an Indie Studio
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Mar 08, 2023 |
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What can we Learn from our Favorite Video Games?
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Feb 22, 2023 |
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Cutting Through the Bull Poo on Creative Teams
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Feb 15, 2023 |
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How to Start an Indie Game Studio and Find a Publisher
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Feb 01, 2023 |
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Marketing Your Video Game Through Streaming
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Jan 25, 2023 |
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What Does a Systems Engineer Do?
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Jan 20, 2023 |
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Visually Designing a Compelling Fighting Game
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Jan 11, 2023 |
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How to Find Passion as an Audio Designer in Games
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Jan 04, 2023 |
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The Power of Narrative Design in Video Games
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Dec 28, 2022 |
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Introduction to Indie Game Legal
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Dec 21, 2022 |
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Getting Excited About Gameplay Engineering
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Dec 14, 2022 |
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Getting a Formal Education in Games
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Dec 07, 2022 |
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Find Your Gaming Niche Professionally
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Nov 30, 2022 |
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How to Form a Magical Community for your Indie Game
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Nov 28, 2022 |
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How to inspire wonderful culture at your indie studio
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Oct 12, 2022 |
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How to work on a lightweight indie game team
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Oct 05, 2022 |
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Video Game Visual Design 101
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Sep 15, 2022 |
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What breaking into the game industry looks like
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Sep 12, 2022 |
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What is the future of the game industry?
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Sep 09, 2022 |
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How to start your own Game Dev Community
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Aug 13, 2022 |
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How to Choose Your Indie Studio Specialization
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Aug 04, 2022 |
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How Does Narrative Design Work in Games?
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Jul 27, 2022 |
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How to Deliver Deep Emotion in Your Indie Game
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Jul 12, 2022 |
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How do you prepare for Game Industry Interviews?
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Jul 06, 2022 |
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What are the Ten Commandments of Indie Studios?
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Jul 05, 2022 |
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How do big game studios use analytics to design their games?
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Jun 24, 2022 |
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An Introduction to Procedural Generation
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May 19, 2022 |
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How do you choose a visual style for your game?
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May 19, 2022 |
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How do you crowdfund your video game?
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Apr 27, 2022 |
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What Does a Technical Artist Do?
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Apr 15, 2022 |
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How to Market your Video Game with Jordan Schuetz
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Mar 23, 2022 |
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Games for Social Change with Manuel Varela
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Mar 21, 2022 |
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A realistic guide to managing your game projects: With Rick Williams
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Mar 03, 2022 |
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What does it take to Level Up your game career?
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Feb 23, 2022 |
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How do you create a community around your game? With Jedd Goble
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Feb 17, 2022 |
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How to Self Publish a Board Game: With Matt Molanare
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Feb 04, 2022 |
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Why is pixel art so engaging? With Tyler Nellison
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Feb 02, 2022 |
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What is the definition of a video game? Experimental gaming!
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Jan 26, 2022 |
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How do you build an incredible team? With David Doane
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Jan 18, 2022 |
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What is the future of AR? With Hamna Faisal
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Jan 06, 2022 |
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How do you scale your Indie Studio? Featuring Dan Mellott
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Dec 29, 2021 |
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Hackers vs Thinkers: What's the right kind of Game Developer?
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Dec 28, 2021 |
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Are Games a Reflection of Our Personality? With Dennis Gilham
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Dec 08, 2021 |
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Multiplayer or Singleplayer games with Adrian Marple
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Dec 01, 2021 |
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Video Game Replayability, Git and More
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Nov 29, 2021 |