There's an awful lot of discussion about the right approach to narrative in games. Elegy for a Dead World's approach is striking. It asks the player to collaborate in the creation of its story. ...
How to spend time learning about your craft by teaching yourself about it -- tips from an indie dev with no money but a hunger for knowledge. ...
Zach Barth talks about the release of Infinifactory on Steam Early Access, creating a rich story for a puzzle game, and how people react to open-ended puzzles. ...
We talk to Ezra Hanson-White about Memories of a Broken Dimension as part of our Road to the IGF series. ...
"It's in part a response to the position we find ourselves in when we are asked about (or criticized for) our work not being free. Value your work. Value the people who might play your work." ...
Crowdfunding has placed game developers closer to their players, and offered more creative freedom. But new challenges await -- particularly concerning budgeting. ...
How do you build an IGF award-nominated interactive fiction game? We chat with 80 Days co-creator Jon Ingold to find out as part of our ongoing Road to the IGF series of developer interviews. ...
"I had hoped people would learn that, difficulties are a natural part of game development and not developers actually trying to screw over fans (most of the time) or 'taking the money and running.'" ...
"In this tutorial, I will focus on how I managed to be able to add many types of enemies, while giving them even more different patterns. By pattern, I mean the behavior the enemies are going to adopt." ...
Beautifully indosyncratic indie video game showcase collective Wild Rumpus returns to GDC 2015 with games like Mountain, Night in the Woods, Eidolon and more. ...