Developing a UX Mindset on Fortnite
Explore how understanding human cognition and adopting a UX mindset contributed to Fortnite's development, enhancing player experience and engagement.
Breathing Life into Greek Myth - The Dialogue of Hades
Explore how Supergiant Games created over 22,000 lines of dialogue for 'Hades' with a small team during a pandemic, bringing Greek mythology to life through innovative storytelling techniques.
Making Tetris Effect-ive
Explore the creative process behind revitalizing the iconic Tetris franchise, as industry veterans share insights on innovation, design challenges, and breathing new life into a classic game.
Tackling Cheating in Gaming
Explore data-driven strategies and community insights to combat cheating in gaming, enhancing fair play and improving player experiences.
The Jackbox Party Pack Unboxed - How and Why We Make a Pack of 5 Games Every Year
Uncover the creative process behind Jackbox Party Pack's annual game development, exploring the strategies and challenges of producing five unique party games each year.
Crashlands - Design by Chaos
Explore Butterscotch Shenanigans' bottom-up design approach and its impact on project management, as demonstrated in the development of Crashlands.
No Time, No Budget, No Problem - Finishing The First Tree
Discover tactics for completing indie game projects while balancing full-time work and family life, as shared by a successful developer who overcame time and budget constraints.
Celebrating Introverts in the Workplace
Explore the unique strengths and perspectives introverts bring to the workplace, and learn how to create an inclusive environment that values their contributions and enhances team dynamics.
How to Run a Studio Without a Surprise Hit
Practical strategies for sustaining a small game studio without relying on a breakout success. Insights on financial management, project planning, and sustainable growth in the competitive game industry.
Trailer Made - What Makes a Successful and Memorable Game Trailer
Discover the secrets of crafting compelling game trailers with expert insights on key elements, production strategies, and common pitfalls to avoid for maximum impact and memorability.
The Diary of a Modern PR Campaign - How to Plan Your Game's Promotion
Learn practical tools, timelines, and checklists for planning and executing a successful PR campaign for your game, from initial concept to post-launch strategies.
Embracing Ambiguity - How to Do Good Work When You Don't Know What to Do
Explore strategies for navigating uncertainty in game production, learning to identify and manage ambiguity to enhance creative problem-solving and project outcomes.
Fast, Cheap and Flashy - An Indie Art Direction Adventure
Explore the visual design process for Tooth and Tail, learning indie art direction techniques that are fast, cost-effective, and visually striking from Chickadee Games' Adam DeGrandis.
Trolls - The Cost of Doing Nothing
Explore the business impact of toxic behavior in games and learn effective strategies for managing disruptive players to ensure a positive gaming environment.
Frictionless Media - Why Community Is the New Marketing
Explore how community-driven strategies are revolutionizing marketing in the gaming industry, with insights on emerging media tactics and their implementation.
Lessons from Duolingo - How to Turn Good Intentions Into Good Numbers
Explore Duolingo's strategy for balancing education, entertainment, and profit while maintaining ethical values in language learning app development.
Taming the Chaos - Lessons in Project Management
Learn effective strategies for delivering successful games on time and within budget while maintaining team well-being. Gain insights into project management techniques for the game development industry.
Good Design Makes Happy Customers - A Microtransaction Design Primer
Explore effective microtransaction design strategies for games, drawing from experiences with Guild Wars 2 and MapleStory to create high-quality, customer-friendly monetization systems.
The Mechanics of Explosive Growth
Dissecting Roblox's explosive growth and sharing valuable lessons for companies aiming to achieve rapid expansion in the gaming industry.
The Distributed Art Direction of Edith Finch
Explore the collaborative art direction process behind "What Remains of Edith Finch" and learn how Giant Sparrow managed diverse creative visions to craft the game's unique visual style.
Dead by Daylight - When Creative and Business Minds Are Cooking with GAAS
Explore how Behaviour Interactive balances creativity and business in Dead by Daylight, turning tension into a win-win monetization strategy for sustainable game growth.