I recently shied away from a contract and I was trying to ask myself. “Why would I turn this money down?” The rate was decent, the timeline was aggressive but probably manageable. Why would I do such a thing? The answer was that there were too many unknowns.
Last month, indie developer Phil Fish announced that he’s leaving the industry for good due to multiple scuffles with press and fans. Of course, this caused quite a stir in the industry and even more back lash against the poor guy. It really is easy to sit back and insult…
As a creative multi-disciplined generalist, having laser like focus is an impossible pipe dream. If I focus on one thing for more than 3 days I get incredibly bored on whatever I’m doing. Worst yet, it starts to feel like work, which stifles creativity. I’ve been putting a lot of…
Sure, making games is fun and all, but is it possible to make a living at it? When I told my parents in 1986 that I wanted to make video games for a living, they laughed at me and told me to think of something more realistic to do with…
