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GDC Wrap-up Part 1: Notes on Indie Publishing (Spring 2018)GDC Wrap-up Part 1: Notes on Indie Publishing (Spring 2018)
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Mar 29, 2018
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So You're Going To Be An Indie Parent
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Oct 7, 2015
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Pomodoro/Timeboxing on Multiple Projects
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Interview with solo indie Steph Thirion
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Jun 27, 2014
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Making Art for a Living
Making Art for a Living
Aug 7, 2013
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Trolls, Communities, and Psychology
Trolls, Communities, and Psychology
Jun 1, 2013
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Selling Games
Selling Games
May 24, 2013
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Even Further Down the Curation Rabbithole
Even Further Down the Curation Rabbithole
May 16, 2013
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Nation of Indies: An Austin Indie Workshop for the Newly Liberated and Indie-Curious
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Jan 31, 2013
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The Pinch Artist (or, Contributors and Symbiosis?)
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Jan 25, 2012
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Lessons Learned from Localizing Canabalt
Lessons Learned from Localizing Canabalt
Jan 17, 2012
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Contrivance and Extortion II: Clarifications, Feedback & Suggestions
Contrivance and Extortion II: Clarifications, Feedback & Suggestions
Oct 20, 2011
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Contrivance and Extortion: In-App Purchases & Microtransactions
Contrivance and Extortion: In-App Purchases & Microtransactions
Oct 18, 2011
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Why Brainstorming is NOT Game Design
Why Brainstorming is NOT Game Design
Sep 19, 2011
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Regaining The Outsider's Perspective
Regaining The Outsider's Perspective
Sep 17, 2011
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Game Design: Brainstorming, Prototyping, Game Making & Marketing
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Sep 15, 2011
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Idea Bucket Game
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Nov 3, 2010
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Tuning Canabalt Part 2: Audio
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Freeplay 2010 Keynote
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Oct 11, 2010
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Notes on Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light
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Oct 6, 2010
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Tuning Canabalt
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Why I Make Games
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Downsides to Iteration
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On Game Structure
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Toward a Positive Discourse
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Bytes: Clumsy Sociopathic Marksmen
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Jan 30, 2010
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My Biased, Subjective Alternative GDC Awards
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