Dev Links: Early Diagnosis

“Ouya’s arrival was far from a typical home console launch, but that’s fitting for a new piece of hardware determined to do things differently.”
“A little over a year ago, Ouya launched its widly-successful crowdfunding campaign on Kickstarter, capturing the enthusiasm of thousands, with promises of an open platform, affordability and a simple game console experience for the living room.”
“In this GDC Europe 2012 lecture, Grip shows the science behind and the practical implementations for maintaining this level of immersion.

The Ouya highlights today’s Developer Links, along with a list of helpful pieces from various indies.

Ouya devs reveal software sales numbers(Edge Online)

The Ouya Experience: What game developers think so far(Gamasutra)

Video: Amnesia’s creative lead offers lessons in storytelling(IndieGames.com)
“In this GDC Europe 2012 lecture, Grip shows the science behind and the practical implementations for maintaining this level of immersion. He demonstrates how even lauded games such as Heavy Rain, Dead Space, and Assassin’s Creed break this sense of presence and how games such as Limbo facilitate it.”

How to get sound effects in your indie game without being a professional.(Tactic Studios Development)
“I’m not a sound designer, but I need sound in my game.”

Some optimization tips for game programmers(Positech Games)
“I’m enjoying myself with some optimizing today (yeah I’m weird like that). So I thought I’d jot down some of my tips for making your game faster. These are general, not language-specific tips.”

Our Artist is Amazing!(Owlchemy Labs)
“This much is pretty apparent (I mean, just look around). But what you may not know is that our lead artist extraordinaire, Carrie Witt, does so much more! No matter how much we tell her not to, she continues to draw silly pictures of video-game related things and, honestly, we wouldn’t have it any other way!”

The Path and Bientôt l’été will be featured in the yearly FILE festival(Tale of Tales)
“The exhibition will take place at FIESP Cultural Center – Ruth Cardoso, located at Paulista Avenue, 1313.”

Hello Games’ top indie games!(Hello Games)
“When we’re not playing Call of Duty and Candy Crush Saga we sometimes play some of those crazy indie games you keep hearing about. Then we smoke pipes and discuss our feelings and Grant cries a little. So we’ve always got an eye out for fine-looking new games, and here are our current highlights. You may consider these as Hello Games’ Official Top Seven Most Anticipated Indie Games.”