Dev Links: Space Madness

“Fifteen years before indie games gained traction, the buzzword for amateur game design, and PC games in general, was Shareware.”
“It is regularly said that “It’s not what you know, it’s who you know.” This is a common phrase that may be even more popular these days due to economic hardships.

Game development budget realities and indie dev in the 90’s in today’s Developer Links.

Indie development in the 1990s: The Game-Maker story(IndieGames.com)

Understanding “It’s not what you know, it’s who you know.”(#AltDevBlogADay)
“It is regularly said that “It’s not what you know, it’s who you know.” This is a common phrase that may be even more popular these days due to economic hardships. While the statement is undoubtedly true it also misrepresents how things work in the real world. After seeing things from both sides it’s not what you might be led to believe.”

Interviews with Game Developers(Pixel Prospector)
“I’m currently working on a little site that is completely dedicated to interviews with game developers.”

AAAAAAAA(Auntie Pixelante)
“a game about frustration. made in zzt, which i am currently writing a book about. this is not the game i am making as a kickstarter perk.”

State of the Programming(Gaslamp Games)
“Greetings, loyal Subjects of the Empire! As you know, we traditionally give out a programming status update around the start of the month to let you know what we’ve been doing. To make things even more exciting, Mr. Triolo recently found some sort of “GIF-making” tool on the steam-pipe-and-radium-Internet. Therefore, what the heck, let’s show you some animated engine footage… in very, very small quantities.”

Zeboyd Weekly Art! (7/10/13): Character Sprites and Cosmic Star Heroine!(Zeboyd Games)
“Hi everyone! Bill Stiernberg here. For today’s Art Column, I wanted to talk a bit about sprites!”

When crowdfunding reveals the realities of game dev budgets(Gamasutra)
“In recent years, crowdfunding has become a serious option for game developers — and a welcome alternative for those long constrained by traditional publishing and funding models.”

On EVO 2013, Interviewing kcmmmmm, and losing a bet with Seth Killian(SpyParty)
“I had totally forgotten about the bet, but it’s clear I lost it, fair and square.”