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Solo dev Evan Polekoff of Critter Crossfire “Motivation is a limited resource” 

PreMortem.Games

With the game now announced for a 2024-release, the part time solo dev is motivated to finish the game. This practice helps keep me well rounded as a developer so I can better communicate with people who specialize in those roles. I do a lot of solo playtesting, either against myself or against a CPU player. “I

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How to Work in a Team in the Board Game Industry

Brand Game Development

What follows is a lightly edited transcript of our conversation over DMs in Discord. I’ve split it into five sections for your convenience: How Ben, Sarah, and Will Got Started How Working in a Team Feels The Downsides of Teamwork Communication in a Team Advice for New Game Devs. How Ben, Sarah, and Will Got Started.

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Building a multiplayer game with Amazon GameSparks and Amazon GameLift

AWS Games

You need a game backend that provides management of player identity and storage of player data, and a way to communicate with the game backend from your game. Microsoft Visual Studio 2017 or higher (any edition). To set up the GameSparks game backend by importing a snapshot JSON file, navigate to the game’s “Dev” stage.

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Bringing it Together – The Board Game as a Project

Brand Game Development

Join my community of over 2,000 game developers, artists, and passionate creators. This suite is based on the Five Levels of Communication through Game Development , my own personal board game development philosophy. Below is a lightly edited transcript of our conversation via Facebook Messenger. Need help on your board game?

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What to Expect When You’re Making a Board Game: Time, Money, and Effort

Brand Game Development

I’ve written about the five levels of communication game developers must master. Garret is a sharp guy and a good game dev. ” It’ll be aimed at letting first-time game devs know what they’re getting into with self-publishing. .” Brandon: Let’s say I’m a brand new board game dev.