Podcast Interview: Founder of Wadjet Eye Games
David, from Wadjet Eye Games, talks about starting an indie studio...developing games like "The Shivah" to the Blackwell Series...
You can download the podcast here...
http://www.indiegamepod.com/podcasts/wadjet-eye-games-podcast.mp3
or listen to it here...
Special Thanks to PlayFirst for setting up this interview and a few other upcoming interviews...they provided excellent developers and allowed them to share some really useful information...
0:00 - 5:00
Wadget Eye Games
Works on casual adventure games. Inspired by the old Lucas Arts Adventure Games
Shiva
Took a month to finish
Released it for free. Then decided to sell it. Worked on improving the game, added some polish to the game.
5:00 - 10:00
Blackwell Legacy
Learned a lot more about team management.
Had little money to work with...
10:00 - 15:00
Have to look for team member loyalty...and have to let undedicated people to let go...
For the folks that stuck with him, they are getting paid more...
List of warning signs to let folks to let go...
cannot keep in touch with contact
As a team leader, needs to definitely touch base with them
So it's not just them, you need to keep in touch with them
All use MSN...chat on MSN, etc.
Be friendly, etc. with folks working with you
Doing outsourcing ...
doing it with local people.
15:00 - 20:00
Released the game and slept for a week
Be pleasant to people even when they criticize you
Be nice, because if you're not...can come back and haunt you
Finishing the game is not the end
That is only half the battle...
25:00 - 30:00
Approached by Playfirst to do an adventure game for the casual game market
Benefits of partnering with Playfirst...
Immense resources
Whole staff doing art
Whole staff doing PR
Whole staff doing engineering
Can now make the games he wants to make
Now has extra money coming in so can fun Blackwell while doing the game
Game doing for Playfirst is NDA...cannot talk about release date either
30:00 - 32:00
Future of Studio...
Wants to get into publishing
Wants to help other people doing indie games
Top suggestion for aspiring indies...
Just start on a game, get it out there
Uses AGS (Adventure Game Studio) to make adventure games...
Labels: adventure games, blackwell legacy, blackwell series, indie game developer, playfirst, shivah, wadjet eye games
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