Experimental Game Dev Podcast Show

Importance of Marketing Your Game…

Hey folks,

I’ve been listening to the radio recently…and the song “Safe and Sound” keeps on playing a lot. It’s popular. I went to YouTube to check out the video…and it blew my mind…the song was made in 2011…and now it’s only getting popular.

The song is about 2 years old. A great song. I like listening to it. But the initial version, that sounds the same — as far as I can tell — to the current version, did not work.

They obviously made some changes to the song, but probably did different promotion?

I hear people say that people will find your game if it’s good…but….I think that’s wrong. There has to be a way that people “connect” to the game. Maybe it’s more than just fun. Maybe it’s entertainment on another level.

I look at Minecraft — yes, it may be a fun game. But without the constant updates and blogging, would it have met critical mass?

Maybe it is the little polish that makes the game or song take off?

I’ve embedded the 2 videos below…the first one is from 2011…and also a little more scary…
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The second one is from 2013…
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Casual Connect USA 2013 Videos Now Available…

Hey folks,

Once again, Casual Connect is nice enough to post the videos of their recent conference in San Francisco…you can view them on YouTube…
http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL63BVidWw3h81zRkapJm2DC__tLIOGznm

Enjoy 🙂

If You Are a Dev That Uses Unity…

Hey folks,

We’re going to start an interview series on game development with Unity…so….
If you are a game developer that uses Unity and would like to discuss game dev on the show…send an e-mail to support *at* indiegamepod *dot* com

Thanks 🙂

Developing an Indie Dungeon Game…

Rasmus, from Rasmus Dev, talks about developing his indie Dungeon Dwellers game…

You can download the podcast here…
http://www.indiegamepod.com/podcasts/rasmus_dev.mp3

Or listen to it here…

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Developing an Augmented Reality RPG Game for Mobile, Part 2

Corey, from ZenFri, talks about developing an Augmented Reality Geolocation RPG for the mobile platform…it was a fun talk…definitely check it out 🙂

You can download the podcast here…
http://www.indiegamepod.com/podcasts/zenfri-podcast-part2.mp3

Or listen to it here…

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Developing an Augmented Reality RPG Game for Mobile, Part 1

Corey, from ZenFri, talks about developing an Augmented Reality Geolocation RPG for the mobile platform…it was a fun talk…definitely check it out 🙂

You can download the podcast here…
http://www.indiegamepod.com/podcasts/zenfri-podcast-part1.mp3

Or listen to it here…

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What’s Next For The Show…

Hey folks,

After feedback from a while back on the show…we changed direction and did deeper interviews rather than purely conference interviews. We also released deeper content with tutorials and books. I think the changes were for the better.

So what’s next…what do you like to hear…what articles do you want to read?

Thanks in advance for the feedback 🙂

Indie Team’s Journey To Develop and Market A Mobile RPG…

Steve and James, co-founders of BoxCat, talk about developing an innovative mobile RPG…

You can download the podcast here…
http://www.indiegamepod.com/podcasts/box-cat-podcast.mp3

Or listen to it here…

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Casual Connect Europe 2013 Videos…Now Available for Free…

Hey folks,

Casual connect was nice enough to make the videos from Casual Connect Europe free…they usually have interesting videos related to mobile and other industry trends…check out the videos here…
http://europe.casualconnect.org/content.html

Enjoy 🙂

Freebie: Mobile Game Design book…is now free for listeners…

Hey folks,

With a little luck, we’ve got a nice freebie for everyone today…

We always try to explore new ideas and concepts on the show that make experimental game developers more innovative and effective.

In that regard, I’ve written a book on mobile game design.

The book “Mobile Game Design”…which you can buy on Amazon…is now free for listeners for a limited time. It talks about the main mechanics for mobile games…as well as “hidden game mechanics” you can use to stand out in the marketplace. Enjoy 🙂

Put any feedback or suggestions on the book below 🙂

You can download the book here…

http://www.indiegamepod.com/mobile-game-design-book.pdf