Make the Game with Matt Hackett
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Power up your game development with tips and discussions focusing on solo development, finding your passion, marketing, and inspiration.
From Matt Hackett, co-host of indie game dev podcast Lostcast.
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May 21, 2023
Steam Game Marketing GOLD with Chris Zukowski
Learn Steam game marketing from expert Chris Zukowski! Find resources & more: https://www.valadria.com/steam-game-marketing-with-chris-zukowski/
0:00 Intro 0:15 Critical Steam dev marketing advice 1:51 Reliable Steam dev strategies 3:38 Translating your page 6:28 Interest-first dev 9:48 Outro --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/make-the-game/message
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Apr 25, 2023
Fruit Ninja designer Luke Muscat talks going solo dev
Join me on today's Make the Game as we talk going solo with Luke Muscat, designer of mobile hits Fruit Ninja and Jetpack Joyride.
Luke's fascinating journey through games includes going from leadership roles to learning programming & art. Particularly fascinating to me is Luke's usage of YouTube to prove prototypes before committing fully to a concept.
Join 10,000+ subscribers on Luke's YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@lukemuscat
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Mar 28, 2023
Pro tips from 2 indie game devs with Thomas Stewart
Come hang out with me and @ThomasStewartDev on today's Make the Game! We're talking about indie game dev, video creation, and how to balance these complicated things. 0:00 Intro 1:16 Game dev book 4:08 Monetized GOT 5:36 Consumer VS creator 7:24 YouTube tips 8:44 Delivering on promises 11:15 Game dev tiers 14:21 Work/life balance 18:50 Tanks, but No Tanks 21:57 Outro https://www.valadria.com/indie-game-dev-with-thomas-stewart/ --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/make-the-game/message
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Mar 16, 2023
How to make a good Steam page
How do you make a good Steam page?
0:00 Intro
0:20 Summary
0:28 Assets
2:46 Short description
4:00 Long description
5:04 Screenshots
5:34 Trailer
6:57 Resources
7:17 Outro
Notes, links, & attributions:
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Mar 1, 2023
Pancakes & the secret to making good things
How making pancakes can make you a better game developer:
0:00 Intro
0:25 Topics
1:20 Pancakes as creative works
1:49 Why pancakes?
2:32 How I make pancakes
3:43 Iteration is key
4:31 A tight feedback loop
6:29 Making a pancake machine
7:07 Ready to automate?
8:45 Handmade VS procedural
11:08 Outro
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Feb 15, 2023
From monster horde to charcuterie board
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Jan 31, 2023
Designing a great player experience with Coraly Rosario
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Jan 18, 2023
Game launch success: treat your release like hosting a holiday feast
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Jan 3, 2023
Witchmore direction discussion: let's go to (bullet) hell
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Dec 20, 2022
How to feel GOOD about your unfinished games
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Nov 23, 2022
The appeal of making an auto shoot 'em up game like Vampire Survivors
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Nov 3, 2022
How to handle the DEATH of a platform?
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Oct 12, 2022
Scratch your itch with ChuyPlays
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Sep 20, 2022
Making Airships: Conquer the Skies with David Stark
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Sep 6, 2022
My next game is called Witchmore
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Aug 30, 2022
Making your first game with ChuyPlays
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Aug 16, 2022
Making Midautumn with Sherveen Uduwana
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Aug 2, 2022
All about Making Big Indie Games
Let's make big games!
I just launched an advanced guide for indie game developers who are ready for the next level.
Let's talk all about it.
Show notes
* How to Make a Video Game All By Yourself
* Making Big Indie Games
* Super Hackett Bros --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/make-the-game/message
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Jul 19, 2022
From Quake mods to game director with Jon Hackett (part 2)
Thanks for listening! Show notes at valadria.com --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/make-the-game/message
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Jul 12, 2022
From Quake mods to game director with Jon Hackett
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Jun 21, 2022
Make the Game: How limitations set you free
How development limitations like palettes and strict architecture help you make decisions faster!
Show notes:
* https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YaUdstkv1RE
* https://store.steampowered.com/app/1258220/Song_of_Iron/
* https://discord.gg/9mmt67HaTA
* https://junkfort.itch.io/plane-puncher
* http://www.indiegamesim.com/
* https://joshuamorse.bandcamp.com/
* https://help.steampowered.com/en/faqs...
* 🦊 https://freepd.com/ --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/make-the-game/message
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Jun 2, 2022
Make the Game: 5 ways to take your creative side seriously right now
Want to level up your creative self? These 5 things helped me become an artist and make video games by myself. (Technically there's 6 but 1 of them is a secret sssshhh let's be silent like the snake.)
READ: https://www.valadria.com/5-ways-to-take-your-creative-side-seriously-right-now/
LISTEN: https://www.valadria.com/make-the-game/
BOOK: https://www.valadria.com/how-to-make-a-video-game-all-by-yourself/
FREE CODE + ASSETS: https://www.valadria.com/game-dev-medkit/ --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/make-the-game/message
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May 10, 2022
Make the Game: Unlock your game's hidden potential with a saturation analysis
Let's talk about a saturation analysis, which is a tool you can use on your game design to see what all it can do.
Examining the game of chess, what all is it capable of? There's an 8x8 board, pieces can be moved, removed, or modified, but what else? How would you get ideas if you were working on chess but with a new twist? This tool shines a light on where your design could go.
See also Into the Breach by Subset Games, which is a brilliant and innovative design.
You were played out by Monster Stomp from TeknoAXE: http://teknoaxe.com/Link_Code_3.php?q=1784 --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/make-the-game/message
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May 2, 2022
Make the Game: Building a career's worth of games industry knowledge
Welcome to the first episode of Make the Game! We're going to make video games together and it's gonna be a blast.
I'm Matt Hackett and for this first episode let's start with a ton of great places online to gear up your games industry knowledge. Heard of Gamedeveloper.com, Game Maker's Toolkit, Sequelitis? If not you are in for a TREAT and if so let's talk about how great they are and give you even more resources to explore. A fountain of knowledge awaits you.
Show Notes
* More about me
* Past: LDG and Lostcast
* gamedeveloper.com - My articles there
* Game Maker's Toolkit
* Lost Garden
* Red Blob Games
* The 7 game dev resources that are SO GOOD they will change how you SPEAK
Get free game dev assets and source code by signing up for the Valadria newsletter. To make a game by yourself, read my book How to Make a Video Game All By Yourself. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/make-the-game/message
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