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The First 24 Hours - Kickstarter and Steam Greenlight and trying to build a community
The path we took to marketing our Kickstarter. We're a few days into our Kickstarter and we seem to be following the typical indie path of a Kickstarter. Let's talk about what it took to even get to this point.
June 27, 2016
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Everything I Need to Know About Writing Video Games I Learned From Pro Wrestling
Indie game developer David Pittman examines the structure of professional wrestling storylines, learns how to adapt them to his vampire FPS game, and draws parallels between the wrestling and games industries.
June 27, 2016
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How DOOM Encourages Aggression
Guns are best used from a distance, so how does DOOM get players to act like DOOM Guy and run right at enemies?
June 27, 2016
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The Characters of Fragments of Him
This article talks about the development of the characters in Fragments of Him.
June 27, 2016
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Here's (probably) why VR made you sick at E3
I just want to make sure you know why you felt barfy after playing virtual reality games at E3.
June 25, 2016
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What Action Henk taught us about launching on Steam Early Access
Tips and guidelines for (indie) studios who want to release their game on Steam Early Access. The article consists of experiences RageSquid had when we had our game Action Henk on Steam Early Access.
June 24, 2016
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Difficulty Levels And Why You Should Never Use Them
Making a case for removing difficulty settings from your design - or at least using them better!
June 24, 2016
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Game Cities: Implying Size and Complexity
You do not have to model a complete functioning city to have a believable urban environment for your game. All you have to do is simply imply the appropriate size and complexity.
June 24, 2016
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Classic vs. Modern Horror
The horror medium has changed dramatically over the last two decades, and today's post looks at what the Game Industry has learned (and can still learn) from the Horror genre.
June 23, 2016
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How much people, time and money should QA take? Part2
Project planning is one of the most crucial and difficult steps of a videogame development project. In this Part 2, we’ll look into the main internal factor technique we use: the “Puzzle technique”.
June 23, 2016
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E3 2016 VR: The Industry Goes All-In, But Are Audiences Ready?
E3 2016 marked the industry’s near unanimous embrace of VR. As companies invest, Red Fox Insights analyzes how VR is shaping the future and what challenges it must overcome.
June 23, 2016
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Demons with Shotguns Postmortem - Don't Quit Your Day Job
Yet another postmortem of a solo indie game developer who developed a game completely part time and released on Steam. The TL;DR? Don't quit your day job.
June 23, 2016