My 16 Answers

In my post You’re an Indie. Now What?, I linked to Seth Godin’s 16 Questions for Free Agents. Below are my answers.

1.Who are you trying to please?

The short answer: my customers. But I think this question is really about identifying who your customers are. After all, you can’t please everyone, and if you . . . → Read More: My 16 Answers

Shareware is Dead

In case you haven’t heard, the Association of Shareware Professionals has changed its name to the Association of Software Professionals.

For more information on the name change, read Shareware is dead – long live shareware!

Shareware, essentially try-before-you-buy, is alive and well today. Almost any software in distribution offers a demo these days. . . . → Read More: Shareware is Dead

Are You Going to ProductCamp Chicago?

This Saturday, I’ll be at ProductCamp Chicago, an un-conference about product management.

What is product management? Don’t ask me. I just learned about the role!

But to get an idea, think about it like this:

Project managers focus on the day-to-day activities that will get a single project done on time and within . . . → Read More: Are You Going to ProductCamp Chicago?

Depictions of Violent Death in Games

Opinion: The “Virgin Mary” of Video Games? is a piece at GameDev.net by Lew Pulsipher, a board game designer and game design educator, which analyzes the predominance of games that depict violent death.

He links to a short post by John Sharp in 2009 which asks the following question:

If representations of Mary . . . → Read More: Depictions of Violent Death in Games

The World Cup is Here!

Besides not having Internet access at home yet, the other reason why I won’t be able to write many blog posts here is because I’m a big soccer fan and am watching the World Cup!

Yes, it isn’t exactly a stellar start for me in terms of being a full-time indie game developer, but I’ve . . . → Read More: The World Cup is Here!

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