An Online Conference You Can Attend #AltDevConf

By GBGames, on February 6th, 2012%

If you’re not familiar with AltDevBlogADay, you should be. Each day, a game developer posts on a variety of game development topics. There’s a huge backlog of content there now, and while the recent redesign has made it difficult to find the category you want (you have to click on a post to see only . . . → Read More: An Online Conference You Can Attend #AltDevConf

Is Asking Customers to Pre-order a Bad Thing?

By GBGames, on February 1st, 2012%

A month ago, there was a post on Reddit asking what people thought about indie developers asking for money up front.

Some people are fine if they get a good quality playable build for pre-ordering, but no one seemed to be happy with the idea of funding basic engine development. It seems the general . . . → Read More: Is Asking Customers to Pre-order a Bad Thing?

Indie Maintenance and Disaster Plans

By GBGames, on January 25th, 2012%

My Dell Precision M90, which has been running like a champ for more than half a decade despite my cats’ attempts to get their fur clogged in its fans, is finally dying. I’ve been seeing graphical glitches for some time, but I’ve been able to continue working, and the glitches eventually go away. Except when . . . → Read More: Indie Maintenance and Disaster Plans

Integrating LodePNG with an SDL Project

By GBGames, on January 9th, 2012%

In efforts to port Stop That Hero! to the Mac, I ran into a strange issue involving PNG image data.

See, the level layout in “Stop That Hero!” is defined by a 50×33 PNG. The colors of pixels in the PNG correspond to tiles and structures in the game. Grass tiles are represented in . . . → Read More: Integrating LodePNG with an SDL Project

Reviewed: 2011; Previewed: Next Year

By GBGames, on January 1st, 2012%

Welcome to 2012! I hope you enjoy your stay!

How was the last year for you? Mine was a mixed bag.

First, the good:

I went to the Game Developers Conference for the first time, meeting and hobnobbing with the best and brightest of the game industry. GDC was a blast! I got engaged . . . → Read More: Reviewed: 2011; Previewed: Next Year