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How To ACTUALLY Get Started in Game Dev

Join Rick and Tim as they discuss how to get started in game dev, how to learn and what they wish they knew when first learning game dev.

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How To Get Your Game Published (With Guest Tim from Hooded Horse)

Rick and Tim are joined by Tim from Hooded Horse, an indie game publishing studio as they discuss the best tips to get your game published.

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The Pros and Cons of Larger Projects

Rick and Tim are joined by our Head of Community, Lucy Becker as they discuss the pros and cons of larger projects.

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Productivity Tips And Tricks For Longer Projects

Join Rick and Tim as they discuss plenty of tips and tricks for longer projects and how to keep distractions to a minimum.

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Unreal Engine 5 Launch With Stephen Ulibarri

Find out what is new with Unreal Engine 5 with Stephen Ulibarri as Rick and Tim join him to talk about if it is safe to move UE4 projects to UE5 and much more.

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Making an Epic SciFi Game with Todd D’Arcy, Developer of Falling Frontier

Learn what it takes for your game to gain traction with Todd D'Arcy as he is joined by Rick and Tim to talk about his experience and how he has been developing his game Falling Frontiers.

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From Learning Unity To Working For Unity With Antonia Forster

Looking for inspiration? You'll love this then! Antonia Forster joins Rick and Tim to talk us through her experiences from working at zoos, becoming a GameDev.tv student and getting a job at Unity.

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Ethics and Addiction in Games

Don't let video games take over your life and as a developer make sure you follow gaming ethics. Join Rick and Tim as they discuss how to maintain a perfect balance.

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Launching A Steam Game With Stefan Persson (Imphenzia)

Looking to publish your game on Steam but have a few question? Stefan Persson (Imphenzia) joins Rick and Tim to talk us through his experience and how he prepares to publish his & Christian's Steam game, Line Wars.

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Procedural Generation Of Mazes In Unreal Engine, Part II

In the previous part, we've learned how to create a memory representation of a maze. Today, we finish our implementation, and we'll finally see our maze rendered.

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Procedural Generation Of Mazes In Unreal Engine, Part I

In the first part of the two-parts series about maze generation, I'd like to show you a relatively easy way of creating a memory representation of a maze, which we're going to use in part II for building an actual maze from a few modular pieces.

Breaking Through the Wall of Fear!

Everyone has a time when they are suffering from creative block! For some, the block is fear. It can be the fear of not being good enough or the fear

Marketing Your First Indie Game: 12+ Tips from Developers

According to experts, very few indie games succeed, with roughly 1% of game developers making a profit. But don’t despair. Anna, from Kevin.games, is here with the ultimate guide of game self-promotion strategies!

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How To Price Yourself As A Game Dev Freelancer

Not sure how to price your game dev services!? Join industry veterans Rick Davidson, Tim Ruswick and Richard Salyniuk as they offer some valuable tips on how to price yourself.

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Noob Mistakes To Avoid As A Game Dev Freelancer

Worried about making mistakes as a game dev freelancer newbie? Learn from industry veterans Rick Davidson, Tim Ruswick and Richard Salyniuk as they point you in the right direction on what mistakes to avoid as a noob.

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What Are My Indie Game Dev Freelance Options?

Wonder what your game dev freelance options are? Join industry veterans Rick Davidson, Tim Ruswick and Richard Salyniuk as they discuss choosing your GameDev freelance path.

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Where To Start With Zero Experience As A Game Dev Freelancer

Industry veterans Rick Davidson & Tim Ruswick are joined by Richard Salyniuk from Canterkerous Games to discuss where to start with zero experience as a game dev freelancer.

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Write Down What You Are Expected To Do As A Game Dev Freelancer

Industry veterans Rick Davidson & Tim Ruswick are joined by Richard Salyniuk from Canterkerous Games to discuss what you should write down as a game dev freelancer.

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The 'F' Word, Free Vs Not Free As A Game Dev Freelancer

Industry veterans Rick Davidson & Tim Ruswick are joined by Richard Salyniuk from Canterkerous Games to discuss free vs not free as a game dev freelancer.

My Journey from Stay-At-Home Mom to Game Developer

A game developer? Me? That’s probably what I would have said to you two years ago if you had told me that would be my job title today. I

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Super Powered Study Tips for Game Developers!

While I was attending college I learned a lot of study strategies, and in this blog I'm going to share them with you! I'll go over tips for scheduling your study time, studying instructional videos, and recording and organizing what you learn

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How to make AI sentient in Unity, Part II

In the second, and final, part of the miniseries about AI senses, I'm going to guide you through an implementation of reactive AI behavior for patrolling between selected points, chasing a player when it's seen, and investigating a location player has been heard on.

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How to make AI sentient in Unity, Part I

In the first of two parts miniseries about AI senses, I'm going to guide you through an implementation of eyes and ears for NPCs, that takes advantage of inheritance and UnityEvents. In the subsequent part, I'll show you how to create some reactive behaviors using the state pattern.

Turning Laser Defender into My First Attempt at a Full Game (Pt. 4)

In this last section, I'll briefly discuss some of the design elements I haven't covered and also provide some final impressions of what I've learnt overall. Narrative: The Shortest SectionYeah…

Turning Laser Defender into My First Attempt at a Full Game (Pt. 3)

Pixel Art (…or Pixel-ish art???)Oh, what was I thinking…? If I had not attempted to do the pixel art for this project, it would have cut the timeline in