Going Indie: Indie Game Development is for individuals who dream of making games, hardcore gamers who would like to understand their developer-heroes, and game industry professionals seeking practical experience prior to starting their own company. The content is tuned to impart experience and wisdom by recounting histories of companies, biographical information about those involved, and a smattering of details that business-oriented readers would find interesting. The book covers success stories as well as failures in indie game development. An enlightening read for anyone interested in digging deeper into games beyond the thin veneer of pretty pixels and nice sound effects.
Key Features
- Delves into the minds of artists-turned-technologists, allowing the reader to understand the considerations behind starting a business based around the creation of entertainment for its own sake
- Reveals stories of people driving indie game studios—some of which you might have heard and some of which you might not
- Shows the human side of game development, where emotions run high and stakes even higher
- ISBN10 1466593989
- ISBN13 9781466593985
- Publish Date 31 December 2023
- Publish Status Cancelled
- Publish Country US
- Publisher Taylor & Francis Inc
- Imprint CRC Press Inc
- Format Paperback
- Pages 256
- Language English