How to Build a Game Development Team

How to Build a Game Development Team

Building a game development team that works well can be quite difficult. I wanted to look back at my experience in a classroom, working with nearly fifty different teams and put together a list of qualities that I believe had made up some of my best teams over the...
What Should a Game Design Document Include?

What Should a Game Design Document Include?

If you are preparing to start a game development project, then you probably understand the importance of building a game design document. Having a game design document will help you ensure you have a clear vision for your game, will help avoid project creep, and will...
Does Unity Require Coding?

Does Unity Require Coding?

Game development is a growing industry. Many people have a strong desire to learn the skills necessary to build their own games. Due to the number of disciplines needed to build a game, I can understand why there may be people who are avoiding some technical skills...
The Ultimate Guide to Learn Game Design

The Ultimate Guide to Learn Game Design

With over ten years of game development experience, I wanted to sit back and think about what I would do if I had to learn everything again from scratch. What steps would I take? Where would I even begin? When it comes to game development, it is unlike most other...
Is It Hard to Make a Mobile Game?

Is It Hard to Make a Mobile Game?

Someone may think that building a mobile game is easier than building other forms of games. However, regardless of the platform you choose to release your game on, each process comes with its own set of challenges. In general, building games is difficult. We will look...
Does Unity Have Free Assets?

Does Unity Have Free Assets?

If you are just getting started with game development, or perhaps the Unity game engine, you may be wondering about how to find free assets that you can use for testing purposes. Or, perhaps you are wanting to build a commercial game and you are curious about whether...
What Percentage Do Game Publishers Take?

What Percentage Do Game Publishers Take?

If you are creating a commercial game, intended to make money, you may be wondering about how a publisher can help you. Should you get a publisher for your video game? What are the advantages and disadvantages of getting a game publisher? These are all valid questions...
Why Does Game Development Take So Long?

Why Does Game Development Take So Long?

When people think of a single project taking multiple years, it seems almost overwhelming. When you factor in that a single project may require hundreds of people and still take multiple years, you might consider that insane. It’s one of the reasons that game...
Can You Share Unity Projects?

Can You Share Unity Projects?

Ever wanted to allow more than one person to work on a project without overwriting each others work? This can be extremely frustrating for new development teams who have not used any version control system before. The ones available to Unity have been difficult to use...
How to Prepare for a Game Jam

How to Prepare for a Game Jam

Game jams can go one of two ways. You either feel really accomplished at the end, or you feel extremely frustrated looking at all the time that was wasted. The best way not to waste your time is to be as prepared as possible. Have a little bit of a game plan going...