Mediavania
Industry
Be a poet for your game
Nothing matters more than understanding and honoring your game's genre
Writer
SC
Sebastian Cardoso
24 indexed pieces
Industry
The video game executive playbook, part two
The weekly, monthly and quarterly rhythms to lead a game studio
Industry
The video game executive playbook, part one
The journey from making a game to leading a game company
Industry
Game studio due diligence
What a publisher, investor or buyer checks when they look at your studio
Game Development
Managing the emotional rollercoaster of game development
Morale swings in production are predictable and can be reasonably managed
Game Development
Canceling a game in production
How to analyze the situation, make a pragmatic decision and act on it if needed
Industry
A live operations primer for game studios
Running a PC or console game as an ongoing service, from the decision to the day you turn the servers off
Industry
How to get to a game publisher term sheet
What does and doesn't help you score a funding deal
Industry
What bad looks like in the games industry
Documented dysfunctions that our industry refuses to outgrow
Game Development
Poor performance is not a game engine problem
Frame rate is almost exclusively a development process outcome
Indie Games
Conflict resolution for indie game studios
A framework for diagnosing and resolving conflict in small teams
Culture
Cultivating a culture of experimentation
How to truly foster creativity, originality and innovation in game development
AI & Gaming
AI in game development today
Dispatches from deep inside the inner conflict, fascination and confusion
Industry
A Toyota lesson game studios can learn from
The NUMMI story and what it teaches us about building teams that actually work
Industry
An HR and payroll primer for indie game studios
Hiring abroad, doing payroll, providing benefits and more
Game Development
The game developer's career Ikigai
How to be deliberate about your career path in game development
Game Development
How to close a video game
A practical game development guide to switch from doing to shipping
