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What Really Defines A Social Game?
Social Games are a bit like a ball, they're inert when they're in the garage and not much fun on when your on your own\*. The more people there are the better the ball does it's job and the more people have fun. Then you're at the World Cup in South...
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How To Get The Most From Social Game Reviews
In the second part of the series on **Leveraging Social Media To Maximise Your Game Sales**, I'll expand on the [previous article](/2010/06/leveraging-social-media.html) and cover the topic of useful easily getting **Real Feedback**, which already...
Read morebusinessmarketingWhy has multiformat games development become so problematic?
> With release dates slipping as titles need 'further development time' > and louder groans from coders regarding the trials of contemporary > CPUs, we look at how the increasingly contradictory nature of > development – with studios asked to make...
Read moreproductionWeekend Reading - 12/Jun/2010
As the editor of @simeonpashley I love to hear from you and share the brilliant things I find from other game development linchpins I discover. I've recently updated the site [book shelf](/book-shelf) with books I recently discovered from an...
Read moreread meHow To Improve Your Video Game Pitch
I've seen my game pitches in my time, and I've made quite a few myself but I'm continually amazed and just what some people think they're doing. Think about all those poor saps who've been sent to the slaughter on "X Factor" for our amusement when...
Read morebusinessconferencepitchWhy you should use Minimum Viable Product game production
The term **Minimum Viable Product** (MVP) has recently come to be used in the world of video game production but what does it mean and how can it benefit our games and the gamers themselves, including how to get the feedback you need. The phrase...
Read moreleanmvpproductionQuote - Any fool can make things complex, it takes a genius to make things simple.
'nuff said.
Read more5 Top Tips from a Freelance Game Programmer
I recently reconnected with an old friend who's been a Freelance Game Programmer for many years, I asked him what advice he could give to someone just starting out and here's his top tips: I particularly like his ethos: *"value-for-money & minimum...
Read morecareerfreelanceguestprogrammerQuote - The gift is to the giver, and comes back to him... - Walt Whitman
There is real satisfaction to be had in giving someone a gift and making a difference in their day and you ask nothing in return. Do you give little metaphorical gifts in your work or your games? Little bonus items people aren't expecting?
Read moregamesAvoiding Game Development Contract Pitfalls - Royalties
[img](/assets/img/soundexchangeartist.jpg) Here at @simeonpashley we like to clear some of the fog surrounding the more complex business of making...
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