A HobbyGameDev entry, done in podcast-style, about how a little bit of planning can be just what's needed to keep a project moving forward.

Full transcript on the blog: http://www.hobbygamedev.com/int/a-little-planning/

Music (at the start and end) excerpts via Creative Commons Attribution 3.0, from BoxCat Games

A Little Planning Can Go a Long Way

A HobbyGameDev entry, done in podcast-style, doing my best to offer some considerations for a reader wondering about making an unlicensed noncommercial game. Intellectual property is absolutely a topic that videogame developers, even if indie, student, hobby, or only doing noncommercial projects, really should try to become better acquainted with.

(Though ultimately - as I'll stress repeatedly in the entry that follows - developers should be consulting with a real lawyer over any and all questions, rather than acting dangerously on their/our own informal and necessarily incomplete knowledge of these complicated subjects. This entry is offered only as a starting point on some terminology and concepts, and hopefully helpful in steering readers towards what kinds of questions to ask and search for, perhaps raising awareness of complications that otherwise may not have been recognized before as potential issues.)

Full transcript on the blog: http://www.hobbygamedev.com/adv/intellectual-property-and-hobby-game-development/

Music (at the start and end) excerpts via Creative Commons Attribution 3.0, from BoxCat Games

Intellectual Property and Hobby Game Development

A HobbyGameDev entry, done in podcast-style, in response to (or rather an excerpt from) a brief online discussion about female armor in games.

Full transcript on the blog: http://www.hobbygamedev.com/spx/female-armor/

Links mentioned at the end with more information about gender and games -
Research paper: http://lmc.gatech.edu/~cpearce3/PearcePubs/HegemonyOfPlayFINAL.pdf

Book on the subject:
http://www.amazon.com/Gender-Inclusive-Game-Design-Development/dp/1584502398/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1373302276&sr=8-1

An external blog entry I wrote on gender and games (the Donkey Kong Pauline hack):
http://lmc.gatech.edu/~cpearce3/lcc4725/blog/?p=5861

Music (at the start and end) excerpts via Creative Commons Attribution 3.0, from BoxCat Games

Open Response to a Question About Female Armor

For an old HobbyGameDev entry (formerly streamed for the post via Google Reader widget that has since stopped working): http://www.hobbygamedev.com/articles/vol13/interactionartist-guided-tour/

InteractionArtist.com talk at UCBerkeley - April 2, 2010

Audio from one of my older YouTube videos that I created for HobbyGameDev.com

I recorded this back when I was still figuring out my lighting, camera settings, backdrop, and other elements of video production quality, and since it's just me talking anyway in this case I think the audio works better without the rough video.

(Music by The Spin Wires, used with permission)

Time Management Is Not About Time

The first track in the Interest-Driven Design audio course. For more information visit http://hobbygamedev.com/idd/

Interest-Driven Design - Free First Track

A HobbyGameDev entry, done in podcast-style, about the benefits and high level concepts behind PHP, CSS, and MySQL.

The complete transcript can be found over at HobbyGameDev.com
http://www.hobbygamedev.com/adv/why-learn-php-css-and-mysql/

Why Learn PHP, CSS, and MySQL

A HobbyGameDev entry, done in podcast-style, about a quick web port of an old public kiosk game, and how the shift in context affects our evaluation of the game's design.

The complete transcript can be found over at HobbyGameDev.com:
http://www.hobbygamedev.com/adv/buggy3d-one-day-port/ ‎

Buggy3D One Day Port: Context Changes and Game Design

A HobbyGameDev entry, done in podcast-style, about preparing to squeeze the most out of 3-5 days at the Game Developers Conference.

Music (at the start and end) excerpts are by Kevin MacLeod, via Creative Commons, from http://incompetech.com

The complete transcript can be found over at HobbyGameDev.com: 
www.hobbygamedev.com/int/your-first-gdc‎/

Getting the Most Out of Your First GDC

A HobbyGameDev entry, done in podcast-style, with 20 common questions and answers for beginning hobby videogame developers.

Music at the start and end excerpts are by Kevin MacLeod, via Creative Commons, from incompetech.com

The complete transcript can be found over at HobbyGameDev.com: 
www.hobbygamedev.com/beg/hgd-20-questions/

Hobby Videogame Development: 20 Questions

A HobbyGameDev entry, done in podcast-style, about creating a short video trailer to help promote your non-commercial hobby/student projects. Grounded in the example of the trailer I recently put together for Attack of the Cubes, a Spring 2013 Georgia Tech VGDev game developed by my friends and classmates.

The Attack of the Cubes video trailer:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uKhjP8B6gj8

Establishing a Videogame Development Club:
http://www.hobbygamedev.com/articles/vol7/establishing-a-videogame-development-club/

Music (at the start and end) excerpts are from a song titled "still alive" composed and performed by alxd, via Creative Commons Attribution, from https://soundcloud.com/alxdmusic/alxd-still-alive

For more material to go with this audio, check out: 
http://www.hobbygamedev.com/adv/assemble-a-short-trailer-example-attack-of-the-cubes/

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