Declaration of Indie Game Devs
magic101hi
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1. Without game design, there is nothing.
You can get rid of visuals, music, business or technology and we will still make great games.
2. Designers must drive the vision of the game.
We are prime movers, not replaceable cogs.
3. We dedicate ourselves to the lifelong mastery of design.
Dilettantes need not apply.
4. We strive to be renaissance designers.
We fluently speak the languages of game development and business:
We speak the language of creative. All art and music ultimately serves the game play.
We speak the language of production. Game design determines the scope and need for the content that production shepherds.
We speak the language of engineering. Technology is one tool that enable the experiences designers choose.
We speak the language of business. Modern monetization, retention and distribution are directly driven by game systems.
5. We will not be silenced!
We tirelessly promote our vision both internally and to the public.
6. We fearlessly embrace new markets and trends.
We then reinvent them to be better.
7. We demand the freedom to fail!
Design advances through experimentation.
8. We have a choice:
Create with our own voices or sell our talents into servitude.
-Josh
You can get rid of visuals, music, business or technology and we will still make great games.
2. Designers must drive the vision of the game.
We are prime movers, not replaceable cogs.
3. We dedicate ourselves to the lifelong mastery of design.
Dilettantes need not apply.
4. We strive to be renaissance designers.
We fluently speak the languages of game development and business:
We speak the language of creative. All art and music ultimately serves the game play.
We speak the language of production. Game design determines the scope and need for the content that production shepherds.
We speak the language of engineering. Technology is one tool that enable the experiences designers choose.
We speak the language of business. Modern monetization, retention and distribution are directly driven by game systems.
5. We will not be silenced!
We tirelessly promote our vision both internally and to the public.
6. We fearlessly embrace new markets and trends.
We then reinvent them to be better.
7. We demand the freedom to fail!
Design advances through experimentation.
8. We have a choice:
Create with our own voices or sell our talents into servitude.
-Josh
Comments
nice motiving speech.
DL
Definitely believe that something like this is good for every indie dev to jot down and post on the wall beside their workspace...
*\(^o^)/*
-Josh