Book description
The indie game developer’s complete guide to running a studio.
The climate for the games industry has never been hotter, and this is only set to continue as the marketplace for tablets, consoles and phones grow. Seemingly every day there is a story of how a successful app or game has earned thousands of downloads and revenue. As the market size increases, so does the number of people developing and looking to develop their own app or game to publish. The Indie Game Developer Handbook covers every aspect of running a game development studio—from the initial creation of the game through to completion, release and beyond.
- Accessible and complete guide to many aspects of running a game development studio from funding and development through QA, publishing, marketing, and more.
- Provides a useful knowledge base and help to support the learning process of running an indie development studio in an honest, approachable and easy to understand way.
- Case studies, interviews from other studies and industry professionals grant an first-hand look into the world of indie game development
Table of contents
- Cover
- Title
- Copyright
- Contents
- Indie Game Development
- 1 Development Tools and Resources
- 2 Self-Publishing
- 3 QA, Localisations and Age Ratings
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4 PR and Reaching Out to the Press
- Game Icon
- Tagline—A One-Sentence Description of the Game
- Descriptive Paragraph Describing the Game in Further Detail
- Closing Line ‘Call-to-Action’
- Bullet Point Feature List
- Marketing Keywords
- Copywriting Tips
- Press Releases
- The Press Kit
- Press Distribution Services
- Tier One Services
- Who Should You Contact?
- YouTubers Are the New Games Press
- Reviews and Press Coverage
- Tools and Resources
- 5 Marketing
- 6 Advertising
- 7 Websites, Forums and Source Control
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8 Funding
- An Introduction to Funding
- The Due Diligence Process
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Sources of Funding
- Early Access/Alpha Funding
- Abertay University Prototype Fund
- Business Angels
- Venture Capital
- Digital Capital
- Game Incubators and Accelerators
- Crowdfunding
- Games Publishers
- Platform Holders
- Development Grants
- Regional Growth Funds
- Festivals and Contest Prizes
- Production Tax Credits
- Research and Development (R&D) Tax Credits
- 9 Tax, Legal and Other Odds and Ends
- Index
Product information
- Title: The Indie Game Developer Handbook
- Author(s):
- Release date: February 2015
- Publisher(s): Routledge
- ISBN: 9781317573647
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