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An old guy actually came up to me the other day and said this. I responded politely - after all, he seemed angry enough about the world without my help - but this is what I was thinking.

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Making it in Indie Games: Starter Guide

Every now and then someone will ask me for advice on making it as a professional indie game developer. First, it’s a huge honor to be asked that. So I want to say “Thank you!” Second… damn, if I really want to help out it’s a serious endeavor. Of course, I could always say "Give it your best! Work hard! Be true to yourself!" and it wouldn’t be a terrible reply… just not a terribly useful one, either.

So here it is. Here is what I’m going to link when that rare situation arises again, because it’s too much work to write it up more than once! This is advice that I feel may actually be practical to someone who is just starting out as an indie game developer. Hope it helps!

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Great advice about starting out as a game maker from the creator of Spelunky.

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Last summer I was lucky enough to work on this animated miniseries called Five Fables for Flickerpix, a lovely animation studio in North Ireland. Flickerpix had teamed up with the late poet Seamus Heaney and comedian/actor Billy Connolly to produce five animated fables. Each of the fables have their own unique styles, and I got to work on two of them! One of the episodes I worked on just recently aired on BBC NI, but unfortunately, it’s only available to viewers in the UK.

Under the direction of the super talented directors Joel Simon and Dean Burke, I developed the style and characters, storyboarded, and painted backgrounds for this episode titled The Fox, the Wolf, and the Carter. The project was a blast to work on, and I’m so glad it’s finally airing! You can watch the trailer for the series here: https://vimeo.com/fivefables and even view a few clips. Those of you lucky folks in the UK, be sure to tune in and watch the rest of the series on TV or online. I’ll be posting more work from the other episode I worked on after it airs next week!

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Phenomenal paintings from one of my roomates

#notmyart

Nerdy Workout just launched on iOS! Here's the trailer! And here's the app store link: https://itunes.apple.com/nz/app/nerdy-workout/id837012895

#my game #nerdy workout #app #trailer

Sharkfest!!

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Nerdy Workout goes live on the app store Thursday!

#woot

Made this cover for a cookbook my mom put together for my cousin Cherilyn (that's the top of her face so she can stare at herself while she's cooking)

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Fanciful creatures from my Fiverr gig...a purdy unicorn, a dumb cyclops & a "YOLOing" dragon. (Yes, the buyer actually asked for a YOLOing dragon)

#dragon #unicorn #cyclops #myart #fiverr

Made this for the Do It In Ten animation challenge! The theme is TIME. Vote for my entry here! http://www.showmetheanimation.com/index.php/joe-rothenberg/

#my art #animation #10 seconds

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Bouncing on Baby Bowser’s head in Yoshi’s Island.

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I remember this

People have been ordering a lot of apes on my Fiverr lately

#apes #my art #fiverr

My short is NFFTY's film of the week! :D

Sir Knightly is in love with the Princess but his love is not reciprocated. When a fire-breathing dragon arrives, the Princess thinks he is way hotter than Sir Knightly, so she rides off with the dragon to his castle. Against the advice of the Singing Sword, Sir Knightly sets off to rescue the Princess with […]

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