Game Dev Arena

Beginning my first Game Dev Freelance contract this month. Get my take on my experience and what helped me land this project. Hopefully giving you all some inspiration toward landing your first freelance project, if wanting to go that route. Barracks Article - https://bit.ly/3KE7vJv Check out my Social Media  Twitter - https://twitter.com/vigmu2  Tumblr - https://meedajoe0417.tumblr.com/  Discord...

Received an opportunity to make a game using the CryEngine Game Engine and thought how great it would be to talk about it in the Arena. This is going to be a multi-episode topic. So be on the lookout for additional info. Barracks Article - https://bit.ly/3KvuN5u Check out my Social Media  Twitter - https://twitter.com/vigmu2  Tumblr - https://meedajoe0417.tumblr.com/  Discord - https://discord.gg/...

Exciting information I saw scrolling through Twitter this past week. Let’s get into what Xbox is doing for us Indie Devs. Barracks Article - https://bit.ly/3KfyJXV ID@Xbox Tweet - https://bit.ly/3ZqcGSF Check out my Social Media  Twitter - https://twitter.com/vigmu2  Tumblr - https://meedajoe0417.tumblr.com/  Discord - https://discord.gg/AYEAK5RmFR  If you would like to donate for my current work...

When starting a new engine, things could be overwhelming that you don’t want to continue using it. That happened to me with Defold. Hear about that experience and what brought about coming back to the engine. Barracks Article - https://bit.ly/3TGhfGU Check out my Social Media  Twitter - https://twitter.com/vigmu2  Tumblr - https://meedajoe0417.tumblr.com/  Discord - https://discord.gg/AYEAK5RmFR ...

Discussing potentially a new episode format and going to give it a try during next week’s Arena. Listen to this week’s Random Encounter episode to find out more. Check out my Social Media  Twitter - https://twitter.com/vigmu2  Tumblr - https://meedajoe0417.tumblr.com/  Discord - https://discord.gg/AYEAK5RmFR  If you would like to donate for my current work and for further content!  You can donate...

While I’m nowhere close to an expert, let us take a stroll down Pixel Game Art Development lane. Check out my Social Media  Twitter - https://twitter.com/vigmu2  Tumblr - https://meedajoe0417.tumblr.com/  Discord - https://discord.gg/AYEAK5RmFR  If you would like to donate for my current work and for further content!  You can donate here -- https://bit.ly/3ea8q3u  Provide thoughts on show and join...

2D Game World building; had a brief discussion on the topic in a past Arena. Now with some more insight/experience on 2D game development, let us dive a little deeper now. Check out my Social Media  Twitter - https://twitter.com/vigmu2  Tumblr - https://meedajoe0417.tumblr.com/  Discord - https://discord.gg/AYEAK5RmFR  If you would like to donate for my current work and for further content!  You c...

Article 1 - https://bit.ly/3Kj86BA Article 2 - https://bit.ly/3IFvDvz https://gamedevfund.vc/#apply Article 3 - https://bit.ly/3YBIYuk Check out my Social Media  Twitter - https://twitter.com/vigmu2  Tumblr - https://meedajoe0417.tumblr.com/  Discord - https://discord.gg/AYEAK5RmFR  If you would like to donate for my current work and for further content!  You can donate here -- https://bit.ly/3ea8...

Spritesheets, Tilesets, TiledMaps…. Heard a lot when talking 2D Game Content Creation. How do they differ? How are they similar? Let’s talk about it in the Arena. Check out my Social Media  Twitter - https://twitter.com/vigmu2  Tumblr - https://meedajoe0417.tumblr.com/  Discord - https://discord.gg/AYEAK5RmFR  If you would like to donate for my current work and for further content!  You can donate...

A big goal, for this year, is beginning as many different genres and making Minimum Viable Products (MVPs) out of them. Let’s intro our way into Making the Genre segments for the Game Dev Arena. Check out my Social Media  Twitter - https://twitter.com/vigmu2  Tumblr - https://meedajoe0417.tumblr.com/  Discord - https://discord.gg/AYEAK5RmFR  If you would like to donate for my current work and for...

While seeing this question asked and reading an old post on a forum. Thought it be good to find out whether Cocos2dx is really dead or not. Check out my Social Media  Twitter - https://twitter.com/vigmu2  Tumblr - https://meedajoe0417.tumblr.com/  Discord - https://discord.gg/AYEAK5RmFR  If you would like to donate for my current work and for further content!  You can donate here -- https://bit.ly...

Taking a look at the long list of genres that have been made since the inception of video game making. Let’s see how many different genres we can make before the end of 2023. Check out my Social Media  Twitter - https://twitter.com/vigmu2  Tumblr - https://meedajoe0417.tumblr.com/  Discord - https://discord.gg/AYEAK5RmFR  If you would like to donate for my current work and for further content!  Yo...

The gates are open to a new year of battling and conquering all things on the Game Dev spectrum. Time to open this year with new goals so let’s get after it Participants!!! Check out my Social Media  Twitter - https://twitter.com/vigmu2  Tumblr - https://meedajoe0417.tumblr.com/  Discord - https://discord.gg/AYEAK5RmFR  If you would like to donate for my current work and for further content!  You...

Going over the 3 points that was Good, Bad, and oh so Ugly with what was achieved in 2022. Listen for the return date in 2023. Check out my Social Media  Twitter - https://twitter.com/vigmu2  Tumblr - https://meedajoe0417.tumblr.com/  Discord - https://discord.gg/AYEAK5RmFR  If you would like to donate for my current work and for further content!  You can donate here -- https://bit.ly/3ea8q3u  Pro...

We got another place to learn coding for free. CodeSignal is next in line in the Arena. Check it out - https://codesignal.com/ Check out my Social Media  Twitter - https://twitter.com/vigmu2  Tumblr - https://meedajoe0417.tumblr.com/  Discord - https://discord.gg/AYEAK5RmFR  If you would like to donate for my current work and for further content!  You can donate here -- https://bit.ly/3ea8q3u  Pro...

Hackerrank is the next place on my list where you could learn to code for free with C++ and some other languages. Of course, in the Arena, we are working mainly with C++. Check out my Social Media  Twitter - https://twitter.com/vigmu2  Tumblr - https://meedajoe0417.tumblr.com/  Discord - https://discord.gg/AYEAK5RmFR  If you would like to donate for my current work and for further content!  You ca...

Took a course through Sololearn on understanding C++ better. I say it has really been beneficial and thought it best to bring it to the Arena for all participants to hear. iPhone users - https://apple.co/3tjVhNK Android users - https://bit.ly/3tktqNp Check out my Social Media  Twitter - https://twitter.com/vigmu2  Tumblr - https://meedajoe0417.tumblr.com/  Discord - https://discord.gg/AYEAK5RmFR ...

Started really getting into nitty gritty of learning C++ to get better. Have a few places that I’ve started using to really get better at coding in C++. Check out my Social Media  Twitter - https://twitter.com/vigmu2  Tumblr - https://meedajoe0417.tumblr.com/  Discord - https://discord.gg/AYEAK5RmFR  If you would like to donate for my current work and for further content!  You can donate here -- h...

In the barracks this week, found some good articles to read. But we shall highlight them this week in the barracks. https://bit.ly/3TSowCD - #1. https://bit.ly/3SBXb6G - #2. https://bit.ly/3TYa5g7 - #3. https://bit.ly/3syipYp - #4. Check out my Social Media  Twitter - https://twitter.com/vigmu2  Tumblr - https://meedajoe0417.tumblr.com/  Discord - https://discord.gg/AYEAK5RmFR  If you would like t...

Talking about the Cocos2d-x Game Engine and plans going forward with it. Fiverr link - https://bit.ly/3gulplG Check out my Social Media  Twitter - https://twitter.com/vigmu2  Tumblr - https://meedajoe0417.tumblr.com/  Discord - https://discord.gg/AYEAK5RmFR  If you would like to donate for my current work and for further content!  You can donate here -- https://bit.ly/3ea8q3u  Provide thoughts on...

Checking out our final Indie Game Dev Community that was recommended by AskGamDev off their YouTube channel. Check out my Social Media  Twitter - https://twitter.com/vigmu2  Tumblr - https://meedajoe0417.tumblr.com/  Discord - https://discord.gg/AYEAK5RmFR  If you would like to donate for my current work and for further content!  You can donate here -- https://bit.ly/3ea8q3u  Provide thoughts on s...

Another Indie Game Dev Community. Let’s check out another good place to get your game development needs from. https://gamedev.net Check out my Social Media  Twitter - https://twitter.com/vigmu2  Tumblr - https://meedajoe0417.tumblr.com/  Discord - https://discord.gg/AYEAK5RmFR  If you would like to donate for my current work and for further content!  You can donate here -- https://bit.ly/3ea8q3u ...

Checking out another Indie Game Dev Community with the Indiedb Forum. https://www.indiedb.com Check out my Social Media  Twitter - https://twitter.com/vigmu2  Tumblr - https://meedajoe0417.tumblr.com/  Discord - https://discord.gg/AYEAK5RmFR  If you would like to donate for my current work and for further content!  You can donate here -- https://bit.ly/3ea8q3u  Provide thoughts on show and join em...

We have hit 1,000 listens with the podcast!!! This Random Encounter is celebrating that milestone along with other updates that are happening. Thank you all for your continued support. Let’s all keep battling and conquering our game dev goals. Check out my Social Media  Twitter - https://twitter.com/vigmu2  Tumblr - https://meedajoe0417.tumblr.com/  Discord - https://discord.gg/AYEAK5RmFR  If you...

Looking at another Indie Game Dev Community to help with getting more exposure as an Indie Dev. https://www.tigsource.com Check out my Social Media  Twitter - https://twitter.com/vigmu2  Tumblr - https://meedajoe0417.tumblr.com/  Discord - https://discord.gg/AYEAK5RmFR  If you would like to donate for my current work and for further content!  You can donate here -- https://bit.ly/3ea8q3u  Provide...