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Module 4 References

Gavin17 Sep 2022 Comments: 0

This post contains a week-by-week list of references used during this module.

Week 1 – The Indie Games Industry

TYROLLER, Jonas. 2020. 10 Steps To Making a Successful Game [Film]. Available at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GoQ2DfR8dfI [accessed 16 Oct 2022].
GDC and Jason ROHRER. 2019. 2014 vs. 2018: The Shape of Financial Success Before and After the Indiepocalypse [Film]. Available at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sIqz5xmQKnc [accessed 16 Oct 2022].
GDC et al. 2016. What Do We Mean When We Say Indiepocalypse? [Film]. Available at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r30CIneO534 [accessed 16 Oct 2022].
INDIECADE and Ben FODDY. 2014. Indiecade East 2014: State of the Union - Bennett Foddy (Keynote) [Film]. Available at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7XfCT3jhEC0 [accessed 16 Oct 2022].

Week 2 – Creating a Viable Game Product

GAME DEV UNLOCKED and Thomas BRUSH. 2021. Is the Indie Game Dev Dream Worth It? [Film]. Available at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6RzfPS-GHx4 [accessed 15 Oct 2022].
THOMAS BRUSH and David WEHLE. 2020. How This Game Dev Sold 200,000 Copies of His Game [Film]. Available at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=igRBWT6TDy4 [accessed 15 Oct 2022].
BIRKETT, Jake. 2018. You are spending too long making your game [Film]. Available at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XmIFaAU0mJg [accessed 15 Oct 2022].
GDC and Mike ROSE. 2018. Let’s Be Realistic: A Deep Dive into How Games Are Selling on Steam [Film]. Available at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WycVOCbeKqQ [accessed 15 Oct 2022].
GDC and Erik JOHNSON. 2018. Know Your Market: Making Indie Games That Sell [Film]. Available at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uy0Dfr-mnUY [accessed 15 Oct 2022].
BRACE YOURSELF GAMES. 2021. The Final Clark Tank [Film]. Available at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z5UFdcPiKNg [accessed 15 Oct 2022].
BRACE YOURSELF GAMES and Ryan CLARK. 2018. How to Consistently Make Profitable Indie Games [Film]. Available at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LlAc5sBtGkc [accessed 15 Oct 2022].

Week 3 – Creating Games with Appeal

BRACE YOURSELF GAMES and Ryan CLARK. 2020. Clark Tank DEEP DIVE | How to Make Video Game Hooks: Part 2 [Film]. Available at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F-8N0DuHwJo [accessed 9 Oct 2022].
BRACE YOURSELF GAMES and Ryan CLARK. 2020. Clark Tank DEEP DIVE | How to Make Video Game Hooks: Part 1 [Film]. Available at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NOb-PdYwkwk [accessed 9 Oct 2022].
INDIE GAMES COLLECTIVE. 2015. The Triforce of Game Design - Iain Lobb [Film]. Available at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gn6QWyRnNNA [accessed 9 Oct 2022].
GDC and Mike ROSE. 2018. Marketing on Zero Budget [Film]. Available at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l3QnovWYvwo [accessed 9 Oct 2022].
GDC and Nick POPOVICH. 2019. Making Games That Stand Out and Survive [Film]. Available at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DTvBgmNL-p0 [accessed 9 Oct 2022].
GDC. 2019. All Systems No: Learning from the Doomed Launch of Brigador [Film]. Available at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qUsuusNLxik [accessed 9 Oct 2022].
GDC. 2018. Slime Rancher: A Preemptive Postmortem [Film]. Available at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gyDOrNbvFN8 [accessed 9 Oct 2022].

Week 4 – Building Awareness of Your Game

AURONEN, Tuomas. 2021. Zero Budget VIDEO GAME MARKETING // 5 Useful Tips for YouTube Marketing [Film]. Available at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GOwF-vKJ9Y0 [accessed 15 Oct 2022].
AURONEN, Tuomas. 2021. Zero Budget VIDEO GAME MARKETING // Finding Creators // Influencer Marketing Services [Film]. Available at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ukw_vTFjSDo [accessed 15 Oct 2022].
AURONEN, Tuomas. 2021. Zero Budget VIDEO GAME MARKETING // YouTube Game Marketing // Approaching Creators [Film]. Available at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e85UCTb3Fak [accessed 15 Oct 2022].
AURONEN, Tuomas. 2021. Zero Budget VIDEO GAME MARKETING // Going Viral on Steam [Film]. Available at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mc6FPtgKQkY [accessed 15 Oct 2022].
AURONEN, Tuomas. 2021. Zero Budget VIDEO GAME MARKETING // Marketing for Indie Game Developers [Film]. Available at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fvsI4BHSTHw [accessed 15 Oct 2022].
GDC and David WEHLE. 2019. No Time, No Budget, No Problem: Finishing The First Tree [Film]. Available at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g5f7yixtQPc [accessed 15 Oct 2022].
WIMSETT, Ben. 2021. What 2 YEARS of Unity Indie Game Development looks like... [Film]. Available at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zW8uvrxfw_A [accessed 15 Oct 2022].
GDC, Bennett FODY and Zach GAGE. 2019. Put Your Name on Your Game, a Talk by Bennett Foddy and Zach Gage [Film]. Available at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N4UFC0y1tY0 [accessed 15 Oct 2022].
EGX and Adam LIEB. 2020. The Right Way to Market PC and Console Games in 2020 [Film]. Available at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xfsx8SMyXTY [accessed 15 Oct 2022].
INDIEGAMEBUSINESS® and Chris ZUKOWSKI. 2021. Chris Zukowski - How to spy on your competition to build your marketing plan [Film]. Available at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tq39KKuhV5M [accessed 15 Oct 2022].
GDC and Chris ZUKOWSKI. 2020. What to Write So People Buy: Selling Your Game Without Feeling Sleazy [Film]. Available at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EMGTcgsEN68 [accessed 15 Oct 2022].
GDC and Chris ZUKOWSKI. 2019. Build Your Own Fan Club: How to Use Your Email List [Film]. Available at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jZ5H6DeaKKs [accessed 15 Oct 2022].

Week 5 – Funding and Budgeting

ONLINE PM COURSES and Mike CLAYTON. 2019. Project Management in Under 5: What is a Gantt Chart? [Film]. Available at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fB0wsdmV3Sw [accessed 16 Oct 2022].
ONLINE PM COURSES and Mike CLAYTON. 2019. What is a Work Breakdown Structure - WBS? PM in Under 5 [Film]. Available at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=akO2Lf1fHmM [accessed 16 Oct 2022].
POCKETGAMERBIZ and Ella ROMANOS. 2019. Sources of finance for indie games developers [Film]. Available at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1P_LNzaF_bk [accessed 16 Oct 2022].
TYROLLER, Jonas. 2018. How Long Does It Take To Make A Video Game? [Film]. Available at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=68HMN5hliUI [accessed 16 Oct 2022].
GDC, Richard ATLAS and Tanya SHORT. 2020. $0 to $1 Million: The Raw Numbers Behind Indie Success [Film]. Available at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0A4ILaNWaL4 [accessed 16 Oct 2022].
ASK GAMEDEV. 2018. How to Plan Your Game Development Project [Film]. Available at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a7vZFiFLw-w [accessed 16 Oct 2022].
ASK GAMEDEV. 2019. How Much Do Video Games Cost to Make? 5 Real Examples! [2019] [Film]. Available at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w37Zes6zlkg [accessed 16 Oct 2022].
GDC and Jake BIRKETT. 2016. How to Survive in Gamedev for Eleven Years Without a Hit [Film]. Available at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JmwbYl6f11c [accessed 16 Oct 2022].
GDC and Jason DELLA ROCCA. 2017. Advanced Entrepreneurship: Avoiding Total Studio Disaster [Film]. Available at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bIgnwKZj1fA [accessed 16 Oct 2022].
FUTTER, M. 2017. The GameDev Business Handbook: How to Build the Business You’ll Build Games with. London: Bithnell Games.

Week 6 – Reading Week

GAMES ACADEMY and Imre JELE. 2020. Imre Jele - Bossa Studios [Film]. Available at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=15iolsei8YM [accessed 24 Oct 2022].
GAMES ACADEMY and Adrian RUIZ. 2018. Adrian Ruiz  Antimatter [Film]. Available at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dSK7yzd0q5U [accessed 24 Oct 2022].
GAMES ACADEMY and Andrew FRAY. 2018. Andrew Fray  Spry Fox [Film]. Available at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T0TeYJggpgU [accessed 24 Oct 2022].

Week 7 – Pitching for Investment

STARTUP AMSTERDAM. 2016. How to give the perfect pitch - with TedX speech coach David Beckett - Young Creators Summit 2016 [Film]. Available at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Njh3rKoGKBo [accessed 1 Nov 2022].
WEBRAZZI. 2015. 5 Pitch Mistakes Entrepreneurs Make, and How To Fix Them [Film]. Available at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xr1PKaoflLo [accessed 1 Nov 2022].
GAME DEVS OF COLOR EXPO. 2020. Panel: How to Pitch Your Game to Press #GDoCExpo 2020 [Film]. Available at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PptsOWVniqM [accessed 1 Nov 2022].
GDC. 2019. So You’re Ready to Pitch to a Publisher? You’re Not [Film]. Available at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MP-nmrMb9FQ [accessed 1 Nov 2022].
INDIEGAMEBUSINESS®. 2020. The Art of the Pitch Deck with Christopher Wulf [Film]. Available at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=70vQjrB76kc [accessed 1 Nov 2022].
GDC. 2019. So You’re Ready to Pitch to a Publisher? You’re Not [Film]. Available at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MP-nmrMb9FQ [accessed 1 Nov 2022].
‘(28) Game Devs of Color Expo - YouTube’. n.d. [online]. Available at: https://www.youtube.com/c/GameDevsofColorExpo/about [accessed 1 Nov 2022].
TOMR35. 2008. Mad Men - The Carousel (Higher Quality) [Film]. Available at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=suRDUFpsHus [accessed 1 Nov 2022].

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Related posts:

  1. Week 4.00 Module 740 Pre-amble
  2. Week 4.01: Reflection — Indie Game Business
  3. Postmortem Analysis
  4. Week 4.05 Reflection — Funding and Budgeting
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