Failing to Fail: The Spiderweb Software Way

Why it was recommended

this talk is legendary and inspirational to aspiring game devs

Strong recommendationhu3 · Original2023-05

What it covers

Jeff Vogel of Spiderweb Software gives a GDC 2018 retrospective on surviving as an indie game maker since 1994, from shareware days through Steam. It covers business. It is for a general viewer who does not plan to take a prerequisite first.

Video details

Channel

GDC Festival of Gaming

Length

59 min 47 sec

Year

2018

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