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Quick Dev Insights #05 - Indie Games Publisher - Jeff Giasson
Quick Dev Insights #05 - Indie Games Publisher - Jeff Giasson
Jun 6, 2022
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4 Min Read
byJames Rowbotham
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Quick Dev Insights #04 - Building A Community - Dan Walters
Quick Dev Insights #04 - Building A Community - Dan Walters
Apr 26, 2022
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9 Min Read
byJames Rowbotham
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Quick Dev Insights #03 - Creating UI For Games - Ben Humphreys
Quick Dev Insights #03 - Creating UI For Games - Ben Humphreys
Apr 7, 2022
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6 Min Read
byJames Rowbotham
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Unreal Engine Helper Scripts
Unreal Engine Helper Scripts
Feb 23, 2022
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12 Min Read
byJames Rowbotham
Design
Quick Dev Insights #01 - Indie Game Developer - James Rowbotham
Quick Dev Insights #01 - Indie Game Developer - James Rowbotham
Oct 20, 2021
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5 Min Read
byJames Rowbotham
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'Survive Another Night' Development Postmortem
'Survive Another Night' Development Postmortem
Jan 4, 2021
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25 Min Read
byJames Rowbotham
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Animated Loading Icon In UE4 UMG
Animated Loading Icon In UE4 UMG
Sep 4, 2018
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4 Min Read
byJames Rowbotham
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'Rage' - Development Postmortem
'Rage' - Development Postmortem
Aug 8, 2017
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22 Min Read
byJames Rowbotham
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'Indie Dev Story' Postmortem
'Indie Dev Story' Postmortem
Dec 12, 2016
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22 Min Read
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May 2, 2024
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