{"id":465,"date":"2010-02-22T08:05:09","date_gmt":"2010-02-21T22:05:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.doolwind.com\/blog\/?p=465"},"modified":"2010-02-22T08:05:09","modified_gmt":"2010-02-21T22:05:09","slug":"finding-indie-game-developers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.doolwind.com\/blog\/finding-indie-game-developers\/","title":{"rendered":"Finding Indie Game Developers"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Back in 2006 I wrote an article detailing one of the biggest problems<\/a> I saw with indie game development.\u00a0 Since then, I\u2019ve seen a rise in another problem that I\u2019ll outline today.\u00a0 This problem stems from the lack of communication within the indie game industry and I look for possible solutions.<\/p>\n

The Problem<\/strong><\/p>\n

<\/em><\/strong>Indie developers have trouble finding other like-minded indie developers to work with.<\/em><\/p>\n

I talk with a lot of indie developers and they tend to fall into three main categories:\u00a0 programmers, designers and artist.\u00a0 Each of these groups has a hard time finding quality people from the other two groups.\u00a0 This is a major problem for indie game development as fewer games are being produced and talent is going to waste.<\/p>\n

The Cause<\/strong><\/p>\n

The main cause of this problem is a lack of communication between the groups.\u00a0 There is no reliable way for Programmer Pete to find Artist Andy or Designer Dave.\u00a0 Pete was in the games industry for 10 years before \u201cgoing indie\u201d but he knows few people.\u00a0 He kept to himself and while he is friends with a lot of other programmers he hasn\u2019t kept in contact with many artists or designers.\u00a0 Andy has a lot of trouble finding programmers and designers he can work with.\u00a0 They are always so restrictive in what they let Andy achieve.\u00a0 Dave is full of great ideas but can\u2019t find a good programmer who\u2019s happy to implement his idea.<\/p>\n

There are hundreds of Pete\u2019s, Andy\u2019s and Dave\u2019s in the world, but few of them know or have a reliable way of finding each other.<\/p>\n

Key Contention Points<\/strong><\/p>\n

In the rare occasions when developers from these individual groups do meet up, often they are incompatible.\u00a0 From my experience, the key points of contention fall into these main categories:<\/p>\n