April 2010
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March 2010
2 posts
GDC 2010 Wrap-up
It’s been a week since I returned from GDC, and I think I’m finally de-jetlagged, rested, and fully recovered from the underslept mayhem that it always is. Despite how exhausting I make it sound, though, it was a great time and incredibly inspiring.
This year I attended GDC as a conference associate. I’m pretty sure I’m not supposed to talk about my experience as an...
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February 2010
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Rebuttal: Indie games don't have to act like indie...
This is a response to this article. You should read it first. And then rage with me.
First off, let me make public that I am not a huge fan of the author of this article. I liked Destructoid, but I find this guy antagonistic, overly-sarcastic, and egotistical in a way that leaves my blood boiling with the large majority of his writing.
That aside, I’ll keep this as professional as...
Hello World!
I’ve started running into several things to post about, but they all feel inappropriate without first introducing myself!
So let me tell you a little bit about myself and this blog.
My name is Ryan Batten, and this is the alternate game development-centric blog to my other, more whimsical blog here. I am an independent game developer who lives in Chicago (I know, the burgeoning center of...