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A Statistical Analysis of Game Development Costs
Learn how to break a game budget into labor, tools, licensing and marketing, then build a range-based estimate with contingency using a hypothetical example.
Making Games
Production and Marketing
Budgets, schedules, tools and getting a game noticed.
A Statistical Analysis of Game Development Time
Why game schedules slip, how to track velocity and milestones, and why time estimates work better as ranges, with a hypothetical sprint example.
A Statistical Analysis of Game Marketing Strategies
Learn to judge game marketing by funnel steps such as views, wishlists and purchases, and why crediting sales to a single campaign is risky.
The Evolution of Gaming Engines: A Technical Analysis
What a game engine does, how its rendering, physics and scripting layers developed over time, and why teams choose to build or license one.
The Rise of Indie Game Development: A Statistical Analysis
What helped small teams ship games, from cheaper tools to digital storefronts, and how to read success-story statistics with skepticism about survivorship bias.
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