Executive Star
Articles and updates relating to our Ouya game, Executive Star
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Indie vs Retail
Can indie developers breath new life into flagging video game retailers? I decided to try and find out It should be obvious to all that bricks and mortar stores selling video games must adapt or die in the face of digital distribution. To make those physical spaces justify the overheads they generate, there need to be reasons for people to come into the store and spend their money in person, rather than simply going online and having their purchases delivered to their front door or downloaded straight to their gaming device of choice. One possible avenue is to get indie game developers into the stores to demo their games. This…
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In Search of Art
Games need to look further afield and to other arts for inspiration With an eclectic mix of game developers, creatives and students, I had a lot of fun demoing Executive Star and the OUYA at Gamecity Nights in Nottingham on Thursday evening. I was able to get much useful feedback about the game, and had some interesting discussions with both sceptics and supporters of the OUYA, with a couple of kickstarter backers in the room most excited to pose with a dev kit. Gotta love that quality camera-phone imagery. I also had the opportunity to meet Ollie Clarke, who I must admit, I had previously not heard of. However, after…
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In The Land of Cosplay and Cupcakes: Expo Post Mortem from an Indie Developer’s Perspective
What went right and wrong and what lessons I learned from exhibiting Executive Star and the OUYA at a comic convention Last weekend, I headed on down to the MCM Comic Con in Birmingham. It’s primarily a comic book and memorabilia convention, but is chock full of everything science fiction and fantasy related. I had been toying with the idea of exhibiting my game at such a convention for some time, but this time finally got round to doing it. Background The convention is one of a number organised by the same company around the UK every year. I’d previously visited their London expo as a regular punter, since I’d…