Game Design

Level Up is a show devoted to game development. Each show will recap current news and events in gaming, deep dive with a game industry insider, and cover tips for programming or finding resources to help you with game construction. We would love to hear from you with feedback or suggestions for what…

Level Up is a show devoted to game development. Each show will recap current news and events in gaming, deep dive with a game industry insider, and cover tips for programming or finding resources to help you with game construction. We would love to hear from you with feedback or suggestions for what…

Age of Ascent is a massively multiplayer online (MMO) epic space game from Illyriad Games, powered by Microsoft Azure. An important and distinctive aspect of the game, which sets it apart from others of its genre, is its ability to have tens of thousands of players in a single concurrent world,…

Microsoft wants you to be a successful game developer. We want you to capitalise on the emerging market landscape with the models made possible by cloud To help you get started we have developed the following models. These models help you understand what cloud is? what services are offered? How the…

“The way that Microsoft works with Indie developers is really quite unique and nice to see……Microsoft are going large with this whole startup thing, It's like the perfect storm of platforms, support, and people all in the right place at the right time. Genuinely we wouldn't be where we are without…

Nox Wilairat has one of the coolest titles around these days. He's an indie game developer. With at least 14 titles to their name, Nox's group has utilized Unity and other game frameworks to make exciting, modern, mobile games primarily for the Windows Phone platform. Listen to Nox talk about how…

Have you ever played Roman Empire and wondered "How did that dev do that"? Listen to Jacek Ciereszko, a Microsoft software engineer, tell the story of how he created his popular game for both Windows and Windows Phone. What services does he use? How does he make money? How did he get…

This is the extended cut of the interview with the developers behind Wordament and Snap Attack. The shorter version can be found here. Have you ever played Wordament (Windows or Windows Phone) or Snap Attack (Windows or Windows Phone) and wondered "How did those devs do that"? Listen to…

Audio and video of slides from the talk I gave at the "Day of Unity" event in Portland, Oregon on marketing and monetization. This talk was also given at "Day of Unity" events in San Diego, Los Angeles, and Seattle. NOTE: The mic did not pick up anybody from the audience, so I…

Have you ever played Wordament (Windows or Windows Phone) or Snap Attack (Windows or Windows Phone) and wondered "How did those devs do that"? Listen to John and Jason tell the story of how they created two of the most popular games available today. What services do they use? How do…