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Rodain Joubert's Blog   Expert Blogs

Rodain is a humble South African dev with a penchant for journalism and a keen interest in seeing the so-called "dark continent" produce some high quality game developers.

Although he dabbles about with his own indie projects from time to time, Rodain prefers to sit back, analyse and publicise other people's work from the comfort of his easy chair over at Dev.Mag, South Africa's own online game development magazine.

Rodain also writes regularly for two local publications, SACM and NAG Online, and is a member of South Africa's Game.Dev group.

Rodain also enjoys referring to himself in the third person. Nobody knows why.

Expert Blogs

Minimised Game Design For Indies: Yes Or No?  Featured Blogs
Posted by Rodain Joubert on Wed, 30 Sep 2009 08:20:00 EDT in
A range of experts answer one key game design question: is it better to add or take away?
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The Zero Budget Indie Marketing Guide  Featured Blogs
Posted by Rodain Joubert on Mon, 22 Jun 2009 10:37:00 EDT in
If you're a cash-strapped, two-bit dev with no marketing experience and a game to show the world, what do you do? Here's a few handy tips from a range of PR experts.
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Game Dev from the Dark Continent  Featured Blogs
Posted by Rodain Joubert on Tue, 05 May 2009 02:09:00 EDT in Production
To many developers, South Africa is an elephant-laden, savannah-covered blip on the radar. But SA devs are making games, too.
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Rodain Joubert's Comments

Comment In: What Makes a Game? [Feature - 03/29/2012 - 04:50]

I think that Mark alone ...

I think that Mark alone has stated what really needs to be said in this comment thread: viewing this article hell, let 's call it an opinion column to make things easier as an additive experience rather than a subtractive one is key. It is just another tool used to ...

Comment In: Analysis: Game Design Accessibility Matters [News - 01/06/2010 - 08:53]

I was trying to explain ...

I was trying to explain something to someone about some stuff the other day, and it just so happens that it would've been better to direct them to your point about telegraphing instead. Very well put, sir.

Comment In: Minimised Game Design For Indies: Yes Or No? [Blog - 09/30/2009 - 08:20]

I'll agree with one thing ...

I'll agree with one thing for sure: the Einstein quote would certainly have been an important addition, and in retrospect it's a bit of a forehead slap that I missed that one out. I'm glad to see that this is generating some discussion. It's not a very black and white ...

Comment In: GDC Austin: Wolfire On Making Indie Marketing Buzz [News - 09/15/2009 - 03:27]

I've said this before, and ...

I've said this before, and I'll say it again: Wolfire are truly astounding indie game marketers. And their humour is delightful.

Comment In: Building Buzz for Indie Games [Feature - 08/26/2009 - 04:35]

Excellent article I've read its ...

Excellent article I've read its ilk in the past, but yours is definitely the one I'd point to first if I had to recommend something for indies to learn from. I'm humbled. I also love how the article itself doubles in places as a marketing prop for your own game ...

Comment In: Dirty Coding Tricks [Feature - 08/20/2009 - 05:15]

1 on the final story. ...

1 on the final story. It's an interesting way to look at things. : As some have already mentioned, this is done fairly often with deadlines in quite a few fields. I've not ever seen it done with memory constraints, though

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