Gamasutra - Blogs http://www.gamasutra.com/blogs/ Adam Saltsman's Blogs Thu, 06 Jun 2013 09:45:04 EDT en-us scarless@think-services.com (Simon Carless) Trolls, Communities, and Psychology - by Adam Saltsman http://www.gamasutra.com/blogs/AdamSaltsman/20130601/193443/Trolls_Communities_and_Psychology.php Indie Lately I've heard a lot of people sort of grumping about the fact that sometimes rational people discuss the same things as trolls. I wanted to explore this idea that ignoring trolls is good/bad. http://www.gamasutra.com/blogs/AdamSaltsman/20130601/193443/Trolls_Communities_and_Psychology.php Sat, 01 Jun 2013 04:02:00 EDT Selling Games - by Adam Saltsman http://www.gamasutra.com/blogs/AdamSaltsman/20130524/193019/Selling_Games.php Indie Some quick thoughts on the making and selling of commercial games, working with distributors, and doing marketing/pr as a small company/solo artist. http://www.gamasutra.com/blogs/AdamSaltsman/20130524/193019/Selling_Games.php Fri, 24 May 2013 01:57:00 EDT Even Further Down the Curation Rabbithole - by Adam Saltsman http://www.gamasutra.com/blogs/AdamSaltsman/20130516/192393/Even_Further_Down_the_Curation_Rabbithole.php Design,Indie In addition to financial conflict-of-interest and our own preferences, the attitudes of our fans and followers, and the design of social media itself, also create obstacles for the spread of new and innovative designs. http://www.gamasutra.com/blogs/AdamSaltsman/20130516/192393/Even_Further_Down_the_Curation_Rabbithole.php Thu, 16 May 2013 02:42:00 EDT Nation of Indies: An Austin Indie Workshop for the Newly Liberated and Indie-Curious - by Adam Saltsman http://www.gamasutra.com/blogs/AdamSaltsman/20130131/185839/Nation_of_Indies_An_Austin_Indie_Workshop_for_the_Newly_Liberated_and_IndieCurious.php Indie,Business/Marketing With hundreds of industry veterans entering the so-called "talent pool" here in Austin, we're hoping to provide an overview of what it is like to NOT go back, and to try this crazy "indie" thing. Plus, free pizza! http://www.gamasutra.com/blogs/AdamSaltsman/20130131/185839/Nation_of_Indies_An_Austin_Indie_Workshop_for_the_Newly_Liberated_and_IndieCurious.php Thu, 31 Jan 2013 12:27:00 EST The Pinch Artist (or, Contributors and Symbiosis?) - by Adam Saltsman http://www.gamasutra.com/blogs/AdamSaltsman/20120125/90958/The_Pinch_Artist_or_Contributors_and_Symbiosis.php Production,Indie For game makers who are looking for a way to blow off some creative steam, donating a little bit of your time to helping someone else's game exist is a great way make the world better and still expand your own gameography and experience at the same time. http://www.gamasutra.com/blogs/AdamSaltsman/20120125/90958/The_Pinch_Artist_or_Contributors_and_Symbiosis.php Wed, 25 Jan 2012 09:33:00 EST Lessons Learned from Localizing Canabalt - by Adam Saltsman http://www.gamasutra.com/blogs/AdamSaltsman/20120117/90919/Lessons_Learned_from_Localizing_Canabalt.php Production,Indie At the end of 2011 we finally released an update to our popular game Canabalt that had support for something like 15 languages. If only for the sake of our own unreliable memories I wanted to record some of the things we learned during that process. http://www.gamasutra.com/blogs/AdamSaltsman/20120117/90919/Lessons_Learned_from_Localizing_Canabalt.php Tue, 17 Jan 2012 01:28:00 EST