Resource dump!

Welcome back to Game Core my friends!

Lately I've seen a huge influx of views to this small blog and I want to thank you all for making this a much bigger thing than I thought it would be, especially after just six posts! I'm currently at around 900+ views just in the past month and about 600 of them were just for the last two parter.

So thank you every one, you all rock my socks!

I ,of course, couldn't make this blog without reading a ton of articles, blogs and facebook posts over the years. I've been gathering as much material as I could that I felt would be relevant to my success and help me with my games. I didn't save all the articles if I felt they were covered with what I already had. I also missed some of my earlier reading material as I didn't have the fore sight to save them.

So lesson learned: If you read something, watch something or otherwise find something that is helpful to you make sure to save it. In the future it may seem useless as the information gained from an earlier piece of media is now common play for you, but always remember to brush up on your basics.

Well without further delay let me share with you some articles and videos that I find helpful. To start off I'll share some broad sites/channels that has a ton of information that is helpful. You really can't go wrong with these:

1. Extra Credits on youtube – This channel is amazing. It's education, fun, smart, witty and really helps people of all levels in game dev. I often re-watch every episode nearly once a month just to brush up on anything I may have forgotten. They teach about game development primarily, but they also have moved in to history as of recently and they once in a while do a deep dive into a game and why it works or doesn't work. I honestly can't suggest this channel enough. 
2. Gamasutra – This website is a hub of information. Wanna learn more about programming, art, audio, design, production or the business of games? They got you covered. This is a great place to just stop by once in a while and check out some of their articles. I follow them on Twitter and often find myself looking for what they post just so I can learn something new. I feel that this site is great for when you've read all the articles on your various social feeds and need more. Or when you are looking for something more specific you can always start here and see if they have that topic covered.

Those are my go to places to learn. Now I'll share a few select articles to help you with various aspects of game dev.

Here is a few articles on marketing, kickstarter (or any crowdfunding outlet) and expos:

1. http://gamedevelopment.tutsplus.com/articles/marketing-your-indie-game-the-single-most-important-thing-that-no-one-knows-how-to-do--gamedev-7157?utm_content=buffer7d269&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_campaign=buffer
2. http://www.gamasutra.com/blogs/PhilomenaSchwab/20160609/274252/Niche__a_communitybased_Kickstarter_campaign.php
3. http://www.gamasutra.com/blogs/AlbertPalka/20150413/240943/Understanding_YouTube_2__Evaluating_YouTube_Channels.php
4. http://www.gamasutra.com/blogs/JCSantiago/20150507/242760/What_Kickstarter_Taught_Me_About_Game_Development_Mid_Campaign_postmortem.php?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%253A+GamasutraNews+%2528Gamasutra+News%2529
5. http://www.gamasutra.com/blogs/DavidWehle/20150511/243176/Greenlight_The_Times_They_Are_AChangin.php
6. http://blog.marketo.com/2015/06/checklist-dont-forget-to-pack-these-essential-tradeshow-items.html
7. http://nancybadillo.com/21-proven-marketing-strategies/
8. http://www.gamasutra.com/blogs/ThomasBrush/20160223/266282/Why_Your_Kickstarter_Will_Fail.php
9. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC7DWn7tAAtT0SVQRqlJRknQ

This list is meant to be a jumping off point for you. I hope you start finding more blogs, articles and videos to share. I also hope that you share those venues with us here in the comments. I'd love to see what else is out there and I'm sure the community as a whole will benefit too.

Also keep in mind this bottom list isn't in any particular order. It's pretty much ordered in how recently I found the resource. So the top is the one I've read first and saved and the bottom is the most recent resource I've found.

I hope this helps all of you budding devs out there and I can't wait to hear about what you've learned!

A fan requested I make a post about how to manage a team and how to keep a team together through out the game dev process. So next post I'll be taking a stab at explaining what I've learned through my own experiences and through what I've read and gathered over the years. So don't miss out!

Also, we added a facebook page here to make it easier to connect and update every one.

Until next time take care!