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How to fund your indie game
Getting StartedIf you want to create your own video game, then one of the first questions you need to ask yourself is how you are going to fund it. Making
Just one week to go until our open sessions!
Are you interested in taking part in next round of The Games Hub? We're holding two open sessions from 11.00-2.00 on the 11th and 18th October so you can come
The five most important things about writing for the games industry
You might think that because you love writing and you love video games, a job as a writer in the games industry would be your dream come true. But writing
Gamification: game design isn’t just for computer games
You've just levelled up. You've won another badge. You've found the key, upgraded from a knife to a sword, and beaten the level boss – wow! This is the process
Game dev blogs to follow when starting out in games design
If you've already started out in indie games development, you're probably already aware of the bigger blogs like Gamasutra, Pocket Gamer, and Games Radar. But there are few other blogs
The Games Hub in Uganda
So what's this all about?I’m just back from a week in Kampala, Uganda, setting up a new branch of The Games Hub. I wasn’t sure quite what perspective to put
The Essex Digital, Creative and Cultural Festival
Last month we attended the University of Essex's first Digital, Creative and Cultural Festival, where we opened up The Games Hub teaching to a new range of students. The festival
Five reasons for indie game devs to attend gaming festivals
At The Games Hub HQ, we've been reflecting on all of the gaming festivals and events we've been to this year – you might have seen us at the Rapture
How do you get into games development without a computing background?
One of the questions we get asked a lot at The Games Hub is whether or not you need a background in computing to come onto the programme. And while
Work experience students at The Games Hub
The Games Hub studios have been busy so far this summer, with several of our teams staying on to continue with their development work after the programme concluded earlier in
