Hey! Listen!
Have you ever set out with the best intentions to build a game only to have it go nowhere? Yeah. So have we. Never fear, The Indie Game is here!
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IGA is a guided three month program in which students form groups of 3-5 and publish a game, from start to finish. Go all the way from ideation to monetization.
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Join our next cohort:
October 11th, 2021
Prototype
Collaborate with your team to come up with dozens of excellent game ideas and pick the very best one to build.
Produce
Build your game over the course of three months with guidance from a dedicated mentor and six other video game Professors.
Publish
Finish your journey by not only publishing your game, but monetizing it too.
IMAGINE:
You're a published game developer in just 3 months
Build your dream game!
Go from Ideation to Monetization and have a completed, paid video game under your belt in just three months. Indie Game is a unique guided game jam experience. Whether you are an engineer, writer, designer or vampire, you have a place here. We form you into multidisciplinary teams of 3-5 and help you to run your own Indie Game Studio. You will receive guidance from industry masters and form bonds with your fellow Wizards of Joy.
Learn from the pros!
Indie Game has two video conference sessions every week. The first session is a lesson of the best practices of the game development cycle from seven industry pros.
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The second session of each week is co-working. Work with your own House on your game, collaborate with the entire community, your Headmaster, and your Professors to make something awesome.
Compete for the House Cup
As a student of Indie Game you will be sorted into one of our four royal houses. These houses will then compete over the course of three months to see who can win the coveted House Cup. The current holder of the House cup is House Ranger! Which are you?
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House Cleric: Inclusivity and Higher Purpose
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House Ranger: Exploration and Imagination
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House Warrior: Heroism and Hard Work
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House Rogue: Success and Cleverness
Limited to 20 students
Check out games by our past students
Follow The Game Dev Five
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Formation
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Five Milestones to Publishing a Game
Pre-Production
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Alpha
Beta
Release
Meet Your Professors
And Your Headmaster...
Daniel Martin
My name is Daniel Martin, and I am The Wizard of Joy. I've been in love with games my whole dang life, and now I'm privileged enough to make them.
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I combine Game Design and Conscious Business to create positive change in the world. And I teach other people to do it too!
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I will be your Indie Game Headmaster through this whole experience. I will be teaching you, guiding you, and cheering you on to create fun, meaningful games.
The Weekly Breakdown
Our next cohort will begin on October 11th, 2021
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Classes meet weekly on
Mondays: 3:30pm - 5pm PT
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Wednesdays: 3:30pm - 6pm PT
Week 1.
Sorting Ceremony and Kickoff
Week 5.
Talk Business and how to positively impact the world
Week 9.
Iterate like a pro to make the best game you can
Week 2.
Learn to Ideate and come up with incredible ideas
Week 6.
Learn to make a fun Game Loop that satisfies
Week 10.
Learn to Monetize like royals for max financial impact
Week 3.
Find the best ways to create epic Prototypes
Week 7.
Find out how to do simple Market Testing
Week 11.
Prepare steps for Post Release so your game doesn't fall flat
Week 4.
Learn how to operate within an Effective Team
Week 8.
Get the low down on Audio Design for game feel
Week 12.
Release your game and pitch it to a live audience
What You Get
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Accountability and Motivation
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12 Instructional sessions on indie game development from industry gurus
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12 Guided coworking sessions to help you make your game epic
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Access to recordings of all sessions
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A completed, released game that you actually charge money for
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The coveted IGA Complete Badge
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A permanent page on our site linking to you and your game
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Access to our Discord, with support and community
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Connections with 7 industry professionals
Become a Wizard of Joy
Here at Indie Game our goal is to build a community of ethically minded game developers who support each other in making life changing experiences.
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We call this community the Wizards of Joy. It's dorky and it's fun, just the way it should be.
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We strive to not only make fun games, but also to impact the world in a positive way.
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Pricing
$1200
Paid in Installments
$1080
One Time Payment
Scholarships
Available
We'd rather have good students than no students. Inquire about our Scholarships
For Indie Game Level 2
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