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Game Dev Arena

Game Dev Arena

By Vigmu2 Games

Conversations about Game Development from an aspiring Indie Game Dev. Topics will be all over the spectrum of Game Development Industry along with achievements accomplished. Come join me in the Arena to battle and conquer your game development goals. While I am no expert, hopefully inspiration will be achieved from listening to the Game Dev Arena.
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Arena 5.9 - Arena - Game Job Sites: GrackleHQ

Game Dev ArenaApr 05, 2024

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Arena 5.9 - Arena - Game Job Sites: GrackleHQ

Arena 5.9 - Arena - Game Job Sites: GrackleHQ

Reviewing GrackleHQ this week for another Game Dev job site. Job Site - gracklehq.com Barracks Article - No linked article Holding on itch.io - rb.gy/f81n6a

Check out my Social Media:
X - twitter.com/vigmu2
Discord - discord.gg/AYEAK5RmFR
YouTube - www.youtube.com/@gamedevarena
Rumble - rumble.com/c/c-925547
Humble Bundle Affiliate - www.humblebundle.com/?partner=vigmu2games

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Apr 05, 202412:40
Arena 5.8 - Game Job Sites: GameDev Jobs

Arena 5.8 - Game Job Sites: GameDev Jobs

Continuing game job sites train with gamedevjobs.com with my experience. Job Site - gameindustryjobs.io Barracks Article - rb.gy/ubbq8v Holding on itch.io - rb.gy/f81n6a

Check out my Social Media:
X - twitter.com/vigmu2
Discord - discord.gg/AYEAK5RmFR
YouTube - www.youtube.com/@gamedevarena
Rumble - rumble.com/c/c-925547
Humble Bundle Affiliate - www.humblebundle.com/?partner=vigmu2games

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Mar 15, 202410:10
Arena 5.7 - Game Job Sites: Work With Indies
Mar 01, 202412:27
Arena 5.6 - Game Job Sites: HitMarker
Feb 16, 202412:20
Random Encounter #9 (5.5) - 100th Episode of Game Dev Arena

Random Encounter #9 (5.5) - 100th Episode of Game Dev Arena

We have eclipsed 100 episodes published. Here is to 100 more.

Holding on itch.io - https://rb.gy/f81n6a

Check out my Social Media: X - https://twitter.com/vigmu2  Discord - https://discord.gg/AYEAK5RmFR  YouTube - www.youtube.com/@gamedevarena

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Feb 09, 202403:18
Arena 5.4 - Game Job Sites: Game Industry Biz

Arena 5.4 - Game Job Sites: Game Industry Biz

Looking for work and don’t know where to look. The next 7 Arenas will highlight one job site that was first discussed last season. Job Site: rb.gy/2yl6o0 Barracks Article: rb.gy/hcl1yb Check out my Social Media:
X - twitter.com/vigmu2
Discord - discord.gg/AYEAK5RmFR
If you would like to donate for my current work and for further content! You can donate here -- bit.ly/3ea8q3u
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Feb 02, 202408:48
Arena 5.3 - Goals for becoming a Game Dev

Arena 5.3 - Goals for becoming a Game Dev

Having goals is helpful with wanting to achieve. I’ve learned some valuable lessons on the matter so let’s talk about in the Arena. Barracks Article - rb.gy/j4y6rb Holding on itch.io - rb.gy/f81n6a Check out my Social Media:
X - twitter.com/vigmu2
Discord - discord.gg/AYEAK5RmFR
If you would like to donate for my current work and for further content! You can donate here -- bit.ly/3ea8q3u
Provide thoughts on show and join email list for show notifications: bit.ly/3hGNqEP
Jan 26, 202411:59
Arena 5.2 - Time Away Updates and New Year Resolutions

Arena 5.2 - Time Away Updates and New Year Resolutions

Stayed busy during the shows winter break and decided on some New Year Resolutions. 2024 is going to be a great year!

Check out my Social Media: X - https://twitter.com/vigmu2  Discord - https://discord.gg/AYEAK5RmFR  If you would like to donate for my current work and for further content!  You can donate here -- https://bit.ly/3ea8q3u  Provide thoughts on show and join email list for show notifications: https://bit.ly/3hGNqEP


Jan 19, 202409:26
Arena 5.1 - Season 5 Intro
Jan 12, 202410:11
Arena 4.27 - Final Episode: Good, Bad, and oh so Ugly Highlights

Arena 4.27 - Final Episode: Good, Bad, and oh so Ugly Highlights

Final Episode for 2023 so let’s get through the Good, Bad, and oh so Ugly for the Game Dev Arena. Check out my Social Media Twitter - twitter.com/vigmu2 Discord - discord.gg/AYEAK5RmFR If you would like to donate for my current work and for further content! You can donate here -- bit.ly/3ea8q3u Provide thoughts on show and join email list for show notifications: bit.ly/3hGNqEP
Dec 01, 202315:16
Arena 4.26 - Game Job Sites: ArtStation

Arena 4.26 - Game Job Sites: ArtStation

Link to our first discussed game dev job site - https://www.artstation.com/?sort_by=community&dimension=all Barracks Article - https://rb.gy/li3cz8 Check out my Social Media  Twitter - https://twitter.com/vigmu2  Discord - https://discord.gg/AYEAK5RmFR  If you would like to donate for my current work and for further content!  You can donate here -- https://bit.ly/3ea8q3u  Provide thoughts on show and join email list for show notifications: https://bit.ly/3hGNqEP
Nov 03, 202310:39
Arena 4.25 - Sites for Game Dev Work

Arena 4.25 - Sites for Game Dev Work

Curated 8 sites that feature lots of opportunities for Game Development work. With so many chances to find work for your skill set, there is no better time than now to start applying.

Artstation - https://www.artstation.com/?sort_by=community&dimension=all

GameIndustryBiz - https://jobs.gameindustry.biz/

Hitmarker - https://hitmarker.net/

Work with Indies - https://www.workwithindies.com/

GameDev Jobs - https://gamedevjobs.com/

GrackleHQ - https://gracklehq.com/

GameDevs of Color - https://www.gamedevsofcolorexpo.com/

RemoteGameJobs - https://remotegamejobs.com Check out my Social Media  Twitter - https://twitter.com/vigmu2  Discord - https://discord.gg/AYEAK5RmFR  If you would like to donate for my current work and for further content!  You can donate here -- https://bit.ly/3ea8q3u  Provide thoughts on show and join email list for show notifications: https://bit.ly/3hGNqEP


Oct 20, 202307:13
Arena 4.24 - Unity and its Price Shake Up

Arena 4.24 - Unity and its Price Shake Up

A huge announcement from Unity caused a major uproar in the Game Development Community. Let’s talk about here in the Arena. Barracks Link #1 - unity.com/pricing-updates Barracks Link #2 - https://t.co/qadAWzdGkb Check out my Social Media Twitter - twitter.com/vigmu2 Discord - discord.gg/AYEAK5RmFR If you would like to donate for my current work and for further content! You can donate here -- bit.ly/3ea8q3u Provide thoughts on show and join email list for show notifications: bit.ly/3hGNqEP
Sep 29, 202314:22
Random Encounter #8 (4.23) - Podcast reached 2K downloads
Sep 15, 202305:55
Arena 4.22 - Armory3D Game Engine

Arena 4.22 - Armory3D Game Engine

Taking a look at Armory3D as I have begun dabbling into its engine. Barracks Article - rb.gy/a0pph Check out my Social Media Twitter - twitter.com/vigmu2 Discord - discord.gg/AYEAK5RmFR If you would like to donate for my current work and for further content! You can donate here -- bit.ly/3ea8q3u Provide thoughts on show and join email list for show notifications: bit.ly/3hGNqEP
Aug 25, 202310:07
Arena 4.21 - Updates and Changes… Getting back into the Arena
Aug 11, 202310:45
Random Encounter #7 (4.20): Mid-Boss has arrived!
Jun 23, 202308:08
Arena 4.19 - NFT and Video Game Association

Arena 4.19 - NFT and Video Game Association

Let’s check out the interestingly, digital world of NFTs and their association or relating to video game in today’s world. Barracks Article - rb.gy/yhfny Check out my Social Media Twitter - twitter.com/vigmu2 Tumblr - meedajoe0417.tumblr.com/ Discord - discord.gg/AYEAK5RmFR If you would like to donate for my current work and for further content! You can donate here -- bit.ly/3ea8q3u Provide thoughts on show and join email list for show notifications: bit.ly/3hGNqEP
Jun 16, 202311:50
Arena 4.18 - Best Practices of Game Programming (Part 2)
Jun 09, 202315:39
Arena 4.17 - Best Practices for Game Programming (Part 1)

Arena 4.17 - Best Practices for Game Programming (Part 1)

Following either common industry or your own guidelines, this week is where we talk about the importance and best practices for following such guidelines. Barracks Article - rb.gy/gjiup Check out my Social Media Twitter - twitter.com/vigmu2 Tumblr - meedajoe0417.tumblr.com/ Discord - discord.gg/AYEAK5RmFR If you would like to donate for my current work and for further content! You can donate here -- bit.ly/3ea8q3u Provide thoughts on show and join email list for show notifications: bit.ly/3hGNqEP
Jun 02, 202314:48
Arena 4.16 - Making the Genre Series #2 - Platformer Intro
May 12, 202311:44
Arena 4.15 - Why I wanted to become a Game Developer?

Arena 4.15 - Why I wanted to become a Game Developer?

Many reasons for why everyone wants to become a game developer. This Arena hear what drove me to want to become one and what that drive has produce as of today. Barracks Article - bit.ly/3NGxaUI Check out my Social Media Twitter - twitter.com/vigmu2 Tumblr - meedajoe0417.tumblr.com/ Discord - discord.gg/AYEAK5RmFR If you would like to donate for my current work and for further content! You can donate here -- bit.ly/3ea8q3u Provide thoughts on show and join email list for show notifications: bit.ly/3hGNqEP
May 05, 202313:41
Arena 4.14- Process Behind Creating A Video Game (Part 2)

Arena 4.14- Process Behind Creating A Video Game (Part 2)

Continuing the conversation about the process I am going through now. With emphasis on something very important, but will need to join me in the Arena to hear it. Barracks - bit.ly/3oSmCb3 Check out my Social Media Twitter - twitter.com/vigmu2 Tumblr - meedajoe0417.tumblr.com/ Discord - discord.gg/AYEAK5RmFR If you would like to donate for my current work and for further content! You can donate here -- bit.ly/3ea8q3u Provide thoughts on show and join email list for show notifications: bit.ly/3hGNqEP
Apr 28, 202314:25
Arena 4.13 - My Experience Landing A Freelance Game Development Project
Apr 21, 202313:18
Arena 4.12 - Process Behind Creating a Video
Apr 07, 202312:38
Arena 4.11 - ID@Xbox - From Application to Approval

Arena 4.11 - ID@Xbox - From Application to Approval

Exciting information I saw scrolling through Twitter this past week. Let’s get into what Xbox is doing for us Indie Devs. Barracks Article - bit.ly/3KfyJXV ID@Xbox Tweet - bit.ly/3ZqcGSF Check out my Social Media Twitter - twitter.com/vigmu2 Tumblr - meedajoe0417.tumblr.com/ Discord - discord.gg/AYEAK5RmFR If you would like to donate for my current work and for further content! You can donate here -- bit.ly/3ea8q3u Provide thoughts on show and join email list for show notifications: bit.ly/3hGNqEP
Mar 31, 202313:26
Arena 4.10 - Beginning Tutorials/Documentation on Defold Game Engine

Arena 4.10 - Beginning Tutorials/Documentation on Defold Game Engine

When starting a new engine, things could be overwhelming that you don’t want to continue using it. That happened to me with Defold. Hear about that experience and what brought about coming back to the engine. Barracks Article - https://bit.ly/3TGhfGU

Check out my Social Media 

Twitter - https://twitter.com/vigmu2 

Tumblr - https://meedajoe0417.tumblr.com/ 

Discord - https://discord.gg/AYEAK5RmFR 

If you would like to donate for my current work and for further content!  You can donate here -- https://bit.ly/3ea8q3u 

Provide thoughts on show and join email list for show notifications: https://bit.ly/3hGNqEP


Mar 24, 202313:32
Random Encounter #6 (4.9) - New Episode Format… possibly.
Mar 17, 202312:40
Arena 4.8 - Game Art Styling in Pixels

Arena 4.8 - Game Art Styling in Pixels

While I’m nowhere close to an expert, let us take a stroll down Pixel Game Art Development lane. Check out my Social Media Twitter - twitter.com/vigmu2 Tumblr - meedajoe0417.tumblr.com/ Discord - discord.gg/AYEAK5RmFR If you would like to donate for my current work and for further content! You can donate here -- bit.ly/3ea8q3u Provide thoughts on show and join email list for show notifications: bit.ly/3hGNqEP
Mar 03, 202314:43
Arena 4.7 - Creating a 2D Game World (Game Design Principle)
Feb 24, 202314:27
Barracks #3 (4.6) - This Week in Game Development News

Barracks #3 (4.6) - This Week in Game Development News

Article 1 - bit.ly/3Kj86BA Article 2 - bit.ly/3IFvDvz gamedevfund.vc/#apply Article 3 - bit.ly/3YBIYuk Check out my Social Media Twitter - twitter.com/vigmu2 Tumblr - meedajoe0417.tumblr.com/ Discord - discord.gg/AYEAK5RmFR If you would like to donate for my current work and for further content! You can donate here -- bit.ly/3ea8q3u Provide thoughts on show and join email list for show notifications: bit.ly/3hGNqEP
Feb 17, 202314:31
Arena 4.5 - 2D Content Creation; Spritesheets, Tilesets, TiledMaps… oh my!
Feb 10, 202315:05
Making the Genre #1 (4.4) - Making Game Genres Intro
Feb 03, 202315:02
Arena 4.3 - Is Cocos2dx dead?
Jan 27, 202315:05
Arena 4.2 - Game Genres; Thoughts and Implementation
Jan 20, 202317:34
Arena 4.1 - Welcome Back, Welcome Back, Welcome Back!
Jan 13, 202315:13
Arena 3.44 - Season 3 Finale!!! Game Dev Arena will be returning in 2023
Dec 02, 202209:55
Arena 3.43 - CodeSignal

Arena 3.43 - CodeSignal

We got another place to learn coding for free. CodeSignal is next in line in the Arena. Check it out - codesignal.com/ Check out my Social Media Twitter - twitter.com/vigmu2 Tumblr - meedajoe0417.tumblr.com/ Discord - discord.gg/AYEAK5RmFR If you would like to donate for my current work and for further content! You can donate here -- bit.ly/3ea8q3u Provide thoughts on show and join email list for show notifications: bit.ly/3hGNqEP
Nov 25, 202211:19
Arena 3.42 - Hackerrank (Challenges and 30 Days of Code)
Nov 18, 202211:04
Arena 3.41 - Learning to code for free - Sololearn

Arena 3.41 - Learning to code for free - Sololearn

Took a course through Sololearn on understanding C++ better. I say it has really been beneficial and thought it best to bring it to the Arena for all participants to hear. iPhone users - apple.co/3tjVhNK Android users - bit.ly/3tktqNp Check out my Social Media Twitter - twitter.com/vigmu2 Tumblr - meedajoe0417.tumblr.com/ Discord - discord.gg/AYEAK5RmFR If you would like to donate for my current work and for further content! You can donate here -- bit.ly/3ea8q3u Provide thoughts on show and join email list for show notifications: bit.ly/3hGNqEP
Nov 11, 202211:07
Arena 3.40 - Excellent places to learn coding for free
Nov 04, 202212:33
Barracks #2 (3.39) - Future trends report, Microsoft and Netflix making game dev moves

Barracks #2 (3.39) - Future trends report, Microsoft and Netflix making game dev moves

In the barracks this week, found some good articles to read. But we shall highlight them this week in the barracks. bit.ly/3TSowCD - #1. bit.ly/3SBXb6G - #2. bit.ly/3TYa5g7 - #3. bit.ly/3syipYp - #4. Check out my Social Media Twitter - twitter.com/vigmu2 Tumblr - meedajoe0417.tumblr.com/ Discord - discord.gg/AYEAK5RmFR If you would like to donate for my current work and for further content! You can donate here -- bit.ly/3ea8q3u Provide thoughts on show and join email list for show notifications: bit.ly/3hGNqEP
Oct 28, 202209:49
Arena 3.38 - Cocos2d-x Game Engine Talk

Arena 3.38 - Cocos2d-x Game Engine Talk

Talking about the Cocos2d-x Game Engine and plans going forward with it. Fiverr link - bit.ly/3gulplG Check out my Social Media Twitter - twitter.com/vigmu2 Tumblr - meedajoe0417.tumblr.com/ Discord - discord.gg/AYEAK5RmFR If you would like to donate for my current work and for further content! You can donate here -- bit.ly/3ea8q3u Provide thoughts on show and join email list for show notifications: bit.ly/3hGNqEP
Oct 21, 202209:30
Arena 3.37 - Indie Game Dev Communities - GameDev StackExchange
Oct 14, 202205:59
Arena 3.36 - Indie Game Dev Community - GameDev.net

Arena 3.36 - Indie Game Dev Community - GameDev.net

Another Indie Game Dev Community. Let’s check out another good place to get your game development needs from. gamedev.net Check out my Social Media Twitter - twitter.com/vigmu2 Tumblr - meedajoe0417.tumblr.com/ Discord - discord.gg/AYEAK5RmFR If you would like to donate for my current work and for further content! You can donate here -- bit.ly/3ea8q3u Provide thoughts on show and join email list for show notifications: bit.ly/3hGNqEP
Oct 07, 202207:07
Arena 3.35 - Indie Game Dev Community - Indiedb Forum

Arena 3.35 - Indie Game Dev Community - Indiedb Forum

Checking out another Indie Game Dev Community with the Indiedb Forum. www.indiedb.com Check out my Social Media Twitter - twitter.com/vigmu2 Tumblr - meedajoe0417.tumblr.com/ Discord - discord.gg/AYEAK5RmFR If you would like to donate for my current work and for further content! You can donate here -- bit.ly/3ea8q3u Provide thoughts on show and join email list for show notifications: bit.ly/3hGNqEP
Sep 30, 202206:13
Random Encounter #5 - Arena 3.34 - 1000 Listens of all published episodes
Sep 23, 202205:37
Arena 3.33 - Indie Game Dev Community: Tigsource Forum

Arena 3.33 - Indie Game Dev Community: Tigsource Forum

Looking at another Indie Game Dev Community to help with getting more exposure as an Indie Dev. www.tigsource.com Check out my Social Media Twitter - twitter.com/vigmu2 Tumblr - meedajoe0417.tumblr.com/ Discord - discord.gg/AYEAK5RmFR If you would like to donate for my current work and for further content! You can donate here -- bit.ly/3ea8q3u Provide thoughts on show and join email list for show notifications: bit.ly/3hGNqEP
Sep 16, 202207:24
Arena 3.32 - Indie Game Dev Community - r/gamedev and r/indiedev
Sep 09, 202209:25
Arena 3.31 - Indie Game Dev Communities
Sep 02, 202204:27