Authors:
Sebastian Long, Alena Denisova, Pejman Mirza-Babaei
In the past decade, smaller video game development teams have defied the odds to create novel and commercially successful games without the financial and technical support of larger parent companies, publishers, or benefactors. These fiercely independent studios sustain total creative control over their own outputs, building their own unique ideas and eschewing the financial, legal, IP, or creative constraints that hold back their far-larger game development competitors. Insights → Indie game development drives innovation in HCI by exploring new gameplay mechanics, technologies, and storytelling approaches. → Cross-cultural collaboration in indie game development fuels diversity, creating titles that honor…
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