Episode Synopsis "Indie Therapy S01E10 - Solo dev, Put your name on it with Vatsal Ambastha"

Why you should or shouldn’t use your own name as a solo developer rather than a studio name. Vatsal's article : https://vatsalambastha.medium.com/where-is-my-name-385a8faae56f Follow me on twitter ! https://twitter.com/5senseswriting Put Your Name on Your Game, a Talk by Bennett Foddy and Zach Gage https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N4UFC0y1tY0 [00:00 – 2:30] Introduction [2:30 – 3:30] First memories [3:30 – 7:20] Why Vatsal uses his own name [7:20 – 10:15] Benefits of using your own name as a developer [10:15 - 14:30] The priviledge of using your own name [14:30 – 17:00] Reasons why people use a studio name [17:00 – 18:40] Most indie game studios only make one game [18:40 – 20:10] Game developers used to put their name on their games and why they stopped [20:10 – 23:45] Reasons NOT to put you name on your game [23:45 – 28:40] Unnecessary things and programming metaphor [28:40 – 31:45] Focusing your efforts on the right social platforms [31:45 - 35:05] About promoting your game under your (nick)name [35:05 – 42:00] Presenting yourself as a company is misleading (and can be embarrassing) [42:00 – 46:05] Making things personal (and the upside of it) [46:05 – 49:04] Once you make something, you love it [49:04 - 52:10] If you had a magic wand… [52:10 – End] Conclusion

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