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
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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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