Issue #434: dot big bang, Snaily McSnailface, and Acharis

Issue #434 - April 29th 2022

If you have anything you want to share with the HTML5 game development community please let me know by sending an email to andrzej.mazur@end3r.com.
I'm also open for related sponsorship opportunities and job listings.
 

Articles:

Digging into the game-making platform phenomenon with dot big bang creator Robert Anderberg
ControlZee CEO and co-founder Robert Anderberg breaks down the appeal of UGC platforms like the browser-based dot big bang, and what they mean for the future of game development.
Bryant Francis at Game Developer

Netflix’s interactive specials, ranked by how much your choices matter
From the new Battle Kitty and Trivia Quest to the Minecraft special that defines the field.
Petrana Radulovic at Polygon

Why Dark Forest matters: a good game, not a crypto game
Anyone who is a fan of games like Sins of a Solar Empire, Factorio, or Civilization should definitely play it.
Omar Mezenner's blog

Twitch reportedly considering cut to top streamers' pay
Streaming service could drop largest creators' subscription revenue share from 70% to 50%, looking at incentivize them to run more ads.
Brendan Sinclair at GamesIndustryBiz
 

Jobs:

Full-Stack Web Developer at Poki
Do you want to build products for 30 million kids of all ages?
 

Tutorials:

Object oriented programming with Python – code a Minesweeper game
Improve your Python programming skills by coding everyone's favorite Windows 3.1 game: Minesweeper.
Beau Carnes at freeCodeCamp

Best tower defense tutorials – making strategy games
Tower defense games are one of the most popular subgenres of strategy gaming, tasking players with repelling waves of enemies by placing weapons and defensive units around a maze-like map.
Robert Reeve at GameDev Academy
 

Events:

Ioniconf 2022
Ioniconf is back this year with a full day of awesome sessions focused on our community of amazing developers, users & Open-Source contributors! Join us May 25 for the free virtual event.

Competitions:

All entries from Gamedev.js Jam 2022
 

Tools:

4Everland storage for Gamedev.js community - fill the form to get 100 GB free IPFS storage for 12 months.

Resources:

Sema has just published a white paper on why code reviews matter and how to integrate them effectively into your team and organization. You can read the white paper here.

Demos:

Snaily McSnailface

Iris door

Loading circle
 

Videos:

GMTK: how video game economies are designed
 

Games:

Earn with CrazyGames
Anyone can submit their games to CrazyGames, reach players around the world, and earn revenue. If accepted your game will be featured on the homepage for 48 hours, and developers with over 50K combined plays can tap into higher earnings with the CrazyGames SDK. Learn more.

Acharis