Issue #472: solo devs, pickup sticks, and 6 Pockets

Issue #472 - January 20th 2023

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:

Celebrating the life and works of solo developers
Creating games is hard work. We all know that. That’s why we have such an admiration for developers that go through the whole development process alone.
Eric Bartelson at PreMortem Games

Omdia research reveals $62 billion market for technology services in the games industry
Games Tech Market Forecast 2023 finds that games tech revenue totaled $62 billion in 2022, equivalent to more than a quarter of the total income of the games industry.
Liam Deane at Game Developer

Popular Steam game raises price after seven years without a sale
The Factorio devs say this price increase is to 'account for the level of inflation' since its 2016 launch.
Zack Zwiezen at Kotaku

Game launch success: treat your release like hosting a holiday feast
Your game's release is a big deal! You should be preparing for it for months in advance. Unfortunately, many indie game developers make and release without a plan, dooming their game to obscurity.
Matt Hackett at Valadria

Roblox says 70 user-created games have crossed a billion plays
Roblox said the year’s top titles included Livetopia, which recently partnered with Mariah Carey for a holiday experience, and viral thrillers like DOORS and Evade.
Dean Takahashi at GamesBeat
 

Tutorials:

Generative AI in game development – complete guide
Generative Artificial Intelligence uses machine learning algorithms in order to create content. This content can be all the way from images and 3D models, to audio, text, animations and more.
Pablo Farias at GameDev Academy

Build a 3D HTML5 game like Stairs using Phaser and Three.js – step 6: final touches and settings to increase difficulty
Time to give the final touches to my Stairs prototype and publish the source code, before I add title screen, sounds and stuff to publish the complete game.
Emanuele Feronato's blog
 

Competitions:

Game Off 2022 winners and top rated entries on GitHub's blog
 

Resources:

How to learn to code and get a developer job in 2023 - free book by Quincy Larson
 

Demos:

Pickup sticks

Intersections

Spinning lines
 

Videos:

How to make a Sim City like game in GDevelop
 

Games:

6 Pockets

Build a Snowman in Google Play