indie game development

The Ethics of Kids Apps: Privacy, Security, and Monetization, pt. 1

Mobile Game Development for Kids: Privacy Developing apps for children is a delicate, difficult, but rewarding process. We’ve already discussed our reasons for doing so in our Why Create Kids Games?blog post. It is a wonderfully challenging experience – one that can re-open your eyes to the joys of childhood all over again, while battering your adult mind with...

Squids Incorporated!

Since we’re getting close to launch, I thought I’d make a quick update on our company and Gummies Playground. First off, Rae is taking a bit of a sabbatical from Squink. She’ll make a triumphant return, but we’re not sure when. She’s been truly pivotal in this company and we hope to have her back very soon. Until then,...

Game Development: Getting Started

You feel like you have an entire world in front of you – one in which ANYTHING can happen! It’s like being a kid again, when your imagination was just as real as the world we live in, and dreams were sharp and vibrant and oh-so-possible. It’s exhilarating and frightening. There are so many ways to go, so many chances to make the wrong choice… or the right one!

Go On And Do It!

Seeing that glistening prize, whatever it may be, at the end of your rainbow isĀ enervatingĀ and seductive. It pulls you along, entices and enthralls, but then, you find yourself at the top of a cliff. Oh, it’s a beautiful cliff with an amazing view, but you have to make the decision whether to jump or not. And you can’t predict quite how or where you’ll land.