Category: Business

  • Insert Quarter: How the Hell to Play Blockchain Games

    Insert Quarter: How the Hell to Play Blockchain Games

    Games, like anything powerful, often have ties to money. As we navigate these early days of blockchain gaming, the raw mix of money and games has triggered a lot of folks. There are many good-faith concerns about this new ‘play-to-earn’ genre: That many projects are bait-and-switch scams. That the tech they use is immoral from an…

  • How Much Will My Game Cost?

    “How much will my game cost?” At our game dev agency, Double Coconut, it’s the top question we receive. “It depends,” is the only correct answer. Ultimately, the cost we as a studio/agency will charge will depend on how many skilled personnel are working on a project and for how long. And of course that…

  • A Treatise On Game Alpha Aesthetics

    We all know what beauty is. Dewdrops on roses. An explosive sunset. The Legend of Zelda… To me, the greatest beauty is climbing mountains. At the top of the world, surrounded by alpine lakes and jagged cliffs, time slows and it all feels rapturous, ennobling… sublime. But in the philosophical field of Aesthetics, well-intentioned folks…