YES MOM! You can make $ playing games.
Maybe you want to make good money in a creative field, or maybe you want to make a job out of your favourite pass time. Whatever the reason may be, you’re considering a job in the video game industry. Whether you want to work on the next AAA title, or become the next
4 Reasons Why External Partnerships are a Good Idea
Say you own a house, and you finally have the money to renovate. You have big dreams for the final product, but before you get there, you need to get it built. You could go the DIY route, buy all the books, watch all the youtube videos, and take all the trips to
How to break into a game development career
Introduction Do you have a passion for gaming? Have you stayed up long nights navigating dungeons and shooting zombies only to think; what if I could do this forever? Maybe you, like many others before you, have considered turning your passion into a real-life, money-in-your-pocket job. Well, hold your horses there, John Marston. Making
10 Indie Game Development Studios and the Games that Made Them Famous
Life isn’t easy for independent game studios. The competition is tough, the work is tougher and the budgets are tighter than Spiderman’s spandex. Even if you do manage to get your game ready to ship, there won’t be much money left over for essential stuff like ‘marketing’ and ‘publicity’. The options are simple;
SMASH BALL ROAD-MAP UPDATE & UPCOMING CLOSED BETA
A year ago, I competed, and ultimately enrolled, in Canada's first ever Toy Invention course. The goal was to enhance my invention skills. After having worked as a game designer and producer for over 15 years, I saw this as an opportunity to broaden my skills sets. I see the lines blurring more and
Technology in retail…do you like it?
I do not enjoy shopping. I want to get into the store and out as quickly as possible. And given my background in AR, and VR I have started to think more about the relationship between fashion and technology.For me heading to a store and trying on garments quickly would allow me a
How Virtual Reality can help heal
Being in the hospital surely has its gloomy moments of despair. Patients are confined to a room and often feel bored and blue. But, something is greatly changing the way patients are being treated. That something is virtual reality (VR). VR’s immersive experience allows patients to escape the crummy hospital and travel anywhere in
Virtual Reality Theme Parks are coming to a city (or living room) near you
At Game Pill we are excited by the possibilities when creating content for new mediums and the newest medium that has caught our attention as of late is the virtual reality theme park. Here are a few of the more notable projects that you should know about: THE VOID In a remote part of Utah,
WHAT ARE SMART TOYS?
We have been involved in several Smart Toy projects and wanted to write a simple post on what they are. Smart toys are a combination of physical toys and digital games. Currently, toys-to-life / smart toy products are the fastest growing sector of the toy industry and they are expected to reach annual global revenues