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Game and Software Prototyping Tips 101
What to do once you’ve designed your dream game or app? What comes next?
Designing a killer app or a creative indie game is great and all, but you will need a prototype in order to show potential investors, get user feedback, tweak parameters and iterate.
Get this — No one makes a perfect app or game on the very first try. Its just impossible.
The reason for this is anything developed in a bubble is destined to fail. An app needs focus group and user experience testing. A game needs QA testers and pre-release demos. I will be walking you through some beginners tips on how to effectively prototype your software, and get it in the hands of potential users as quickly as possible.
I Don’t Have A Killer App or Game Designed Yet?
So what do you do if you are not yet at the prototyping stage? Well — get to work! You will need to start on a Design Document and map out the various user flows.
And once you have a clear idea on what you want to make, find a team or some like-minded developers to start building your prototype! If you are making a game, there is actually a very active and healthy game jam community that you can join. Check out itch.io/jams for some fun stay-at-home…
