The Step Above Chat-GPT Wrappers
All product managers worth their salt has understood the basics of large-language-models (LLMs). It is a new way to interface with information, and it opens a lot of door which weren’t easy to go t...
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My Top 10 Mistakes as a Product Manager for Pley
Few skills is as important for a product manager as self-reflection. It is the PMs job to stop and change when things aren’t working.
Pley Connect | Cross-Platform Account Linking for Web Games
Pley Connect is one of the most important features I built. It’s discovery was a core pillar of Pley’s busines viability. Let’s review it.
AI Prototyping a Mystery Game in 2 Hours
There’s a recurring pain point in product teams that we all quietly accept:
EU's Digital Fairness Act & Gaming
Europe’s Digital Fairness Act
Acronyms Suck
You probably got the link to this page from someone who wanted to make you aware of the problems of using acronyms. Or perhaps they just hate them as much as I do. I really dislike how they make co...
Deep into Mystery Games - A Design Analysis
Return of the Obra Dinn - One of the most successful Fill-it-Out Mystery games
Picking the RIGHT game genre
I’ve been digging into how to evaluate whether a game genre is worth building for as an indie studio. My goal is to combine passion with market reality: I want to make games I love, but I also want...
How to Pick the Wrong Game Genre
This Article Picking the right game genre is critical for indie success. Your audience depends on both how many people could play your game and how many will actually see it. Some genres are oversa...
Why 90% of Indie Games Fail
This Article Most indie games on Steam fail due to oversupply, low sales, and cheap pricing. Nearly half sell under 100 copies and most earn under $10,000. Higher prices, more reviews, and smart ch...
Five Greatest Tips for LLMs
Working as a Product Manager through the rise of AI in software development, I feel like I missed an opportunity to build the first AI products. I always try to be curious, and nearly instantly beg...
Monetization & Incentives (Part 2): Free-to-Play Games
This is part 2 of how game design and strategy are affected by the incentives created by how your game is monetized. While monetization is necessary to sustain development, overly aggressive method...
Monetization & Incentives (Part 1): Paid Games
One of my biggest areas of expertise is game design and the business of gaming. As I also enjoy playing games, dealing with monetization methods becomes very central. It is an awful feeling playing...