Solo or Team
From IndieGuide
For creating your game you have the choice of either doing it all yourself or get somebody else on board. Remember, creating a game combines efforts from many disciples that cover a large skill's spectrum. Maybe you don't possess the skill sets for some areas, or you could never achieve an satisifactory result. Or you have a good friend or creative fellow Indie with who you could create the most fantastic game ever. Or, on the other hand you much prefer working alone and value the complete ownership in all areas of the game creation process.
Going Teamwork or solo is an aspect to the game creation process. But it is also a business aspect, as it influences how you manage the process, and it may involve real costs and legal consequences.
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Types of joint ventures
- Two people (or more) come together to work on a joint project. They do it free of charge, driven purely by motiviation.
- You found, with others, a business with the aim to create games.
- You contract specifically somebody else to do work for your project.
- You have an experienced Indie providing suggestions and helping you out occasionally with technical or conceptional issues. This is like a mentorship.
Forms of teamwork
Deciding on teamwork vs solo
Business aspects
- Finding the right candidate
- Writing a contract
- Legal aspects
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