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Levelling The Playing Field

My goal is to make games, pay rent, and help others do the same.

If your goal is similar to mine, Levelling The Playing Field exists to answer the questions I get most frequently from my consultancy clients, and to help you avoid the issues I solve most often in their work or business.

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Recent Posts

Ask Rami!

Ask Rami: Prototyping Pros

Rami answers a common question from a programmer about why they just can't seem to get better at prototyping.

Ask Rami: Prototyping Pros
General

On Bluf, and writing copy

A pattern most of us learn in school holds us back from writing clearly. Over the past few weeks, I've spent a lot of time discussing writing with clients: not games writing, but copy writing - for pitches, store pages, press releases, & everything else. One simple trick - to BLUF - could help out.

On Bluf, and writing copy
Ask Rami!

Ask Rami: The Ten-Thousands Rule

Rami reassures a South American developer on how much they can negotiate on a publisher deal before the publisher might walk away.

Ask Rami: The Ten-Thousands Rule
Production

One Way Doors

A lot of studios spend years making a bad version of a good idea - until they go and figure things out. It's not because their ideas or team are bad - it's because their development process does not have One Way Doors.

One Way Doors
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Ask Rami: When the euphemism is bad enough.

Rami challenges and assists a development team that had a trusted team member quit over a team leads' behaviour.

Ask Rami: When the euphemism is bad enough.