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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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Ask Rami!

Ask Rami: I am scared of making decisions.

Ask Rami is a monthly column in which Rami Ismail answers the most profound, interesting, or relevant question he receives from the developer community. This month: an indie studio co-founder struggles with the weight of decisions.

Ask Rami: I am scared of making decisions.
Blog

Back to it

I've been quiet, and I won't be again for a while.

Back to it
Design

That Tricky Platformer About Climbing Mt. Anxiety But That's Not The Name Of The Mountain

On why that game about stamping passports is so successful.

That Tricky Platformer About Climbing Mt. Anxiety But That's Not The Name Of The Mountain
Blog

New Beginnings

Vlambeer will always be part of who I am, I will always be one of the founders of the studio, but starting today, I will no longer be part of Vlambeer.

New Beginnings
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