Tobiah Marks
Game Evangelist and Independent Game Developer.
Global Game Jam 2016 starts this weekend!
This weekend is the Global Game Jam 2016! I hope that you will all join me in making a game over the...
Author: Tobiah Marks Date: 01/27/2016
Be Indie Now 51: Epic Skater
In this episode I interview Andy Gentile and Todd Wahoske, both of whom worked on the mobile game...
Author: Tobiah Marks Date: 01/21/2016
New training videos for Unity 5 and the Kinect
Hey everybody! Recently fellow Evangelists Katherine Harris, Adina Shanholtz and myself went to...
Author: Tobiah Marks Date: 12/21/2015
Be Indie Now 50: Will Hellwarth
Hey everyone! This episode of Be Indie Now has been a long time coming. I recorded it many months...
Author: Tobiah Marks Date: 12/16/2015
I am exactly where I want to be right now
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Author: Tobiah Marks Date: 10/10/2015
Microsoft HoloLens showed off at Unite 2015 keynote
From Instagram: https://ift.tt/1YvlJ0X You can read more by going to the "Microsoft HoloLens showed...
Author: Tobiah Marks Date: 09/21/2015
Name change and Visual Studio Code update
Hello everybody! I'm back to Evangelism after taking a break from work for a couple of months due to...
Author: Tobiah Marks Date: 09/11/2015
First day back to work from parental leave!
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Author: Tobiah Marks Date: 08/27/2015
Three weeks old today!
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Author: Tobiah Marks Date: 07/19/2015
Be Indie Now 49: Rick Felice
What happens when you combine Football, Hockey, Soccer, Roller Derby, Basketball, Bowling, Tennis...
Author: Tobiah Marks Date: 07/16/2015
Welcome home
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Author: Tobiah Marks Date: 07/02/2015
59.5 hours of life
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Author: Tobiah Marks Date: 07/01/2015
Zafira Zarlez #NoFilter
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Author: Tobiah Marks Date: 06/29/2015
Improve mobile rank by reducing file size
Recently I wrote a couple of blog articles for Packt Publishing. They are on why the file size of...
Author: Tobiah Marks Date: 06/23/2015
GDC Vault Highlight: The Universe: How To Break The Game
Part eight in my series of highlighting free talks from Game Developers Conference 2015! Dain Saint...
Author: Tobiah Marks Date: 06/18/2015
Be Indie Now 48: Adam Kapos
How can an indie music game compete in the mobile marketplace? On Be Indie Now 48, Adam Kapos shares...
Author: Tobiah Marks Date: 06/16/2015
GDC Vault Highlight: Less is More: Designing Awesome AI
Part seven in my series of highlighting free talks from Game Developers Conference 2015! What is the...
Author: Tobiah Marks Date: 06/11/2015
Apple’s WWDC15 Announcements
Yesterday was the first day of Apple's World Wide Developer Conference 2015, or "WWDC15". They...
Author: Tobiah Marks Date: 06/09/2015
Windows Proximity API Bonus: Proximity with the CoronaSDK
For those that use (or want to use) the CoronaSDK, I wanted to show you how you can integrate a...
Author: Tobiah Marks Date: 06/04/2015
Windows 10 Launch Date: July 29th
Windows 10 Launch Date has been officially announced! It will be coming on July 29th, 2015. Less...
Author: Tobiah Marks Date: 06/01/2015
Which platform should you release on first?
Today’s Ask Tobiah comes from Samuel Schumacher: “My team and I are just wondering how many (and...
Author: Tobiah Marks Date: 05/28/2015
GDC Vault Highlight: Experimental Gameplay Workshop
Part six in my series of highlighting free talks from Game Developers Conference 2015! What is the...
Author: Tobiah Marks Date: 05/26/2015
Windows Proximity API Part 7: Final touches
We are almost done! We just need to do a few more finishing touches and we'll be done with our...
Author: Tobiah Marks Date: 05/21/2015
Interview with Corey Cole from Hero-U: Rogue to Redemption
Last year on the Be Indie Now podcast I interviewed Corey Cole about Hero-U. Now, Corey is back on...
Author: Tobiah Marks Date: 05/19/2015
Visual Studio Code Ultimate Starter Guide
During Build, Microsoft released a brand new code editor called "Visual Studio Code"! In this post I...
Author: Tobiah Marks Date: 05/18/2015
Debugging CoronaCards local network sockets
From Instagram: https://ift.tt/1Hk8ry0 You can read more by going to the "Debugging CoronaCards local...
Author: Tobiah Marks Date: 05/14/2015
GDC Vault Highlight: Overcoming Analysis Paralysis
Part five in my series of highlighting free talks from Game Developers Conference 2015! What is the...
Author: Tobiah Marks Date: 05/14/2015
Windows Proximity API Part 6: FindAllPeersAsync
Now that we have the basics in for PeerFinder, we'll start looking for local peers without using...
Author: Tobiah Marks Date: 05/11/2015
Be Indie Now 47: Lat Ware
Be Indie Now 47: Lat Ware What if you could throw trucks... WITH YOUR MIND!? That's exactly what Lat...
Author: Tobiah Marks Date: 05/06/2015
oDesk is now Upwork
One of my favorite tools for hiring contractors, oDesk, has rebranded itself. From now on they'll be...
Author: Tobiah Marks Date: 05/05/2015
Windows Proximity API Part 5: PeerFinder
Now that we've added the final part of our UI, let's make it functional. In this part we'll enable...
Author: Tobiah Marks Date: 05/04/2015
GDC Vault Highlight: We Suck at Inclusivity
Part four in my series of highlighting free talks from Game Developers Conference 2015! What is the...
Author: Tobiah Marks Date: 05/01/2015
Most exciting announcements Build 2015
Build 2015 is happening right now, and Microsoft has made some cool announcements! Want to hear what...
Author: Tobiah Marks Date: 04/29/2015
Build 2015 Announcements
I'm watching live right now on Build Windows Here is a collection of tweets relating to the...
Author: Tobiah Marks Date: 04/29/2015
Windows Proximity API Part 4: Expand demo project
Now that we have ProximityDevice working, we have to get ready for the PeerFinder example. Like...
Author: Tobiah Marks Date: 04/27/2015
Badge Collection (Can you believe I just reduced this?)
From Instagram: https://ift.tt/1JpDSaA You can read more by going to the "Badge Collection (Can you...
Author: Tobiah Marks Date: 04/25/2015
New game: They’re staring at you
I've released a new game! Well, some might debate if it is a "game". Let me put it this way, if...
Author: Tobiah Marks Date: 04/24/2015
Microsoft Virtual Academy (MVA) Game Development Learning Plan
I thought I'd remind people in case they weren't aware, Microsoft has an awesome video learning...
Author: Tobiah Marks Date: 04/22/2015
Windows Proximity API Part 3: ProximityDevice
Let's dive into the first part of the Proximity API we'll learn, the PeerDevice class. Read on for...
Author: Tobiah Marks Date: 04/20/2015
Join us for After Hours @Build on April 29th
Want to learn more about what Microsoft is doing with .NET and Open Source, but don't have a pass...
Author: Tobiah Marks Date: 04/17/2015
GDC Vault Highlight: GDC Microtalks 2015
Part three in my series of highlighting free talks from Game Developers Conference 2015! What is the...
Author: Tobiah Marks Date: 04/15/2015
Windows Proximity API Part 2: Demo project setup
Welcome to Part 2 of my Proximity API blog series! In this part we will set up our initial project,...
Author: Tobiah Marks Date: 04/13/2015
Windows Proximity API Part 1: What is the Proximity API?
Because of a new game I’ve been working on, I spent some time messing around with NFC and the...
Author: Tobiah Marks Date: 04/09/2015
Three passions, three bumper stickers.
From Instagram: https://ift.tt/1II4UGo You can read more by going to the "Three passions, three...
Author: Tobiah Marks Date: 04/07/2015
GDC Vault Highlight: Keep Grooving: Life Musings & Live Musics
Time to highlight another talk from the Game Developers Conference 2015. What is the GDC Vault? The...
Author: Tobiah Marks Date: 04/07/2015
GameMaker HTML5 Module worth the cost?
Trang asks: Is the HTML 5 module for GameMaker worth the cost, and how can you license your game...
Author: Tobiah Marks Date: 04/05/2015
GDC Vault Highlight: game < design
Talks from the Game Developers Conference 2015 are now uploaded to the vault! What is the GDC Vault?...
Author: Tobiah Marks Date: 04/02/2015
Upcoming MVA: Microsoft Azure Back End for Gaming
How can you use Azure for your games? How can you make multiplayer Unity or Construct 2 games? How...
Author: Tobiah Marks Date: 03/31/2015
Be Indie Now 46: Jeff Meador
Be Indie Now 46: Jeff Meador Jeff Meador has had a lot of experience in the indie game industry,...
Author: Tobiah Marks Date: 03/25/2015
Be Indie Now 45: Zachary Snader
Be Indie Now 45: Zachary Snader This week we bring in somebody from the indie publishing business....
Author: Tobiah Marks Date: 03/11/2015