Nolan Royalty
Creating games to make the web fun again
#1about 2 minutes
Reviving the playful and creative spirit of the early internet
The internet has lost the playful, experimental nature of early Flash games, which inspired the creation of quirky browser-based experiences.
#2about 1 minute
Finding a creative niche in unconventional game design
Moving from creating standard games to more bizarre concepts resulted in more personal enjoyment and better audience reception.
#3about 3 minutes
Prioritizing creative freedom over monetization in projects
Quitting a finance job to rediscover a love for programming led to creating games for fun, intentionally avoiding ads to preserve their purity.
#4about 4 minutes
Discovering a hidden community in a game's binary data
A surprising discovery revealed that players were manipulating the game's binary data to embed a URL, leading to a hidden Discord community.
#5about 2 minutes
How users created bots to draw collaborative pixel art
Players reverse-engineered the game's API to build bots that could draw images and fight for territory, creating emergent, collaborative gameplay.
#6about 7 minutes
Learning new technologies by building unconventional games
The creative process involves finding an interesting technical feature in an existing platform and pushing its limits to build a game in an unexpected place.
#7about 4 minutes
Finding community support for niche development challenges
Solving unusual technical problems often requires tapping into developer communities, as the issues are too specific for standard documentation or AI.
#8about 3 minutes
Balancing creative passion with the pressure to monetize
The decision to monetize is weighed against the enjoyment of the creative process, with the option of returning to a traditional job serving as a baseline.
#9about 5 minutes
Managing the costs and lifecycle of a viral project
Self-hosting on a provider with sane bandwidth pricing and embracing a project's temporary nature are key strategies for managing the costs of viral traffic.
#10about 6 minutes
The challenges of donations and subscription models for creators
Donation platforms have high friction, while subscription models can lead to audience capture, where creators feel obligated to produce specific content.
#11about 3 minutes
Why aspiring creators should build and ship projects often
The best way to learn and find your creative voice is to consistently build and release many small projects rather than focusing on one large one.
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