What Derek Yu thinks about simplicity
Independent game developer, creator of Spelunky and Aquaria and co-creator of UFO 50, and the founder of the indie-games site TIGSource. Writes about the craft and the discipline of making games at derekyu.com and, earlier, at makegames.tumblr.com.
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1 dated position, 2010, in their own words. Our reading of what Derek Yu has said — not written or endorsed by them.
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Our readingLimited time and resources are what force a work to be tight and to feel like it has a purpose.
Their wordsIt’s our limited resources and time that forces us to make tight games that feel like they have a purpose.
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