EPISODE · Jan 13, 2016 · 46 MIN
013 Don't Get Wet: From Unemployment To The Front Page, Mobile Game Development With Sandy Gordon
from The Ghost Influence Podcast: How Viral Happens On Reddit
Laid off from his 9-5, Sandy Gordon decided it was as good a time as any to start his career as a Pixel Artist and submitted his first game, Don't Get Wet, to iTunes with his partner Tudor Iancu. With nothing but passion and dedication, he shared his story in a brilliantly eloquent submission to Reddit's /r/gaming community. Striking a nerve with other designers and programmers seeking to make their passion their paycheck, his story took off and eventually hit the front page. Don't Get Wet, submitted to Reddit's /r/gaming Don't Get Wet mini-postmortem, stats and more Dashing Knight, submitted to Reddit's /r/gaming Sandy's story and stats, submitted to Reddit's /r/gamedev Sandy's top Reddit submissions Spaceboy Games on Twitter Sandy Gordon on Twitter Woody Harrelson's atrocity of an AMA Create social leverage with the Ghost Influence community. Music: 'Progressive House — Valuo'
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