Author Archives: Brian Turner

About Brian Turner

Brian is the Founder and Lead Developer of Alien Octopus Studio. He has a history of game design and reporting that spans almost two decades.

Giving Mobile Users Control

Posted on October 6, 2012 by Brian Turner

One of the wonderful things about developing for mobile devices is the ability to utilize their unique controls to make fun and interactive games. Unfortunately this can also be one of the downsides. While computers and consoles have rather standardized … Continue reading →

Posted in Developer Blog | Tagged , , | Comments Off on Giving Mobile Users Control

Porting Noms the Fish to Android

Posted on September 17, 2012 by Brian Turner

Yesterday I started working on porting Noms the Fish over to Android. Most of the work I am doing will speed along the port to iOS (iPad/iPhone) devices, which will come later. The general mechanics of the game make for … Continue reading →

Posted in Developer Blog | Tagged , | Comments Off on Porting Noms the Fish to Android

Why You Should Use AutoPatcher

Posted on September 9, 2012 by Brian Turner

Establishing an automatic patching system for a game can be quite the daunting task for any game developer. If you are distributing your game solely on game portals that offer client updates (such as IndieCity), then you have nothing to … Continue reading →

Posted in Developer Blog | Tagged , | Comments Off on Why You Should Use AutoPatcher