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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...

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...

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...

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...

Date: 12/16/2015

I am exactly where I want to be right now

From Instagram: https://ift.tt/1ji40u9 You can read more by going to the "I am exactly where I want...

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...

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...

Date: 09/11/2015

First day back to work from parental leave!

From Instagram: https://ift.tt/1NCRIse You can read more by going to the "First day back to work from...

Date: 08/27/2015

Three weeks old today!

From Instagram: https://ift.tt/1OqhjSG You can read more by going to the "Three weeks old today!"...

Date: 07/19/2015

Be Indie Now 49: Rick Felice

What happens when you combine Football, Hockey, Soccer, Roller Derby, Basketball, Bowling, Tennis...

Date: 07/16/2015

Welcome home

From Instagram: https://ift.tt/1FWfwOw You can read more by going to the "Welcome home" post on...

Date: 07/02/2015

59.5 hours of life

From Instagram: https://ift.tt/1T65HqA You can read more by going to the "59.5 hours of life" post on...

Date: 07/01/2015

Zafira Zarlez #NoFilter

From Instagram: https://ift.tt/1FKI3Xm You can read more by going to the "Zafira Zarlez #NoFilter"...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Date: 06/11/2015

Apple’s WWDC15 Announcements

Yesterday was the first day of Apple's World Wide Developer Conference 2015, or "WWDC15". They...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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,...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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?...

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...

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,...

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....

Date: 03/11/2015

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