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WANT TO LEARN MORE?
MONEY
Indie developers and illustrators can freelance or work full-time on games. Contracts for indie games tend to be more relaxed, which enables developers to work on multiple projects at the same time as well as retain the creative rights to what they produce. Game developers are often paid a flat rate, but the pay rate frequently includes royalties from the game, especially for smaller games with less funding.
BREAKING IN
Illustrators can meet game developers and creators at regional gatherings.
For example, the International Game Developers Association has local chapters, which sometimes sponsor meet-ups. At larger game conferences, like PAX and the Game Developers Conference, illustrators can meet both indie and mainstream developers. Online forums on websites like CGSociety (cgsociety.org), Polycount (polycount.com), ZBrush Central (zbrushcentral.com) and ConceptArt.org can also connect interested parties.
PLATFORMS
Steam is the largest web-based game publishing platform, but a number of other platforms exist, such as GOG (which stands for Good Old Games), itch.io, Origin, GamersGate, Game Jolt and Humble Bundle, which offers discounts for charities and bundles games together to raise money for specific causes.
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