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Last month, my husband and I registered for PAX East, which is a huge gaming expo. We’ve been a couple times, and though a lot of big names are there, we typically don’t demo their games because their lines are freaking long. Plus, I already know about their games. What’s interesting are the small companies and indie developers, some of which I didn’t know about until I saw them at the expo.

The past few years, indie games have become more popular, and I like this trend. Indie games are developed by small teams, often one or two people, and I think it’s great that they’re making games on their own. We watched Indie Game: The Movie tonight, and I really enjoyed it. Even if you’re not a gamer, I recommend watching it. It’s a documentary that follows the creators of 3 very well-known indie games: Braid, Super Meat Boy, and Fez.

They make games, not because they’re told to by some company, but because they want to. It’s the game they want. One of the Meat Boy guys said he cried when they sent their game off for certification because it was like sending a child to their first day of school. The creator of Fez redesigned the game 3 times because he keeps trying to perfect it. It becomes really personal for them.

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