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Independent Games Summit: Developing at 5mb per Year: The Making of 'Animal Well'

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Billy Basso developed his game, Animal Well, completely from scratch over the course of 7 years. Weighing in at only 33mb, Animal Well has been lauded by critics and fans for both its elegant design and technical sophistication. Billy Basso will share some of the techniques he used to achieve the look and sound of the game, his approach to design, and how he managed to maintain the discipline to keep at the project for so long.

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