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Starting later this week (Wednesday, February 27, 2008), we’re offering an exclusive 10-week long insider’s look into the world of independent game development, focusing on Burning Man Studios.

The series is written from inside the fire pit by Burning Man’s lead designer and writer (and Gamertell staff writer), Christopher Buckner, who will offer plenty of insights, suggestions, observations and exclusive interviews while following the development of a game from its conception to the release of a playable demo.

So you won’t miss a single segment of this 10-week series, sign up now for the Gamertell RSS feed and join the newsletter (the quick form to the right of this post). Otherwise, be sure to check back at 10 a.m. every Wednesday for the next 10 weeks for each installment.

Read all 10 weeks of “Burning Ambition: How to make your mark on the videogame industry:”

• Introduction: An insider’s look into indie game development  (February 26, 2008)
• Part 1: Start burning your dreams into reality (February 27, 2008)
• Part 2-A: The man with the burning dream (March 5, 2008)
• Part 2-B: An interview with founder and CEO Steven Hammans  (March 5, 2008)
• Part 3-A: The origin of an intellectual property (March 12, 2008)
• Part 3-B: An interview with lead designer and writer Christopher Buckner (March 12, 2008)
• Part 4: The nightmare of turning a story into a game (March 19, 2008)
• Part 5: The bigger nightmare of finding a concept artist  (March 26, 2008)
• Part 6: From paper to screen (April 2, 2008)
• Part 7-A: Colorists, the unsung heroes (April 9, 2008)
• Part 7-B: An interview with colorist Jesse Heagy (April 9, 2008)
• Part 8-A: The sound of beautiful music (April 16, 2008)
• part 8-B: An interview with composers Allen Pinard and Eike Steffen (April 16, 2008)
• Part 9-A: Managers, programmers and modellers, oh my (April 23, 2008)
• Part 9-B: An interview with Project Manager Andrea Wieslander  (April 23, 2008)
• Part 10: The dream becomes a bit more real with a working demo (April 30, 2008)

Site [Burning Man Studios]