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Funding Dreams & Crafting Stories: Lessons From an Indie Game Visionary

Funding Dreams & Crafting Stories: Lessons From an Indie Game Visionary

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Indie-game luminary Tatiana Delgado joins Nate to trace her 20-year journey from drawing paper games as a kid to co-founding Madrid’s Out of the Blue Games. She explains how titles like Call of the Sea create emotional tension without combat, why early VR prototyping was both thrilling and nausea-inducing, and how small studios can balance artistic vision with funding realities.

Tatiana also teases two new projects—Lovecraft-flavored sequel Call of the Elder Gods and branching visual-novel series The Vigilante Diaries—while sharing hard-won advice on user testing, team culture, and pitching in today’s crowded market.


Check out Tatiana's Resources:
https://www.outbluegames.com
https://x.com/OutBlueGames
https://x.com/arilea

Games Mentioned:
Portal 2 - Tatiana's favorite game to play
Wonder Boy series
Myst
Riven
Aladdin VR
Warhammer

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  • (00:00) - to Call of the Sea
  • (00:32) - Tatiana Delgado
  • (01:32) - Gaming Journey
  • (02:15) - Career and Inspirations
  • (10:29) - Out of the Blue Games
  • (13:52) - Development Philosophy
  • (19:16) - in VR Game Development
  • (21:14) - on User Testing and Feedback
  • (25:52) - and Ethical Considerations
  • (26:50) - and Pricing Strategies
  • (31:22) - Projects and Final Thoughts

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