Will Wright is one of those guys in the industry who, when he says something, you sit up and listen right away. So it was really cool when he was able to visit IndieCade and give a keynote speech to discuss his ideas on indie game design and development. The developer, himself, recently departed from his home at EA to found a new development think tank called Stupid Fun Club, so he knows a thing or two about modern day indie development as well…

Wright likened the experience of making an indie game to being in a “magical easter egg hunt… with land mines.” What he means is that indie developers are the guys who make next years blockbuster hits. Think about years’ past; Wolfenstein, Doom, Warcraft, these were indie games back then and they revolutionized a genre. Indie games continue to do that very same thing today. They are free to truly experiment without having to worry about stockholders and money. Of course, when experimenting your also prone to failure which is why he made the comment about landmines.

Regardless, what he said holds true. Indie developers are the true innovators and many of the games you love to play today would not have existed without the indie development scene.

[BitMob]