“Leveraging Luck” w/Greg Lee

Our first Orbit Night speaker is Greg Lee, co-founder of Team Terrible. Greg will be giving a talk called “Leveraging Luck” and sharing the story of how he and his collaborative partner Aaron Baumbach turned a game jam project into a thriving indie studio with 12 developers.

The Baby in Yellow has around 240 million downloads across Android, iOS, and Steam, and is incredibly popular with teenagers around the globe. Despite being in early access, the game’s viral success has already enabled its creators to quit their day jobs, form their own indie studio, and focus full-time on development.

When it comes to achieving this kind of viral success, luck is always a factor. But what steps can indie creators take to increase their chances of being in such a fortunate position? Once your game starts gaining some traction, how can you leverage that initial attention and convert the momentum into establishing and running an indie game studio?

Join us Wednesday at 6:30pm for Orbit Night, when Greg will address these questions and more!

About the speaker
Greg Lee has been in the game industry for 13 years, and has worked on a variety of AAA and indie projects. Greg worked at Rockstar as an Environmental Artist and Level Designer, but always had a passion for creating side projects and participating in game jams. He is the co-founder of Team Terrible, an indie game studio that is currently developing The Baby in Yellow for a target release date in late 2025.

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NOTE: This is an online-only event that will be hosted on the TVGS Discord server, which you can join using this link: discord.gg/mrTDyau

For more information about the Orbit event series, visit techvalleygamespace.org/orbit