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Independent Minds aims to take various aspects of indie gaming and present them to you each week. From game round-ups to design elements to interviews with prominent members of the scene, it's an exploration of what makes indie gaming great as well as what makes someone an indie.

The indie crowd in any group of artists is usually very fickle. Oftentimes they operate on a whole different level, making constant inside jokes, speaking in meme references, and speaking in an overly critical way regarding outsiders entering their dark, sunless realm. This makes entering into such a social group daunting. This is as true of indie gaming as it is of indie art or indie music. Thankfully, though, the people in any social clique are just that: people. And they are willing to explain things to you to gain another comrade in arms. However, there are a few great ways to begin to network with indies, both of the gamer and developer variety, beyond just walking up to them and saying hi.