married indies: how to ship a successful game without killing your spouse
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Jake Birkett (@greyalien) Helen Carmichael (@bchezza)
Married indies: How to ship a successful game
without killing your spouse
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A game about decorating a ballroom?
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FundingCan you really get free money?
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A good pitch• Researched the market• Researched sales data• Sensible budget• Unique but familiar idea• Working demo• Risks and contingencies
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MOAR Money:• Bank loans/overdraft• Other indie businesses• Personal savings• Tax credits• Crowdfunding
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MOAR Money:• Bank loans/overdraft• Other indie businesses• Personal savings• Tax credits• Crowdfunding
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MOAR Money:• Bank loans/overdraft• Other indie businesses• Personal savings• Tax credits• Crowdfunding
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Jake• Producer• Designer• Coder• Project
Manager• Sound FX• Art Director• PR• Biz Dev
Helen• Researcher• Writer• Designer• Tester• Grant Admin• PR
Contractors• Art• Music
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Risks• Time wasted mentoring Helen• Jeopardising science writing career• Putting all our eggs in one basket• Not being a good team
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Our Experience• Employees = admin/legal/financial• Separate office spaces• Design by committee• Sharing PR duties• Visiting nice places
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A learning curve• Mentorship vs reality of shipping• Using photoshop• Making a story fit the game• Project management• Different daily routines
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Having kids = indie hard mode
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The Big Picture
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Photo credit:Jason Alan Dewey
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CONCLUSION2 > 1
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Questions?•@GreyAlien•@BCHezza• [email protected]•www.ShadowhandGame.com
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