Rudolf and Alex at IGF
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In the Beginning....
There were two guys...
Alex May & Rudolf Kremers
And a Competition
Mix Some Elements
Freeman Dyson
• A bit of this:
Deadrock Procedural Generation
• A bit of that:
And Dyson is Born
• Very Early Screenshot
And Starts to Grow
Second Place• But Loads of Nice Press!
Sony Fail• Too much like Pixeljunk Eden? WTF?
Entering the IGF
• We may have a shot of going through• Free GDC Pass• It’s a Laugh
Great Games Have Gone Before•World of Goo – 2d Boy•Braid – Jonathan Blow•Crayon Physics – Petri Purho
Entering Really Focused our Efforts
• Before • After
OMG WE GOT NOMINATED!
• Seumas McNally Grand Prize!• Direct2Drive Vison Award Thingee!• Audience Award (Ahem, all nominees get this)
Things Go a Bit Nuts..
• Direct2Drive• Steam
•Loads of Downloads•Loads of Interviews•Loads of Congratulations•Loads of Beer
The Festival/Conference
• GDC, IGF, IGS
Sessions
Session were fantastic and worth going toin their own right.
Award Ceremony
• Was a Scary Affair • And...
We Didn’t Win ANYTHING• Boohoo
The Rest was Great
There Was a Special Mood• The IGF Stand was Mega
Busy• Finally met Brian
San Francisco was ACE
We met Tons of Great People
• Derek Yu (Aquaria) • Dan Tabar (Cortex Command)
And Others
Of All Sorts
Socialising is HELPFUL!
Lessons Learned
• 1: It is CHEAP to Enter ($95)
Lessons Learned
• 1: It is Cheap To Enter• 2: It Really Focuses your Efforts
Lessons Learned
• 1: It is Cheap To Enter• 2: It Really Focuses your Efforts• 3: A Nomination is as Good as an Award
Lessons Learned
• 1: It is Cheap To Enter• 2: It Really Focuses your Efforts• 3: A Nomination is as Good as an Award• 4: Meet Great People/Make Super Contacts
Lessons Learned
• 1: It is Cheap To Enter• 2: It Really Focuses your Efforts• 3: A Nomination is as Good as an Award• 4: Meet Great People/Make Super Contacts• 5: Indies Are FRIENDS not Competitors
Lessons Learned
• 1: It is Cheap To Enter• 2: It Really Focuses your Efforts• 3: A Nomination is as Good as an Award• 4: Meet Great People/Make Super Contacts• 5: Indies Are FRIENDS not Competitors• 6: You Actually Learn Loads
Lessons Learned
• 1: It is Cheap To Enter• 2: It Really Focuses your Efforts• 3: A Nomination is as Good as an Award• 4: Meet Great People/Make Super Contacts• 5: Indies Are FRIENDS not Competitors• 6: You Actually Learn Loads• 7: You Can Make Great Deals
Independent Deals• Steam, Direct2Drive
Big Boys
• NOA • MicroB0rG
But Ultimately
• The Game Comes First