[casual_games] RE: negotiation costs

[Jónas B. Antonsson]

		How would you connect with the right people? They were all at the 
		Casual Game Summit
		and Minna Mingle at GDC in March, and they will be at Casuality in
		Seattle in June.
		
		-----  Go to the conferences - noted.  Thanks for that tip too, 
		John.  Being based in the midwest, attending the various game-
		development conferences would constitute a serious investment for 
		me.  But if they really do work as networking enablers, as you appear 
		to indicate, that could help justify the expense of attending all the 
		more.

 

Since my company is based in Iceland I have to choose conferences very carefully and limit the number of people attending. I have to strike a balance between cost and value.

 

With this in mind I would like people on this list to give me their view on what conference is the most important one - the main event - in regard to making contacts and gaining business insight. It would also be helpful if someone could outline the major differences between big conferences like Casual Games Summit, Casuality and Minna Mingle.

 

 

-- PLEASE NOTE : The following paragraphs contain a matter of heart for me and are not directly related to the questions posed above. Feel free to ignore them.

 

Actually, I would really like to create a regular international event here in Iceland. I think the location is ideal because it is right between USA and Europe and international flight paths between the two continents interconnect here. It would also translate into cataclysmic cost reduction for me... but that is maybe not something other would identify with ;-) 

 

Still - What venue is better for a game conference then an island in the middle of nowhere where the forces of nature seem to meet and the landscape is otherworldly - this place could be cut right out of a fairytale! The conference could include actual play since attendants might experience river rafting, bathing in natural hot springs, going over glaciers on snowmobiles and everything in between. It could be a conference and an adventure. 

 

Anyway, if somebody finds these thoughts interesting or any good then please, do not hesitate to contact me. I would really like to host the "Coolest Casual Game Conference in the World" sometime in 2007 if it got enough attention and enthusiasm. 

 

Regards,

Jónas B. Antonsson

CEO, Gogogic

 

jonas at gogogic.com

www.gogogic.com 

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