[casual_games] Meet Publishers & Distributors AND Protect my IP? ... and other questions!

[oscar oscar]

EVERYONE I'VE EVER MET IN THE GAME DEV GAME HAD THE NEXT BIG IDEA.

EVERYONE HAD TETRIS BEAT.

EVERYONE WAS SO WORRIED ABOUT THEIR INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY THEY NEVER GOT
AROUND TO ACTUALLY SHARING THE IDEA WITH ANYONE ELSE.

;)

If all you have is an idea, maybe you should worry about implementing a demo
before you force every publisher, distributer, and grandmother to sign an
NDA.

In a perfect world, everyone would have an NDA strapped to their chest...
and it would cover all casual and professional interactions with individuals
that would get THE NEXT TETRIS out there.


But, as always... cover your ass.

On 6/7/07, Tim Turner <tturner at cmpgames.com> wrote:

>

>

> To be clear though- Real does not fund development anymore right?  You are

> speaking from the position of distributor not publisher...

>

> The NDA thing is also a different story since Real isn't involved in

> development.  All of the publisher/funding sources I've worked with start

> any relationship with a mutual NDA.

>

>

>

> -----Original Message-----

> From: casual_games-bounces at igda.org [mailto:casual_games-bounces at igda.org]

> On Behalf Of Eric Trudel

> Sent: Thursday, June 07, 2007 7:34 AM

> To: 'IGDA Casual Games SIG Mailing List'

> Subject: Re: [casual_games] Meet Publishers & Distributors AND Protect my

> IP? ... and other questions!

>

> :) thanks for the input M. Snook!

>

> Eric

>

>

> -----Message d'origine-----

> De: casual_games-bounces at igda.org [mailto:casual_games-bounces at igda.org]

> De

> la part de Jeremy Snook

> Envoyé: 7 juin 2007 10:12

> À: IGDA Casual Games SIG Mailing List

> Cc: casual_games at igda.org

> Objet: Re: [casual_games] Meet Publishers & Distributors AND Protect my IP

> ? ... and other questions!

>

> Good, timely questions. I'll chime in from a publisher perspective, even

> though you asked for dev responses.

>

> > 1- Should I make them sign and NDA before the meeting? How does that

> work usually?

>

> No. Requiring an NDA will probably result in zero meetings with the bigger

> names.  Game concepts are cheaper by the metric ton; the secret is

> production quality and execution.  If I like your game, I'll distribute

> your game.  It doesn't make sense for me to feed the ideas to another

> studio and have them build it from scratch.

>

> > 4- What do publishers and distributors want to know during those

> meetings?

>

> Don't show me a trailer, powerpoint, or design doc - show me the _game_.

> I want to see a playable build.  Your goal should be to get me to play

> your game for 3 minutes and make me want to keep playing.

>

> > 5- Any dos and donts?

>

> Realize that I'm looking at games from the perspective of what my

> customers like & buy; I'm not judging your game in an absolute light.

> Just because I don't think the game won't sell well to my customers

> doesn't mean that it's crap or won't sell like gangbusters on other

> portals.  If I tell you "no, thank you", I'll explain why.  It's not

> personal - it's me making (hopefully) sound decisions for my business.

>

> Relationships are important.  While a good game is ultimately the selling

> point, I want to work with devs that are pleasant, polite, and aware of

> the industry's hits, trends, and hot points.  But relax and be yourself -

> I can smell a phony. :)

>

>

> ~Jeremy

>

> Jeremy Snook

> Producer, RealGames

> 206.926.5743

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