[casual_games] Wanted: Session Topics for the 2008 Casual Games Summit

[Austin Haas]

I like this idea.

Personally, I'd like to hear more about the creative, technical, and production sides of casual games. I know the discussion of business models and marketing is important, but I feel like we are sorely lacking in discussion of how to make fun games in this unique space.

-austin

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Austin Haas
Pet Tomato, Inc.
http://pettomato.com

On Wed Sep 05 13:43 , Margaret Wallace wrote:

> How about a Game Design Hot Seat -- where designers critique each

> others' games or have to describe a design challenge they had and what

> solutions were devised?

> 

> On 9/5/07, Steven E. Meretzky <sem at bluefang.com> wrote:

> >

> >

> >

> > Dave Rohrl, Kenny Shea Dinkin and I are organizing the Casual Games Summit

> > at next February's GDC. It will again be a two-day affair, on the Monday &

> > Tuesday of the conference. We are in the process of deciding on an overall

> > theme and drafting a syllabus. We have also been asked to suggest topics for

> > casual content throughout the "classic" part of the GDC (Wednesday through

> > Friday) – a great sign that that conference is more focused on casual game

> > content than ever before.

> >

> >

> >

> > We thought that this group would be a great place to solicit ideas for

> > topics that you would like to see covered at the Summit (or in shorter

> > sessions later in the conference). If you have any suggestions, please email

> > them to all three of us:

> >

> >

> >

> > Steve Meretzky (sem at bluefang.com)

> >

> > Dave Rohrl (universedave at gmail.com)

> >

> > Kenny Shea Dinkin (kenny at playfirst.com)

> >

> >

> >

> > We're looking for any topics that reflect the latest happenings and trends

> > in casual games, and especially those topics which address likely

> > developments in the space over the next year or two.

> >

> >

> >

> > --Steve

> >

> >

> >

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> > Steve Meretzky,  Senior Designer,  Blue Fang Games

> >

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