[casual_games] Advances and Funding

[Marcelo Jenisch]

I do like your wording better. Thank you for all the suggestions John.

On Mon, Jun 16, 2008 at 4:30 PM, John Szeder <john at mofactor.com> wrote:


>  I would get a playable demo first, it increases your leverage.

>

> Try to have really beautiful art for at least one level.

>

> Some people cannot look past the graphics to assess the merits of the

> mechanics and fun.

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>

> And never tell people your developers are volunteers and not hired. You

> should position it as "the team is focusing on revenue generating activities

> in the near term, but ready to start full time within 3-4 days of an

> agreement".

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>

> Half of the casual games publishers have people reading this list looking

> for developers or ideas.

>

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>

> Your mileage may vary… But the less money I have taken from a publisher on

> a game, the more money I have made with that game over its lifetime.

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

> casual_games-bounces at igda.org] *On Behalf Of *Marcelo Jenisch

> *Sent:* Monday, June 16, 2008 12:02 PM

> *To:* Casual_Games at igda.org

> *Subject:* [casual_games] Advances and Funding

>

>

>

> Hello,

>

> We have several casual games in mind, one of them has the game design

> document already finished and the other one nearing completion. We heard

> that some publishers will sometimes offer advances or fund the project based

> on this document. Our problem right now is that without being able to hire

> someone, we depend on other people's free time to move the project forward.

>

> Has any of you here ever try this, or actually got an advance from a

> publisher? How does it work, and who do I have to contact to go after this?

>

> I would appreciate any help on this matter, a list of publishers who offer

> advances, some hints or even offers.

>

> Thanks in advance,

> Marcelo Jenisch

>

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