[casual_games] Idea: Starting an Incubator/Accelerator/Huge Not Expensive Workspace for Indie Game Developers

[Dave McCormick]

Hey Oscar,

 

In the San Francisco bay area, there is something very similar called "Hacker Dojo." Sounds very similar to what you are describing. I have yet to head over there or attend their monthly event "Super Happy Dev House," so I can't comment first hand on if this is what you are intending. But you should send a shout out and try and connect. I bet they can help out a lot with what you propose.

 

Check out the web site here:

 

http://wiki.hackerdojo.com/w/page/25437/FrontPage 

 

 

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Dave McCormick

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www.digitalchocolate.com 

 

From: casual_games-bounces at igda.org [mailto:casual_games-bounces at igda.org] On Behalf Of Thomas H. Buscaglia
Sent: Monday, August 22, 2011 9:46 AM
To: IGDA Casual Games SIG Mailing List
Subject: Re: [casual_games] Idea: Starting an Incubator/Accelerator/Huge Not Expensive Workspace for Indie Game Developers

 

Here's a similar concept for one I could not get funded from my time in Florida (2002 or so).

http://games-florida.org/html/projects/project3.html

At 09:14 AM 8/22/2011, you wrote:



I have a vision.

I've had it for some time (A REALLY LONG TIME)... and I can't be the only one.

A Campus, A Workspace, An Accelerator,  Fertile Ground for the
Burgeoning Independent Game Development Scene.

An experiment...

Acquire a large space, build sawhorse tables, a few conference rooms,
get chairs, A lot of Bandwidth.

Cheap monthly fees (around $200) for 24 hour site access.

An Indie Game Dev Space. Low Frills, High Energy.

Instilling best practices and methodologies, creating a vibrant
community that will go on to make the next generation of independent
games.

I'm not doing this idea justice with this anemic description


I am seeking insights to analogous work environments. Anecdotal
experiences in low rent, high energy work spaces... General heckling
and put downs are appreciated.
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