slides & audio (77 MB)Depending on who you are, this is either the "boring" stuff or the "exciting" stuff. But whether you find this fun or not is second to the fact that this is very very important.
Eric Zimmerman is like an independent game developer's older brother or maybe their coach - always looking out for their best interest. Eric talks a mile a minute to give you the most information per second about everything that they have learned regarding their studio from the eyes of a game designer.
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Eric is like your older brother or maybe your coach - always looking out for your best interest. Eric talks a mile a minute to give you the most information per second about everything that they have learned regarding their studio from the eyes of a game designer.
More detail is available in "Realities of Running an Independent Game Studio" p16 of the Summer 2007 issue of the Casual Connect Magazine.
Delivered at Casual Connect Seattle, 16 July 2007 at 2PM
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Eric Zimmerman (email) is the Co-founder and Director of Game Design at Gamelab, a game development studio based in New York City. Gamelab invents new ways for people to play, including the hit casual game Diner Dash and a host of other online titles. A 13-year veteran of the game industry, Eric is the co-author of the game design textbook Rules of Play and the anthology The Game Design Reader. His email address is eric@gamelab.com.
