Game Central @ Hello Digital

Wed 21st October

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Meeting Minutes:

• Introduction to Game Central & partners.
  •  Skill's Initiatives, Events, Resources on/offline, Long Term Presence.

     

• Funding
  • Support for risk taking and innovation, to enable both big and small developers push innovation in ways they are currently unable to do so.
  • Looking at ways to 'plug into larger funds' and conduits into those.
  • Using regional funding to outreach to other international funds (similar to a film model)
  • Providing clear information on regional, national and international funds available.

• Training
  • The need to do something different to other networks and what is currently provided (e.g. not just very technical skills training, but marketing and business)
  • PR & Marketing for small and indie developers on how to platform games within a crowded app/online market place.
  • Marketing - plugging into regional marketing courses and institutions for knowledge sharing. (chance for cross over with iPhone gamer camp?)
  • Understanding IP/ legal within games- (Alex Chapman offers help within this field).
  • QA/ play testing
  • Tax Credits, not just when once they're implemented but opening discussion and training sooner.

• Network's target audience
  • Need to be clear on who the network is for.
  • How can the network be all things to all people across the whole range of the industry.

• Events
  • Provide events for middle level staff
  • Not to simply copy what is already out there (e.g. conference style). Do something different and unique.
  • Location, need to create an 'in-diary' repeated event, but also need to ensure all regions of WM are catered for.
  • Show and tell sessions for network to present projects to other members, providing help with feedback and playtesting.

• Miscellaneous
  • Creating a network mission statement to define and drive the vision.
  • Ensuring that there is a perceived value within the network from the region