[game_edu] Publishing a Game

[Alex Quinn]

You may want to take a look at the Games for Change toolkit - http://gamesforchange.org/toolkit 
  - particularly  the section on distribution.  It has a nice a video  
overview of some publishing models as well as useful links to other  
distribution resources.

Alex

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Alex Quinn,
Executive Director, Games for Change
alex at gamesforchange.org
www.gamesforchange.org




On Feb 16, 2010, at 1:10 PM, Bangsberg, Keld wrote:


> I think Ian covered this very well.

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> My two cents are that console manufacturers / publishers  

> historically are the gate keepers to what gets released on their  

> platform.  Like so many other industries, track record and well  

> developed relationships go a long ways toward successfully getting  

> any type of publishing deal - without both of those factors in place  

> it is very difficult to jump to a console deal outside of XBLA,  

> iTunes, etc.

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> With that said, I think we have entered a time of renewed  

> opportunity for indie publishing, at least outside of the  

> traditional console model.

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> Would be curious to hear more about how this progresses for you.

>

> Best,

>

> Keld

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> Keld Bangsberg

> Art Institute of Portland

> kbangsberg at aii dot edu

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> -----Original Message-----

> From: game_edu-bounces at igda.org on behalf of Ian Schreiber

> Sent: Mon 2/15/2010 9:37 AM

> To: IGDA Game Education Listserv

> Subject: Re: [game_edu] Publishing a Game

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> LOTS of different ways this happens. Time for me to raid my Game  

> Industry Survey lesson plans...

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