In the Beginning....

There were two guys...

Alex May & Rudolf Kremers

And a Competition

Mix Some Elements

Freeman Dyson

• A bit of this:

Deadrock Procedural Generation

• A bit of that:

And Dyson is Born

• Very Early Screenshot

And Starts to Grow

Second Place• But Loads of Nice Press!

Sony Fail• Too much like Pixeljunk Eden? WTF?

Entering the IGF

• We may have a shot of going through• Free GDC Pass• It’s a Laugh

Great Games Have Gone Before•World of Goo – 2d Boy•Braid – Jonathan Blow•Crayon Physics – Petri Purho

Entering Really Focused our Efforts

• Before • After

OMG WE GOT NOMINATED!

• Seumas McNally Grand Prize!• Direct2Drive Vison Award Thingee!• Audience Award (Ahem, all nominees get this)

Things Go a Bit Nuts..

• Direct2Drive• Steam

•Loads of Downloads•Loads of Interviews•Loads of Congratulations•Loads of Beer

The Festival/Conference

• GDC, IGF, IGS

Sessions

Session were fantastic and worth going toin their own right.

Award Ceremony

• Was a Scary Affair • And...

We Didn’t Win ANYTHING• Boohoo

The Rest was Great

There Was a Special Mood• The IGF Stand was Mega

Busy• Finally met Brian

San Francisco was ACE

We met Tons of Great People

• Derek Yu (Aquaria) • Dan Tabar (Cortex Command)

And Others

Of All Sorts

Socialising is HELPFUL!

Lessons Learned

• 1: It is CHEAP to Enter ($95)

Lessons Learned

• 1: It is Cheap To Enter• 2: It Really Focuses your Efforts

Lessons Learned

• 1: It is Cheap To Enter• 2: It Really Focuses your Efforts• 3: A Nomination is as Good as an Award

Lessons Learned

• 1: It is Cheap To Enter• 2: It Really Focuses your Efforts• 3: A Nomination is as Good as an Award• 4: Meet Great People/Make Super Contacts

Lessons Learned

• 1: It is Cheap To Enter• 2: It Really Focuses your Efforts• 3: A Nomination is as Good as an Award• 4: Meet Great People/Make Super Contacts• 5: Indies Are FRIENDS not Competitors

Lessons Learned

• 1: It is Cheap To Enter• 2: It Really Focuses your Efforts• 3: A Nomination is as Good as an Award• 4: Meet Great People/Make Super Contacts• 5: Indies Are FRIENDS not Competitors• 6: You Actually Learn Loads

Lessons Learned

• 1: It is Cheap To Enter• 2: It Really Focuses your Efforts• 3: A Nomination is as Good as an Award• 4: Meet Great People/Make Super Contacts• 5: Indies Are FRIENDS not Competitors• 6: You Actually Learn Loads• 7: You Can Make Great Deals

Independent Deals• Steam, Direct2Drive

Big Boys

• NOA • MicroB0rG

But Ultimately

• The Game Comes First