[PIGMI] ScreenWest Strategic Plan (cont'd)

Tue Dec 14 07:29:31 PST 2010

Hi everyone,

ScreenWest are now calling for registrations for their planning workshop on 
Friday the 4th of February next year:

http://www.screenwest.com.au/index.cfm?objectId=E2F051A2-E65B-C9A8-F9805E79EFE6DC75

To support Nick's discussions with them this week, it would probably be good 
for as many of us as possible to register for the workshop.

I'm assuming / hoping that Nick's interview this Friday will result in games 
being one of the topics of discussion at the workshop. The more of us that 
are there to support the discussion, the more likely something will happen, 
I hope :)

A few months ago I read about a 'creativity and innovation industries' 
government discussion in Adelaide. Only one game developer turned up:

http://ideas.saplan.org.au/issues/game-industry-consultation----one-is-not-enough/

We should probably try to do better than that? :)

cya,
Saxon

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From: "Nick Lowe" <nick at onetwenty.org>
Sent: Monday, December 13, 2010 8:10 AM
To: <pigmi at pigmi.org>
Subject: Re: [PIGMI] ScreenWest Strategic Plan (cont'd)

>
> Thanks Paul and Saxon for these emails. It's a lot of great information 
> and Let's Make Games is meeting today to discuss.
>
> On 13/12/2010, at 7:50 AM, "Paul Turbett \(Black Lab Games\)" 
> <paul at blacklabgames.com.au> wrote:
>
>> And now NSW... 
>> http://www.business.nsw.gov.au/industry/ict/Digital+Media.htm
>>
>> L8r, Paul
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: pigmi-pigmi.org-bounces at lists.pigmi.org
>> [mailto:pigmi-pigmi.org-bounces at lists.pigmi.org] On Behalf Of Saxon
>> Sent: Wednesday, 8 December 2010 9:11 PM
>> To: pigmi at pigmi.org
>> Subject: Re: [PIGMI] ScreenWest Strategic Plan (cont'd)
>>
>> Hey Nick,
>>
>> Well done on getting an interview with them, and also thanks for
>> representing all of us.
>>
>> One thing which might be worth mentioning is that other Australian film
>> organisations support games, eg:
>>
>> Film Victoria
>>
>> http://film.vic.gov.au/www/html/88-your-game.asp
>>
>> "The Games Investment Program assists Victorian games developers to 
>> create a
>>
>> diverse range of games for any distribution platform with an emphasis on
>> technical, creative or design innovation."
>>
>> Screen Australia
>>
>> http://www.screenaustralia.gov.au/industry_support/Development/Innovation.as
>> p
>>
>> "Funding is for - The development and/or production of innovative, 
>> dynamic
>> multi-platform and single-platform interactive media of any duration,
>> format, or type, including, but not limited to, content-rich websites,
>> interactive television (iTV), applications and interactive content for
>> handheld devices including smartphones, and online, PC, and console 
>> games."
>>
>> SA Film Corp
>>
>> http://www.safilm.com.au/Programs/Detail.aspx?p=102&c=14
>> http://www.safilm.com.au/Programs/Detail.aspx?p=102&c=13
>>
>> "what projects are eligible?
>> Digital media projects including but not limited to:
>> ? interactive online and/or mobile dramas and documentary
>> ? narrative rich websites
>> ? webisodes
>> ? narrative rich computer games
>> ? narrative driven cross-platform projects*"
>>
>> Saxon
>>
>> --------------------------------------------------
>> From: "Nick Lowe" <nick at onetwenty.org>
>> Sent: Wednesday, December 08, 2010 9:43 AM
>> To: <pigmi at pigmi.org>
>> Subject: [PIGMI] ScreenWest Strategic Plan (cont'd)
>>
>>> Hi *,
>>>
>>> After a brief email conversation, Neta Gill (ScreenWest Communications
>>> Manager) gave me a call and invited me to a one-on-one interview on
>>> Friday, 17 December (as part of their industry consultation process).
>>>
>>> As I will be representing Let's Make Games (and the local development
>>> community), I would like to know what issues you would like raised and
>>> discussed. I recall some discontent with ScreenWest in prior postings,
>>> so please be conscientious in keeping all suggestions pragmatic.
>>>
>>> My top priorities are:
>>>
>>> 1. Letting them know about the local game developer community
>>> 1.1. History
>>> 1.2. Demographics
>>> 1.3. Developers
>>> 1.4. Games
>>>
>>> 2. Informing them of Let's Make Games' plans
>>> 2.1. History
>>> 2.2. Quarterly events
>>> 2.3. Online resources
>>> 2.4. Other plans (TBD/TBA)
>>>
>>> 3. Understanding ScreenWest's role in interactive media
>>> 3.1. Are we considered part of the screen industry?
>>> 3.2. What are the areas of overlap? (eg. skills and technical)
>>> 3.3. Any plans to integrate games into industry and content directories?
>>>
>>> 4. My opinion on strategic direction for next 5 years
>>> 4.1. Increasing convergence in skills and technical requirements
>>> 4.2. Increasing social and cultural relevance of interactive media
>>> 4.3. Request clear decision and action on role relative to games
>>>
>>> ScreenWest will be sending me some more information soon, and I will
>>> follow up with some more discussion points over the next week or so.
>>>
>>> Regards,
>>>
>>> - Nick
>>>
>>> On Wed, 2010-12-01 at 09:55 +0800, Nick Lowe wrote:
>>>> Just sent them an email. I'll see how it goes, and give them a call
>>>> later this week if I get no response.
>>>>
>>>> - Nick
>>>>
>>>> On Tue, 2010-11-30 at 21:39 +0800, Nick Lowe wrote:
>>>>> Thanks for the heads-up Saxon.
>>>>>
>>>>> I definitely want to talk to them about this. :)
>>>>>
>>>>> - Nick
>>>>>
>>>>> On Tue, 2010-11-30 at 21:32 +0800, Saxon wrote:
>>>>>> Hi everyone,
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I just received this in a newsletter from ScreenWest (talking about
>>>>>> upcoming planning for their 2011 - 2016 strategic plan):
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>> http://www.screenwest.com.au/index.cfm?objectId=9B24F26B-E227-72CA-9C850C840
>> CB1C1A4
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Might be worth trying to see if ScreenWest's "we don't fund games"
>>>>>> stance can be redirected a bit?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Saxon
>>>>>>
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