[PIGMI] What's Up Pitches?! this Friday!

[Andy Hawkins]

Yeah I'm just going to focus on my original pitch this time.
> I think Nick means that you are pitching an idea to them, but they aren't
> really looking to buy into a game right now. I suppose it serves a dual
> purpose; they get to see the sorts of games devs here in Perth can come up
> with, and the people pitching get the opportunity to make a convincing
> argument for a game to be made.
>
> While I would love to pitch an idea to Tourism WA (I think I have an
> interesting one), I simply do not have the time at the moment to flesh it
> out enough to make a convincing pitch, since I've already got a stacked work
> load.
>
> Cheers,
> -Matthew Dyet
> Em: mattdyet at iinet.net.au
> Web: http://diomades.blogspot.com/&  http://diomades.deviantart.com/
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: pigmi-pigmi.org-bounces at lists.pigmi.org
> [mailto:pigmi-pigmi.org-bounces at lists.pigmi.org] On Behalf Of Andy Hawkins
> Sent: Monday, May 23, 2011 8:15 PM
> To: pigmi at pigmi.org
> Subject: Re: [PIGMI] What's Up Pitches?! this Friday!
>
> Okay now I'm confused...
>
> You said this.
>
> On a related note, we have up to 3 places available for local game
> developers who want to pitch a game to Tourism WA:
>
>
> Then you said this...
>
> I'm not aware that Tourism WA have any current plans to develop a
> video game.
>
>> I should clarify that:
>>
>> 1) This is mostly an exercise in developing an idea for a client given a
>> brief. (Quie Ying has a marketing background and kindly agreed to put
>> together an example brief, and provide feedback on pitches on the
>> night.)
>>
>> 2) I'm not aware that Tourism WA have any current plans to develop a
>> video game. (However, this may be an opportunity to try to convince them
>> that a video game is a good idea.)
>>
>> 3) The content (eg. video, sketches) of the pitch is entirely up to you.
>> (Just try to focus on what best conveys your idea, and use this
>> opportunity to get feedback on it.)
>>
>> Good to see that Jon and Andy are keen. If we get one more person, we're
>> golden. If we get more than one, we may have to shorten the pitches for
>> this challenge and restrict the format somewhat! (eg. 1 minute, 3
>> images!)
>>
>> - Nick
>>
>> On Mon, 2011-05-23 at 19:35 +0800, Andy Hawkins wrote:
>>> Will the game be sold to TWA?  I'm interesting in pitching something but
>>> given 4 days it's not much time to prepare something.
>>>
>>> What are they going to expect to see?  Full video?  Sketches?  What
>>> would be suitable?
>>>
>>> Andy H.
>>>> Thanks to all the speakers who have registered for the event. It's our
>>>> biggest line-up so far. :)
>>>>
>>>> On a related note, we have up to 3 places available for local game
>>>> developers who want to pitch a game to Tourism WA:
>>>>
>>>> http://letsmakegames.org/2011/05/23/pitch-a-game-to-tourism-wa/
>>>>
>>>> We feel that there is a lot of scope for local game developers to make
>>>> games for local businesses, and we hope that this can be the first of
> many
>>>> possible hook-ups.
>>>>
>>>> Tourism WA have provided us with an excellent brief (see the link
> above).
>>>> Now it's up to you to see if you can convince them that you can make a
>>>> game that they will want to sponsor. :D
>>>>
>>>> So let us know! See you at What's Up Pitches!?
>>>>
>>>> - Nick
>>>>
>>>>> Hey PIGMIs!
>>>>>
>>>>> What's Up Pitches?! is this Friday!
>>>>>
>>>>> New blogpost is here:
>>>>> http://letsmakegames.org/2011/05/23/whats-up-pitches-this-friday/
>>>>>
>>>>> And you can still RSVP on our Facebook event here:
>>>>> http://www.facebook.com/#!/event.php?eid=224423844237977
>>>>>
>>>>> Blogpost includes a list of our speakers and what they'll be talking
>>>>> about, as well as our special guest challenges. Check it out, and I
> hope
>>>>> to see you there!
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> --
>>>>> Anthony Sweet
>>>>>
>>>>> Treasurer
>>>>> Let's Make Games
>>>>>
>>>>> anthony at letsmakegames.org
>>>>> http://letsmakegames.org
>>>>>
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