[PIGMI] From Concept to Pitch workshop next Friday

[Saxon]

Hi Nick,

Do you know whether 'pure' games projects are eligible for the award this 
year? Last year we were disqualified from being considered for the award 
because it was funded by the DCA and required an 'arts practitioner' on the 
team (and we chose not to add one just to make us eligible for the award).

It looks like this year they have two different awards - one funded by DCA 
which requires an 'arts practitioner' and one funded by ScreenWest which 
requires a 'digital content producer'.

Given ScreenWest's aversion to games, I'm wondering whether they are leaving 
themselves open to games, or keeping some kind of loophole so they can keep 
games shut out :)

That said, I think the value of XML is in the lab itself rather than the 
award (which was why we chose not to add a person to our team just to make 
us eligible in the first place). Plus, I think the two projects that 
received the awards last year were more deserving than our project anyway :)

cya,
Saxon

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From: "Nick Lowe" <nick at onetwenty.org>
Sent: Tuesday, February 28, 2012 1:25 PM
To: <pigmi at pigmi.org>
Subject: [PIGMI] From Concept to Pitch workshop next Friday

> Hi *,
>
> XMediaLab (XML) will be returning to Perth this year, and ScreenWest are 
> running another pre-XML "From Concept to Pitch" workshop next Friday.
>
> The basic idea behind the workshop is to help teams prepare submissions 
> for XML. Teams are assigned mentors for the day, and the workshop process 
> is meant to help rapidly refine ideas (and inform teams of grant 
> requirements). It's free to sign-up and lunch and refreshments are 
> provided on the day.
>
> I wanted to let local game developers know that I'm going to be a mentor 
> on the day, and also encourage people to sign up to the workshop and 
> submit projects to XML. It's free to submit projects, and compelling 
> projects may be able to attract scholarships to attend XML. Personally, I 
> got a lot out of the experience (and follow-up) last year, and there is 
> substantial interest in games development from practitioners in related 
> industries.
>
> At the end of XML, two projects will be awarded $20k grants for further 
> development. Personally, I would like to see both of the winning projects 
> be games (wholly or in part, or at least involving local game developers). 
> So I encourage local game developers with ideas to bring them forward and 
> have a go. The more the local game development community makes its 
> presence felt, the harder it is for funding bodies to disregard us.
>
> More information: 
> http://screenwest.com.au/index.cfm?objectID=99D7273D-CB70-1600-756FEBB1F82127CF
>
> Feel free to send me questions by replying to this thread. :)
>
> Cheers,
>
> - Nick
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