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Michelle Menard, Chief Creative Officer of Dragon Snacks Games, keynotes the 11th annual Columbus Interactive Media Festival (CIMFest) with a look at what game developers need to succeed in a changing world. dragonsnacksgames.com
Regardless of what anyone might have said previously, there has never been an easy, full-proof, follow-this-for-guaranteed-results recipe for success in the games industry (if there were we’d all be retired millionaires. Hint: We’re Not.).
However, while there used to be some general guiding principles and touchstones you could base your production schedules and financial projections on, in this post-pandemic landscape fueled by viral video shorts, AI-slop wars, and tech-bro whims, everything we used to take for granted is being being thrown out and reimagined.
Let’s boomer shake some fists at clouds, take a meandering trip down history lane, and look to what success means and can mean in the future of gaming, while also learning some wisdom from pre-19th century cookbooks.
For more great game dev videos like this, please support our Patreon at patreon.com/GeorgiaGameDevs
Michelle Menard, Chief Creative Officer of Dragon Snacks Games, keynotes the 11th annual Columbus Interactive Media Festival (CIMFest) with a look at what game developers need to succeed in a changing world. dragonsnacksgames.com
Regardless of what anyone might have said previously, there has never been an easy, full-proof, follow-this-for-guaranteed-results recipe for success in the games industry (if there were we’d all be retired millionaires. Hint: We’re Not.).
However, while there used to be some general guiding principles and touchstones you could base your production schedules and financial projections on, in this post-pandemic landscape fueled by viral video shorts, AI-slop wars, and tech-bro whims, everything we used to take for granted is being being thrown out and reimagined.
Let’s boomer shake some fists at clouds, take a meandering trip down history lane, and look to what success means and can mean in the future of gaming, while also learning some wisdom from pre-19th century cookbooks.
For more great game dev videos like this, please support our Patreon at patreon.com/GeorgiaGameDevs
