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Back to the Garage: The Return of Indie Development (From Those Who Were There and Some Who've Just Arrived)
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Back to the Garage: The Return of Indie Development (From Those Who Were There and Some Who've Just Arrived)

Speaker/s: Jordan Mechner (Mechner), Tim Sweeney (Epic), Adam Saltsman (Semi Secret), Markus Persson (Mojang), Jane Pinckard (UC Santa Cruz) and John Romero (Loot Drop)
Day / Time / Location: Wednesday 3:30- 4:30 Room 135, North Hall
Track / Duration / Format / Audience Level: Business and Marketing and Management / 60-Minute / Panel / All
GDC Vault Recording: Video Recorded
Description: The game industry is witnessing an indie renaissance. After years of big publisher domination and cold war spending that escalated AAA budgets to hit $40 million+ , development is returning to the garage. The emergence of digital distribution and proliferation of new platforms, combined with an evolution in tools and technology, has made game making as much fun as game playing, attracting new players but also familiar faces. But as many learned the first time around, not all roads are paved with gold. In the panel the speakers explore real-world examples of successes and failures in their own careers to distill lessons of critical relevance to indie game makers today.
Takeaway: This session explores critical questions of independent development, comparing past lessons with the present environment, and drawing out lessons relevant to today and tomorrow's game-makers, from discovering the best opportunities to carve out an interesting space, to finding collaborators, to finalizing deals, the vets on the panel illuminate independent developers' most pressing concerns.
Intended Audience: This panel provides value to anyone who is thinking of an independent venture; any developers who are already striking out on their own; as well as publishers and game funders who want to better understand the indie perspective. Prerequisites are a working understanding of the modern game industry, a grasp on basic fundamentals of finance and deal-brokering, and an open mind!

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