Microphone GAIN

Interviews with Chad Toprak (Freeplay, Melbourne) and Wiley Wiggins (Fantastic Fest, Austin) about why and how do they choose they games they choose for their exhibitions and festivals. GAIN did these interviews for Gameplanner, a new resource intended to help game creators plan their exhibition and networking strategy at international events, based on in-person interviews and surveys from over 50 creators across Canada. Gameplanner was supported by Ontario Creates and Canada Media Fund and is available as a downloadable PDF on our site. The Juegos Rancheros survey is here. 

Lorenzo Pilia (Talk & Play, Berlin) talks to Shawn Pierre (Philly Game Mechanics, Philadelphia) about Patreons, membership dues and more. https://www.patreon.com/phillygamemechanics http://handeyesociety.com/join-the-society/ https://www.patreon.com/PIGSquad http://berlingamescene.com/talkandplay/ Lorenzo's list of Patreons from game orgs: https://www.evernote.com/l/AL3_SL9jnAhFh63zWEwHw0QDx8dA2Bam22k

Rachel Weil (Juegos Rancheros, Austin), Zac Traeger (The Museum of Human Achievement, Austin) shared their experience with Shalev Moran (Printscreen Festival, Tel Aviv) and Jonatan Van Hove (Screenshake, Reykjavík).

Featuring Sagan Yee (Hand Eye Society) from Toronto and Alex Schearer (Seattle Indies).

Live from GDC in San Francisco with Jim McGinley (Toronto Game Jam) and Jo Summers (Global Game Jam).

This session features Tanya X. Short (Pixelles) from Montreal and Ben Esposito (Glitch City) from Los Angeles.