http://getinthegame.org.uk Fri, 23 Apr 2010 18:20:36 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Get In The Game has been a very interesting one this time, as it opened up to the Yorkshire and Humber region, and we had a lot of companies applying that weren't traditionally game developers. Vision+Media are pretty orward looking when it comes to development, so GITG has always been ... http://getinthegame.org.uk/blog/gitg-2-wrap-up Ok So we've had the dummy pitch - a great idea because it stops us making big mistakes too late.  However - with now only 2 weeks to go not the initial 3 proposed, there is so little time to do changes, and the potential for gloom to creep in ... http://getinthegame.org.uk/gitg2/bruised-and-battered-dummy-pitch As the date for our pitch gets closer and closer the work gets more hectic! After opting to use Unity instead of Phyre Engine we have had no more technical issues however and now it is just a case of time and preference. We also decided that regardless of the fact ... http://getinthegame.org.uk/uncategorized/262 Pitch day  - and despite setting out with acres of time, cars, vans and lorries decide they want to make the journey to Liverpool with us - slowly!! and a 90minute journey takes 180minutes and we miss our slot. first rule of pitch sales techniques...don't be late.  Oooops. F*** Any nerves we ... http://getinthegame.org.uk/uncategorized/the-pitch-for-round-1 We know we have something, we know what we have is potentially really exciting, we think it might be exciting to Sony, but to be honest we are the banana in a box of apples...... An interesting development process ensues, I think we've spent the 10k in advance on post it ... http://getinthegame.org.uk/blog/planning-for-the-initial-pitch-in-november Day 3 of the GITG sessions  @ FACT and we learn from different companies the tricks of the trade, the intricacies of the gaming world and the pleasures and pitfalls, blitz games and media molecule take us through some of their work... and I survey my Savvy team and realise ... http://getinthegame.org.uk/uncategorized/sony-reveal-all-do-they-day-3 Where to start?! We never assumed making a game would be easy, in fact we always thought it would be very difficult, but we never really saw the problems we encountered coming (exporting, temperamental software, late nights etc etc, it hurts thinking about it). However, despite our tenatative start we ... http://getinthegame.org.uk/uncategorized/243 Dave Crook Co-founder & Art Director. Pixinworks Hi all, am posting a few thoughts and observations. My little gang of industry veteran reprobates and I,  are in the process of building a development team here in Liverpool. With the aim of enriching that core team with additional experienced and new talent ... http://getinthegame.org.uk/gitg2/pixinworks-gitg2-some-thinkings Hello everyone. First and foremost, apologies for the distinct lack of updates from the Grant Midwinter camp since we got the good news. While I'd like to say that we've been on a 2 month celebratory bender, the reality has been far less glamorous. We approached the pitch with some fairly ... http://getinthegame.org.uk/gitg2/229 Day 2 of Training and it is pitch practice day.  Having been pitching and won many commissions with the BBC,  this is an easy day for me and I wonder what I'll get out of it.  I also sadistically love public speaking so no sweat there too, but Marcus - ... http://getinthegame.org.uk/gitg2/pitch-perfect