Casuality Seattle Post-Conference Report
Here are some thoughts on the Casuality Seattle conference that I attended last week:The sessions were pretty good on the whole. A few really great ones, with most of them having at least some useful tidbits to take home. Of course, there were a few duds in there as well (please don't just read your slides to me - I know how to read myself thanks).
The best part of the conference was meeting people - in the halls, at the parties, and at pre-arraigned business meetings (which I should have set up more of). The casual games industry seems to be blessed with a ton of friendly and helpful people. I'd love to see this culture last as the industry matures, but I'm not that hopeful. I was told by one person who works at a big portal that they're already feeling pressure from the execs to be more cut-throat in dealings.
It was especially great meeting people in person whom I had some internet dealings with beforehand. Shout out to everyone from the IndieGamer Forum crew who made it out.
At every conference I've been to they start out by giving you a bag filled with info and swag. Without fail, the bag (which is swag itself) is shitty, and eventually ends up in the garbage. The Casuality bag was no exception. I think this is such a wasted opportunity. Nice bags are hard to come by, if you sponsor a nice bag you stand to gain some good publicity as people bring it to various places. Sponsor a shitty bag and you end up with very little gain.
I didn't take many pictures, just a few of slides that I liked:
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