Vorg seattle blog| 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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| Free Downtown Buses in Seattle | One thing that really impressed me about Seattle is that in the downtown area bus rides are free. This seems like a great way to improve people movement and reduce road congestion in the core of the city. I'm interested to learn more about the history of this, and how it's worked out in practice. Some quick searches don't turn up anything though, and my internet access is limited while I'm travelling.
The conference has been good too =). More on that later... | |
| Casuality Seattle |  I'll be in Seattle this week for the Casuality Conference, put on by the Casual Games Association. I'll be bringing American History Lux to show to some people. One of the reasons AHL exists is to dip my toes into the burgeoning 'casual games' industry, so attending this conference is a no brainer. Also, their moto is "keeping the industry fun!" which I can relate to =).
Since I'll be bringing my laptop with me while traveling I took this opportunity to burn some backup CDs to leave behind. Shit does happen after all. When's the last time you backed up your important files? | |
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