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@EcoleNAD

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École spécialisée en animation 3D et design numérique offrant des programmes universitaires (certificat, bac, maîtrise) et de la formation professionnelle.

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Montreal, Quebec
Joined February 2009
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@fannyberthiaume
Fanny Berthiaume Illustration
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13 years
Pascal Blanché discusses his collaboration with James Cameron on the Avatar game! #elitenad
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@EcoleNAD
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What are good users? Revenue generation, virality, engagement. #elitenad
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@LadyShotgunGame
Lady Shotgun Games
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13 years
#elitenad Now learning about IP & patent legal stuff for indies, very important, we're not just arty hippies here!
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Austin Hill says that VCs look for companies who allocate at least 20-25% of equity to their core team #elitenad
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You can be legally or creatively independent. See those as a spectrum. #elitenad
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Funding conference at IndieCamp w/ @JasonDellaRocca. Best time to take people's money? Never. Don't unless you absolutely need to. #elitenad
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Start community management right away. Followers won't happen overnight. #elitenad
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Biggest challenge with using juniors: not work quality or speed, but getting them to communicate. #elitenad
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Crowdfunding: useful but you need some profile before going there according to @LadyShotgunGame #elitenad
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Tip 5: keep your options open (funding) and your vision clear (games) #elitenad
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Tip 4: be yourself. Your app won't be average that way, even if it doesn't please everyone. #elitenad
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Tip 3: be sociable. Meet people. Make contacts. Twitter can provide great leads. #elitenad
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Tip #2: find your secret weapon. In @LadyShotgunGame's case, great family support system for lodging & child care #elitenad
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Tips: prepare for the long haul; success is not overnight. Contracts or work for hire can provide cashflow and contacts #elitenad
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Very emotional, personal journey to work on an indie project for @LadyShotgunGame #elitenad
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You have to do your own accounting, marketing, PR, biz dev - will require more time than actual dev. #elitenad
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It's a great time to go indie: no need for expensive hard/software; big teams. Easy to distribute, cheaper to develop #elitenad
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People working at min. wage can likely only afford 1-2 games a year. They will go for something they *know* they'll enjoy. #elitenad
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At @LadyShotgunGame, diff development: flexible hours, work from home, no large funding, passion projects. #elitenad
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Don't be shy to name drop any big franchise you've had the chance to work on. - @LadyShotgunGame #elitenad
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