Righto, I hope everyone has been enjoying the footage we've captured of Game Connect: Asica Pacfic 07 because we're almost done putting up everything we recorded late last year. The video we've just put up is the CEO roundtable with Mike Fegan (from IR Gurus or better known now as Transmission Games), Rob Murray (Firemint), and Steve Fawkner (Infinite Interactive).
There are some great insights from the discussion, and it's well worth listening to the anecdotes that come with the chats about hiring practises (with tsumea/sumea getting some kudos for getting the job details out there!), quality of life issues, starting a company from scratch, publishers, engines and platforms, and I.P.
Just a note, the first five minutes of the roundtable where the CEOo's introduce themselves and provide a little of background on themselves is missing, mainly because I had thought I pressed record on the camera. Don't ask :/
Here's what the Game Connect website had on this session:
CEO Roundtable
Host: Mike Fegan, IRG
Participants:
Robert Murray, Firemint
Bill McIntosh, Torus
Mike Fegan hosts a table of local studio managers and owners keen to share their experiences and tips with new and existing development studios, and students interested in the industry. In this session audience members get to pick the brains of successful CEOs. This is an interactive session so bring a list of questions.