Now that I've recovered from the "30 Days of GameMastering" challenging, it's time to get back to our normal routine of entries. This time around, I had a chance to catch up with an old friend: Tim Riley, who's currently running a GoFundMe campaign for his new endeavor--GamePAWN. Tim's been a community member of the Wittenberg Roleplaying Guild for quite a while, so this is definitely exciting...
You've been in the games
industry for a while – who have you worked with and in what capacity?
Since I owned a store a lot
of my working relationships have been with other store owners, distributors and
with company owners. I've worked with
several small game companies, stocking their product and offering critiques as
requested. I have relationships with
other folks, from seeing them at conventions and chatting online. I've also worked with some of the local
printers both for advertising and for production. A long time ago I produced a couple of game
books and got to know the process.
Tell us a little bit about
what GamePAWN's mission is: Why this
company and why now?
Well, the why now is easy – I
have time. I can spend time finding the
right people to introduce and take time to make GamePAWN work.
As to why this company,
because I've been studying Kickstarter projects that fail to meet their
shipping dates and it seems to me that most of the problems come with creatives
that don't have access to business infrastructure and they spend their time and
capital trying to set up the business framework required to run a company and
then lose track of actually creating the product. I want to see if I can help
with that.
What benefits would a
creator see by working with GamePAWN?
Access to introduced contacts
and to each other. Insight on projects
and plans. Looking forward, access to services like bookkeeping, payroll,
marketing, copy editing and anything else we can do to make life run smoother.
How does GamePAWN fit into
the digital revolution in publishing?
Even with the digital
revolution you still need framework and access to the people who make the
publishing work. GamePAWN will work with
creatives to find the best prices and most advantageous delivery
schedules. Sometimes better prices can
be arranged when several companies are planning to use the publishers services
and GamePAWN can help negotiate that sort of thing.
You're currently running a
funding drive via GoFundMe – what does this funding go towards? What does a pledge net me, as a game creator?
I'm planning for the funding
to be used to sponsor networking events at the major cons. A pledge will get you an invite and the swag
from your sponsorship level.
Is there anything else
you'd like our audience to know?
This will grow and expand as
our members need. We want to make this a
useful part of a free-lance or start-up experience. There will be room for growth and
improvements as we find our feet and get an even better idea of what the membership
can use.
Thanks, Tim! I'm sure we're all excited to see what's in store with GamePAWN!
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