Quick Housekeeping: GDC, SXSW, Etc
I've been a bit remiss in putting general news stuff out there, so let me catch up in a quick and timely manner:
1) I'll be at GDC next week, Sunday the 17th to Friday the 22nd. I'm giving a talk called "The Power of Free-To-Play" (GDC chose the Anthony Robbins-esque title) at the Worlds in Motion Summit on Monday at 2pm. I'm up for coffee with any interested parties, so email me if you're one of them.
2) I'll be at SXSW in Austin, March 8-11. Michael Smith (CEO of Mind Candy) was kind enough to invite me to be on a panel called Casual Multi-Player Online Games: Serious Revenues, along with Nabeel Hyatt (Conduit Labs), Jeremy Liew (Lightspeed Venture Partners) and Joe Hyrkin (Gaia Online).
3) Lastly, I left Relic in early January after three great years with the company. Since then, I've been doing some design & production work on a variety of exciting free to play projects. So for the time being, you could call me a hired gun.
I hope to see some familiar faces at GDC and SXSW. Take care!
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F2P Jobs: How to Work for a Mogul
Here's a great opportunity for a Colorado-based (or relocation-willing) Producer to work in the Virtual World/Casual MMO field.
This position is as the lead producer behind a new child-themed casual MMO backed by Barry Diller's IAC. Diller is one of the last true media moguls, in the vein of Murdoch, Eisner and formerly Martha Stewart and Conrad Black. Sidebar: A salacious read is Autumn of the Moguls by Michael Wolff.
IAC has been on a gaming industry spending spree lately, with their most recent acquisition being Garage Games in Eugene, Oregon. But this particular opportunity is in Boulder, Colorado.
The Game / Virtual World Producer drives the product vision and development of a MMOG and sub games for kids, from concept through release, and is responsible for the definition and execution of future releases. Manage third party developers and migration to, and management of, an internal development team.
- Oversight of the design of MMOG and all games - including interactivity, UI, inventory management, AI, NPCs, social networking and community features, and point systems.
- Maintain an ongoing understanding of youth market trends and emerging technologies in the on-line gaming space. Primary focus is on kid-oriented games.
- Strong desire to make a difference in the lives of children and a passion for games/MMOGs.
- Flexibility for some travel."
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F2P Jobs: Runescape Developer Hiring Website and UI Designer
I don't imagine we have too many artists reading f2p.biz, but if you are that guy or girl you might want to check out Jagex's latest job posting. Seems they're looking for a designer in Cambridge to do the following:
We are looking for a talented web designer to join and help create websites that will be viewed by millions of people each year.
With over 1.1 million paying subscribers to our online game, RuneScape and a further 6 million other active players visiting the website regularly, you will be responsible for designing the site they visit to play our ever-popular game.
Seems like a cool opportunity for a designer who wants to be on the cutting edge. If we had you at hello, go ahead and send your resume here. Tell them F2P sent you.
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