Comments on: No More Slamdance http://orangeriverstudio.com/monksbrew/2008/07/no-more-slamdance/ Anecdotes on the adventure of indie game development Fri, 10 Feb 2012 14:35:01 +0000 hourly 1 By: Jimmy Maher http://orangeriverstudio.com/monksbrew/2008/07/no-more-slamdance/comment-page-1/#comment-112 Jimmy Maher Tue, 15 Jul 2008 01:17:00 +0000 http://orangeriverstudio.com/monksbrew/?p=43#comment-112 The OTHER side of Slamdance being at Sundance was that many of the people who wandered through were likely really there for the movies, and their interest in games was limited at best. This is why I've always been a little skeptical about Aaran Reed's transcripts from there, which seemed to show most people being confused by Whom the Telling Changed and losing interest quickly. Of course they did! These were likely mostly movie people killing time waiting for the next screening who wandered into the Slamdance Hall and idly poked at the exhibits, Telling among them. I never felt it was wise to read as much into these transcripts as many did.<br/><br/>But that's a tangent, isn't it? I think a better Slamdance would be affiliated with something like the South by Southwest Interactive Festival rather than tacked onto a film festival. I love movies and also love games, but I get the impression that most cinema buffs are of the Roger Ebert school when it comes to games: skeptical at best. I'm not sure we're at a stage where we should be even trying to fight that particular uphill battle. The OTHER side of Slamdance being at Sundance was that many of the people who wandered through were likely really there for the movies, and their interest in games was limited at best. This is why I’ve always been a little skeptical about Aaran Reed’s transcripts from there, which seemed to show most people being confused by Whom the Telling Changed and losing interest quickly. Of course they did! These were likely mostly movie people killing time waiting for the next screening who wandered into the Slamdance Hall and idly poked at the exhibits, Telling among them. I never felt it was wise to read as much into these transcripts as many did.

But that’s a tangent, isn’t it? I think a better Slamdance would be affiliated with something like the South by Southwest Interactive Festival rather than tacked onto a film festival. I love movies and also love games, but I get the impression that most cinema buffs are of the Roger Ebert school when it comes to games: skeptical at best. I’m not sure we’re at a stage where we should be even trying to fight that particular uphill battle.

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