[IGDA_indies] Self publishing and download.com

[Brandon J. Van Every]

C Ratchet wrote:
> How about an "arcade" distribution model in which the there are
meetings/places that anyone can come to and try out neat new indie games
(and have lan parties too), and can get a CD burned of ones they like
for a small fee which is then given to the creators of the games. This
could be an interesting distribution model and possibly something the
Indie SIG could participate in... ;)

Does the math work?  X amount of people using up Y time, Z cost of
rental space, ABC of needed hardware, D of shipping, E of insurance, F
of marketing, etc.  Maybe it could work but it's definitely non-trivial.
I think it could only happen in 'hub' cities like Seattle, where a bunch
of indies could pool resources.


Cheers,                     www.indiegamedesign.com
Brandon Van Every           Seattle, WA

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