The document is a short quote by Mark Twain where he reflects on how much his father had learned in the seven years between when Twain was 14 and 21. When Twain was 14, he thought his father was ignorant, but by the time Twain turned 21 he was astonished by how much his father had learned in that time.
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Old tricks for new dogs: what can the "new" games economy take from the "old" publishing model - Matt Carroll, The Walt Disney Company EMEA
1. OLD TRICKS FOR
NEW DOGS
When I was a boy of fourteen, my father was so ignorant I could hardly stand
to have the old man around. But when I got to be twenty-one, I was
astonished at how much he had learned in seven years.
Mark Twain
Matt Carroll
Commercial Director, Disney Interactive
matt.carroll@disney.com
8. State of the Industry: 1996
Development Centric
Lower levels of development cost
Concentrated Retail environment with rules
Marketing was niche & tactical
PR was the #1 tool in the publishers armoury to create viral &
word of mouth
Customer Services were In-House
9. Audience Question:
In 1996 - what was the size of the packaged
leisure software industry in the UK (according
to GFK/Charttrack?)
Below 贈150k
贈150k-贈300k
贈300-贈500k
贈500k-贈750k
Greater than 贈750k
10. UK market value Leisure Software 1995-2011 贈m
Source: GFK/ChartTrack: UKIE
11. What can we learn from 1996-2012
The rise of the publishing function
The rise of capital investment
Competition got better
The rise of brands, sequels and licenses
The rise of mass-media campaigns
Multi-format distribution
Globalisation
12. 5 Old Tricks for New dogs...
1. Build your organisation for the Long-Term
Future in mind
13. 5 Old Tricks for New dogs...
1. Build your organisation for the Long-Term
Future in mind
2. Start with Great Content
16. 5 Old Tricks for New dogs...
1. Build your organisation for the Long-Term
Future in mind
2. Start with Great Content
3. Consistently build Trust from the beginning
18. 5 Old Tricks for New dogs...
1. Build your organisation for the Long-Term
Future in mind
2. Start with Great Content
3. Consistently build Trust from the beginning
4. Licenses/Sequels work
21. 5 Old Tricks for New dogs...
1. Build your organisation for the Long-Term
Future in mind
2. Start with Great Content
3. Consistently build Trust from the beginning
4. Licenses/Sequels work
5. Be Sure of success before you go to market