Came back from IDMPO Ijam session
First impressions
- the fusionopolis venue adds a different flavour to the startup ecosystem
- booths would have been better - more interaction
- caught up with some familiar faces (alvin yap who told me they are doing well.)
Several takeaways
- mediacorp's message appears to demand for social networking, searchable content (red dress)
- the presentor at microsoft left a deep impression. Presentation slides only had his email address on it.
Gave away movie tickets. Borrowed iphone from audience. Video camera to audience.
Giving me some idea on my book pitches. Take out from pocket during q and a.
Great showmanship: A microsoft staff took transformers movie tickets under seats, took out from pocket
Challenges in new media games industry:
Limited talent pool
Small domestic mkt
Not locally made block buster
Poor understanding by financiers/vcs
Solutions:
Publishing and distribution solutions
100 percent funding of production of original games
Proven and established technical solutions
Share best practises
Novelty: Search for a Red dress in a TV show,
social network: I can see what my friends watch: --
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