Indie Game Dev Meeting Summary (October 31st, 2004):
 

We meet up at the "Streets of Woodfield" Starbucks. We go into the "Conference" area. Retro64 makes a comment about being away for so long that Curiosoft now has a beard.

We all talk for a bit. We then get down to business. We have a few new members -- Cory (a guy that works at High Voltage) and Dan (a guy from Valspairo).

Aduro talks about his update. He mentions working on his cell phone game and getting the art work squared away. His goal for the upcoming month is to make more progress on the cell phone game. He also mentions putting Poker Panic on hold for a bit.

Next, Curiosoft mentions his progress this past month. It includes marketing improvements (such as contacting toy stores, adding a newsletter, and other items). Additionally, he also demos the prototype for the next game -- Jr. Scientist. Some folks seem to like it. Retro64 mentions that it's too early to tell whether it will succeed. Curiosoft's goals for the next month include more marketing -- getting the word out. It also includes refining the Jr. Scientist prototype so that it's more polished. Finally, he plans on adding more website content.

Next up comes Retro64. He shows off his new demo CosmoBots. He also mentions some contract deals he may take (with a big company). He and Curiosoft comment that the "big companies" don't know how to sell online yet. There is an opportunity for small companies to make a name for themselves. He talks about next month's goals -- including the release of CosmoBots and increasing web traffic. He also talks about getting affiliate programs going with "non-for-profit" sites. It's a great idea.

Finally, Brian (CableShaft) goes next. He talks about his current game called Proximity. He shows it off to everyone. He then mentions the next steps to getting a downloadable version. We discuss his path to profitability. He mentions some commitments for the next month and the fact that he will work on tackling a full version a little at a time.

After a little more talk and Aduro showing off his new character (Captain Fantastic), the meeting adjourns.