Arseniy Klishin
Party for Introverts
Arseniy Klishin (he/him) is a co-founder and director of Party for Introverts. Together with his partner, Laura Gray, he created a recent vampiric narrative RPG "Cabernet" as well as a number of critically acclaimed interactive short stories ("Thing-in-Itself", "From Head to Toe", and "A Lozenge"). He was previously a Manager of Production at Sony PlayStation where he worked on many high-profile titles including, "Returnal", "Sackboy: A Big Adventure", "Blood & Truth", and "God of War" (2018).
Arseniy Klishin is speaking at the following session/s
Pitching to Publishers Sucks (& What We Learned Pitching Cabernet)
Arseniy Klishin from Party for Introverts shares the tips and tricks he wishes he knew while securing funding and a publishing deal for their recent narrative RPG Cabernet. In his talk he provides an array of developer-friendly insights and advice about the pitching process, developing prototypes, making adjustments to the pitch and demo based on publisher feedback, and more. With topics ranging from the common challenges indie developers experience in the publisher-oriented market to demo improvement suggestions to setting expectations for the meeting and beyond, he will provide easy alternatives to lessons usually learned the hard way.
Session Takeaway
In this presentation, attendees will gain an increased confidence in pitching abilities, a breakdown of what to expect from pitch meetings from the developer perspective, and strategies for a more successful pitching process.
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