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Episode Name:
Getting Audiences Excited Using Fanfiction with Joanna Keler
Episode Description:
There are lots of ways developers and studios can get their audiences excited for the game their developing, however, there are few methods that can really get the player completely engaged and ingrained with the game well before they play.
That’s why our guest today, Joanna Keler of Klabater is going to share her experience with fanfiction and how the impact it creates for audiences is beneficial for the developers and players.
Q?Box Round Answers!
The Q?Box round is a series of random questions so you can get to know a little bit more about our guest.
If you had to sing karaoke, what song would you sing?
“I Will Survive” by Gloria Gaynor
If you could only eat one type of food for the rest of your life, what would it be?
Eggs benedict with asparagus.
What was your favorite childhood game?
Duck Hunt
What was your favorite item or product you bought this year?
Xbox S
What’s the best piece of advice you have ever been given?
Don’t be rigid in what you do as change is the only constant in life.
Learning to let go.
What game are you playing now?
Help Will Come Tomorrow
TIPS and ADVICE
We covered quite a bit today. Could you list 3 suggestions or tips you would recommend to indie devs based on our discussion?
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- Don’t be afraid to experiment and try different things.
- Don’t think that if you don’t write all the time you can’t do this.
- Asking questions “what if” can help generate ideas of content to write and ask people what content they are interacting with.
RESOURCES AND LINKS and GAME KEYS
If you want some keys to some of the games that Joanna mentioned, please reach out to contact(AT)klabater.com and put “IGMPodcast – Gamekey” in your subject line
How to get in touch with Joanna and Klabater
Klabater Website: https://klabater.com/
Joanna’s Twitter: @settely1