Ask HN: I want to explore/fund a videogame idea, where do I start?

Re:Ask HN: I want to explore/fund a videogame idea, where do... by meheleventyone on Wednesday November 08, 2023 @02:17PM (#38195470)

There are quite a few work-for-hire studios around although typically they assist rather than build whole cloth. Most others are working on their own stuff and trying to get funding rather than wanting to be paid to make other people’s ideas.

My suggestion would be to find and hire someone relatively senior with experience setting up game teams. There’s a bunch of Discords out there as well as some industry trade websites that host hiring ads. LinkedIn is a good bet as well and for what you want to do working with a recruiter that specialises in game jobs is probably a good bet as well.

In general people with an idea but no experience are treated with quite a bit of skepticism even if they have a budget!

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Re:Ask HN: I want to explore/fund a videogame idea, where do... by notacat on Wednesday November 08, 2023 @04:44PM (#38197537)

I like the idea of finding experienced people. Do you have any pointers to find Discord channels with such people and/or having similar ideas?

One thing is that i'm willing to discuss and change my mind. So I think my best bet is to find a studio or people who are already having similar ideas and iterate from there

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Re:Ask HN: I want to explore/fund a videogame idea, where do... by meheleventyone on Friday November 10, 2023 @04:49AM (#38216954)

It’s quite hard because there is a strong dichotomy between private industry spaces and public but largely hobbiest or less experienced folks. One of the biggest I’ve found in the past is Game Dev League. My other suggestion would be to approach some of the small/one man consulting places and see if they want to help with their network.

It’s one of these things where networking is the real route IMO.

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