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Prepare to pitch your game to investors, publishers, Kickstarter backers, & others by presenting condensed & targeted information about your game, with an emphasis on not only what to say but how to say it. On the second night, deliver your pitch to your peers & get live feedback!

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<H2>PLEASE NOTE: This class will take place over 2 nights, 1 week apart.</H2>
<H2>Tuesday, 6/20 & Tuesday, 6/27 at 6:30pm to 8:30pm each night.</H2>
 Class Description
Successful independent developers will have to describe their game to a thousand different audiences before launch. Whether it's pitching to investors or publishers, making a video for a Kickstarter campaign, or presenting at one of Playcrafting's demo nights, being able to quickly provide the relevant information to get your audience interested is a critical skill for any would-be game developer. This class covers how to generate the content for your pitch, including how to describe your hook, how to do market research, & what financial data & forecasts to include (and how to calculate them). The class also covers how to effectively communicate that content, including building your slide deck, & effective public speaking techniques for a pitch. During the second night of the class, all attendees will be expected to give a 5-minute pitch of their game idea, with live Q&A from the class & feedback on their presentation.
 
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Featured Topics
Day 1:Tuesday, June 20th
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Class Overview
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Various contexts for pitches & how they come up
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Future Development
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Call to actions
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Preparing Slides
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Public Speaking
 
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Day 2:Tuesday, June 27th
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Student presentations
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Q&A
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 About the Instructors

Nemanja "Nemke" Kostichas been a serial entrepreneur all his life. He runs a gaming studio (<A HREF="https://twitter.com/kbrosgames" TARGET="_blank" REL="noopener noreferrer noopener nofollow noopener noreferrer nofollow nofollow noreferrer nofollow">K Bros Games</A>) where he heads up business development, publishing, sales & acquiring sponsorship deals. He also consults startups & other studios within the industry in these areas of expertise. Having published two of his own studio titles (including<A HREF="http://albertandotto.com/" TARGET="_blank" REL="noopener noreferrer noopener nofollow noopener noreferrer nofollow nofollow noreferrer nofollow">Albert & Otto</A>and the viral sensation<A HREF="http://store.steampowered.com/app/449540/" TARGET="_blank" REL="noopener noreferrer noopener nofollow noopener noreferrer nofollow nofollow noreferrer nofollow">Poop in My Soup</A>), he is now bringing them to console & mobile platforms. Nemanja has successfully merged his business know-how & networking skills with his interest in gaming & is driven by his passion for improving & nurturing the still-young indie games community. If not pacing around his office on the telephone he can be found attending gaming events & conferences talking to indie devs.
 
Nik Kosticis a self-taught developer with a background in filmmaking, art, & design. He started his career producing short films after which he moved on to running his own ad agency & later expanded into creating interactive content until finally deciding to combine all his skills & turn his passion for video games into a profession. He now runs a gaming studio (K Bros Inc) where he creates & published games on PC, iOS, & Console. Two of his most recent noteworthy titles include<A HREF="http://albertandotto.com/" TARGET="_blank" REL="noopener noreferrer noopener nofollow noopener noreferrer nofollow nofollow noreferrer nofollow">Albert & Otto</A>, a puzzle platformer & the recent viral hit<A HREF="http://store.steampowered.com/app/449540/" TARGET="_blank" REL="noopener noreferrer noopener nofollow noopener noreferrer nofollow nofollow noreferrer nofollow">There's Poop In My Soup</A>.
 
Dean Razaviis a game designer & developer in New York City, who has made it a habit of pushing game-making tools to their limit. His first foray into the world of creating RPGs was through the Starcraft I trigger editor, & later through Inform, GameMaker, & recently RPG Maker. Dean released a 20-hour RPG as part of his wedding invitation, & relatedly, has a very patient husband.
Currently, Dean is working on<A CLASS="gmail_msg" HREF="http://www.vidarthegame.com/" TARGET="_blank" REL="noopener noreferrer noopener nofollow noopener noreferrer nofollow nofollow noreferrer nofollow">Vidar</A>in RPG Maker VX Ace, focusing on stripping down the RPG to its core elements of narrative & character development. The game features randomly chosen but still cohesive storylines, as well as random puzzle elements. He also runs an RPG Maker VX Ace tutorial blog called<A CLASS="gmail_msg" HREF="https://ironshoe.wordpress.com/" TARGET="_blank" REL="noopener noreferrer noopener nofollow noopener noreferrer nofollow nofollow noreferrer nofollow">The Iron Shoe</A>and works on a<A CLASS="gmail_msg" HREF="http://vidar.gamepedia.com/JRGSS" TARGET="_blank" REL="noopener noreferrer noopener nofollow noopener noreferrer nofollow nofollow noreferrer nofollow">project</A>to open-source a version of RPG Maker's underlying scripting language in java, in order to run games created in the program on Mac & Linux.
You can reach him on<A CLASS="gmail_msg" HREF="https://twitter.com/RazburyGames" TARGET="_blank" REL="noopener noreferrer noopener nofollow noopener noreferrer nofollow nofollow noreferrer nofollow">Twitter</A>and read about him on<A CLASS="gmail_msg" HREF="http://kotaku.com/meet-the-lawyer-who-quit-his-job-to-make-an-rpg-1786009644" TARGET="_blank" REL="noopener noreferrer noopener nofollow noopener noreferrer nofollow nofollow noreferrer nofollow">Kotaku</A>.