An Inside Look

Alexander Zacherl, Bit Barons

Yacine Salmi, Piece of Pie Studios

at Public Fundingfor Indie Games

Swimming Under Clouds

Yacine Salmi

Astroslugs

Alexander Zacherl

Caveats

Why Public Funding?

Money!

Reduces Start-Up Risk

Keep Your IP

They Succeed if You Succeed

Artistic Freedom

Less Legal Trouble

Downsides

You Lose Some Independence

Time & Effort

Your Game Matters

Dumb Money

Some Strings Attached

Not a Business Plan

On Public Funds

Game Funds

Economic Funds

Art Funds

Research Funds

Financial Spectrum

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The List

Just Kidding …

bit.ly/publicfunds

Thanks

• Felix Bohatsch• Michael Samyn• Gordon Midwood• Douglas Wilson• Lau Korsgaard• Raigan Burns

Yacine Salmiysalmi@gmail.comTwitter.com/ysalmi

Alexander Zacherlaz@bitbarons.comTwitter.com/dbltnk

Photo credits1. flickr.com / jorgempf

2. Piece of Pie Studios3. Bit Barons 4. flickr.com / Dave_b_5. flickr.com / Ksayer16. flickr.com / epSos.de7. flickr.com / quinn.anya8. flickr.com / Noah Sussman9. flickr.com / See-ming Lee10. flickr.com / tadekk11. flickr.com / Seattle Municipal Archives12. flickr.com / comp@ss13. Mega6414. flickr.com / brad montgomery15. Broken Rules

16. flickr.com / beej5517. flickr.com / Horia Varlan18. flickr.com / Manitoba Historical Maps19. flickr.com /macieklew20. Press Play21. Brightside Games22. Tale of Tales23. flickr.com / Amy Loves Yah24. flickr.com / LuaCheia7225. flickr.com / Lorena Cupcake26. us27. flickr.com / cherie6c