Inside Indie Games
The Game Development show for indie developers, Inside Indie Games’ explores what it is that inspires and motivates games developers make the games they do. Our community of independent games developers are among the brightest and best in UK games dev talent and, on this show, we're tapping into their expertise and experience, to find out how you can build your own successful games company. Learn from the experts what challenges, successes and opportunities are typical for independent games developers in the UK right now, and what you can do to build a great games studio.
Inside Indie Games
Community Management
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UK Games Fund
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Season 2
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Episode 8
In this episode we're diving into the subject of building and managing an online community as the core of your audience.
As game developers, securing engaged and passionate fans is confirmation of success. But your fans aren't just your customers, they're also your biggest marketers. Fans are the ultimate focus group for getting feedback, testing ideas, and developing new concepts.
So how do we go about gaining and retaining those fans? How do we build that community around our game, and our brand?
Should you consider hiring a dedicated community manager? And if so, how do you go about finding the right person for the job?
Our expert panel join us once again to discuss this hot topic.