We’re about to make a few leaps with one of the projects I work on, and I’m nervous and excited about the outcome. As part of the thinking about the new site offer and having spent Christmas reading a really interesting book, we’re gearing up to see what might happen if we start making the show happen in a different way.
Whilst in the past we’ve tinkered with the structure and context which frames the content a lot (to various levels of success), the means by which we’ve found and made content has remained largely the same. This is possibly the first time we’ve put the framework in place for us to spend the development time developing content and experience – rather than responding to content as opportunities arise. Having really enjoyed the support that the City has begun to offer over the last few months, and feeling buoyed up by the initiatives that they’re starting to put in place, it’s a natural step to start to open out the way we operate the show. We’ve enjoyed some very generous input from a lot of folks much cleverer than I over the last months and I can’t wait to start implementing.
I’m going to talk about some of these ideas at the Connected Nottingham bash on the 26th, to which you’re invited – and then following that at our own GameCity 3.1 bash – details and location t.b.a. very soon. ‘twould be splendid if you can come along…