Sunday, December 7, 2014

Musician brand - another thought exercise

Went to the GameIS convention last week.
Didn't really change anything about how I feel about the Israel game industry and my chances of breaking in through it. Brought my portfolio, but only showed it to a couple of people. Met a few familiar faces and a few new ones, collected the few freebies available and sat through a few sessions.

One of the sessions talked about music in games and how difficult it is to license for a low budget production. On the other hand, using the name/image/brand of an artist is easier to accomplish, and adds theme to a game.

This lead me to think about board games, and if that can be applied.
I'm sure there are board games out there with a musical theme, mostly of the party / trivia variety, but I can't think of anything that uses a personality like Michael Jackson or Ozzy Osbourne as a theme.
Been thinking if something like that could work.
Not looking for another Monopoly or Love Letter retheming, but something custom.
Probably something small in physical size, like a deck of cards and a few counters, with a set of simple rules that would draw non-gamers into the fold.

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