Yorkshire gaming festival - From Vikings to orcs: Live talk from Creative Assembly!

Yorkshire gaming festival is host to live talks from various talented production companies, one such talk I had the opportunity to go and see was 'From vikings to orcs, how to prepare for total war to sell your game'. This talk was presented by Rob Bartholomew the brand director at Creative Assembly. 

Rob was a very informative and genuine guy, He had a great sense of humour and knows his industry well. His aim during that talk was to suggest ideas and methods for advertising a potential game with out having to spend too much money. The basis of his talk revolved around the idea of 'Influencers'. An influencer is someone that is popular on social media and showcases games in a way that shows there strengths and quality. 

He suggested methods of approach to influencers and how beneficial it can be too offer these people jobs to help branch out the popularity of potential games. As an aspiring animator and illustrator what I took from this presentation was potential methods I could use when approaching clients in the industry.

Thank you to Rob for such an amazing talk! The whole festival experience has been exhilarating and inspirational, I have taken a lot in as an animator and I am keen to utilise the knowledge I now have.

Did anyone else get the opportunity to visit the festival? Enjoy the event?

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