Feb
9
Source List
February 9, 2009 | 1 Comment
Interview Sources
Industry Insider
1. Mathieu Blouin from Ubisoft Montreal has been contacted through my cousin who also works there. My cousin is character animator and Mathieu is a senior developer who will be able to give an inside look at the industry regarding the financial and marketing aspects of video games. I plan to do a short interview with him and record the audio for use in the final package.
Consumer
2. Carl P. Lefrink is a gamer who plays over 20 hours a week. His interview will give us the consumer perspective of the story. I’ve already contacted him as well. This will likely be a video interview like we had discussed in the pitch to give some colour to the story.
Media
3. Gamers with jobs journalists have been contacted regarding the use of some clips from their podcast which discussed the recession’s impact on the gaming industry. This will be an audio contribution to the package, along with the ubisoft interview.
Finance
4. Grant Bishop – An economist at TD. I haven’t yet contacted him but I have phoned him in the past regarding a finance story. His job is to forecast the market and he could add some hard numbers to the package.
5. Someone from a games store like Electronics Boutique or Game Buzz. An employee from one of these stores could add some color and possibly shed some like on consumer trends.
6. Someone from VMC Game labs montreal. A video game tester is on the forefront of the industry and usually quite knowledgeable of consumer trends as a whole.
Secondary Sources
1. CNET news piece by Daniel Terdiman.
2. Play on from the Economist.
3. John Shmuel’s piece for the national post.
Secondary Sources
1. Gamesutra
3. Nerdage
It should be noted that I haven’t included direct contact information like phone numbers if that is what you were looking for. I really doubt that my interview subjects would like the contact information they’ve given me put out on the internet. I can email you the numbers if you like.
1 Comment so far
Obviously, you’ve got some good contacts here – should be interesting! I’d still like to see an expert in the sociology of gaming, or on consumption patterns during times of economic stress. And no repurposing audio content (ie, the podcast): audio and visuals should be all your own creation. You still want to think about finessing what is inherently multimedia about this story – we will discuss this on Tuesday.