PlayMaker NZ

Why we established PlayMaker

Our goals – mine, Kevin Tom’s and Stephen Knightly’s – in establishing PlayMaker or IGDANZ (the Independent Game Developers Association of New Zealand) are pretty straightforward: we want to bring the New Zealand independent development community together to provide support and feedback to each other.

My personal motivation in establishing PlayMaker/IGDANZ grew from a desire to make a living doing what I love – creating. I thought that the development of an interactive, supportive community based around this premise (being an indie developer as a viable career option) would assist myself, and everyone else who was interested, in taking positive steps toward that goal of true independence.

But the PlayMaker community is not about my personal motivations or goals. I’m sure there are more indie devs out there who harbour the same desire to make a living doing what they do but I can’t say for certain until I hear from you!

What do you guys think about the goals of the PlayMaker community? Is it enough to say that we aim to carve out a career space for indie developers in NZ or are there other things you think we should also be striving for?

We’d really welcome any feedback or input you have as we’ll be raising this topic at the first official Annual General Meeting of the PlayMaker Association so please let us know your thoughts!