Gamewright’s Jason Schneider on pitching, creativity and how working on Sesame Street helped shape his approach to product development
Gamewright’s Vice President of Product Development, Jason Schneider, tells us why he loves working with inventors and what makes for the perfect pitch.
Art of Asmodee: Repos Production’s Tanguy Gréban on simplicity, variety and why constraints fuel creativity
We caught up with Tanguy Gréban, Development and Publishing Director at Repos, to find out more about the firm’s approach to art direction, and what to do when confronted with a game that has no obvious theme.
Game on: Inside TinkerTini’s latest innovation for game companies
TinkerTini’s Kate Soanes looks at how a passion for Roller Derby and tabletop games paved the way for the firm’s latest innovation aimed at helping games companies better leverage the inventor community.
USAopoly to launch licensed versions of Dobble
“This collaboration between Asmodee and The Op will add even more eye-catching and unmistakable visuals to the mix,” said USAopoly’s Heather Campell.
Wow! Stuff joins Mojo Pitch 2020
“We are returning to the Mojo Pitch this year as it was so fruitful for us last year,” said Wow! Stuff’s Head of Inventor Relations, Dr. Jim Wyatt.
What has lockdown done to play?
Writer and product developer Deirdre Heaney looks at how kids and parents are playing during lockdown and what insights toy designers can learn from these behaviours.
13-year-old Klara Hinze wins John Lewis and Waitrose’s toy design competition
Klara’s blue caped crusader teddy bear will go on sale this Christmas at John Lewis, with 100% of the profits going directly to the NHS.
Pikoko and Qwuzzle inventor Adam Porter tells us what he finds a chore, how he has ideas and why it doesn’t matter how good he thinks they are
Freelance designer Adam Porter likes to mix things up! His products include board, card and dice games of different genres. Here he discusses what he finds a chore… And what gets his mind racing with ideas!
Art of Asmodee: Zygomatic’s Maxime Jegat on the origins and iconography of the studio’s smash-hit Dobble franchise
We spoke with Zygomatic brand manager Maxime Jegat about the studio’s approach to working with artists, and what role great artwork plays in the success of its games.
Accentuate’s Graeme Fraser-Bell on relentlessly pitching, the three things he takes to every show and braving Dragons’ Den
We caught up with Graeme and Fiona Fraser-Bell to find out what they do, why it works – and the difference between pitching to the Dragons and the public…