Rami Ismail of award-winning Dutch independent studio Vlambeer talks about the hidden influence of indie: while the creative prowress of the scene is widely accepted, the business innovations are less commonly discussed. This talk will identify and discuss the many aspects of business that indie has revolutionized, what influence those changes have had and why you should pay attention.

2. Rami Ismail
Business & Development

3. The road ahead

8. Traditional business

9. DEV PLAT SHP

10. DEV PUB PLAT SHP

11. Traditional competition

12. DEV PUB PLAT
DEV PUB PLAT CON
DEV PUB PLAT

13. This model is outdated

17. Which platform allowed this?

18. …

19. How we got where we are

21. Who do we work with?

29. Indie models

30. DEV CON

32. Our marketing budget: $15

34. Indie “competition”

35. DEV CON
DEV CON
DEV CON

36. DEV CON
DEV CON
DEV CON
BUNDLE?

38. Publishers are an convenience

40. Platforms need to open up

41. Because every device is ‘easy’
for consumers

43. The next generation

44. Our audience is larger

45. Our audience is diversifying

46. There are more developers

47. Developers are more diverse

48. Developers have multiple
solutions to every obstacle

49. So we choose for convenience
and income

50. The path of least resistance

51. Questions?