I’m back from a day at the Gigamic HQ in Wimereux. One of the topics we discussed was the many young enthusiasts who, after one or two semi-successes give up their dayjob to become a full time boardgame designer. I am only one for less than one year, since I retired from my job as a teacher. - ThreadSky

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faidutti.com • 17 days ago

I’m back from a day at the Gigamic HQ in Wimereux. One of the topics we discussed was the many young enthusiasts who, after one or two semi-successes give up their dayjob to become a full time boardgame designer. I am only one for less than one year, since I retired from my job as a teacher.

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faidutti.com•17 days ago

DON’T DO THIS. It was daring twenty years ago, it is suicidal today. The demand for games is still growing, but we don’t know for how long and, anyway, the supply of new games is growing even faster.

faidutti.com•17 days ago

Furthermore, boardgame design is less time consuming than literary writing or music. You can easily do it while keeping a stable dayjob, a « real profession ».

jameswallis.bsky.social•17 days ago

Absolutely. I always remind young designers that Klaus Teuber didn't give up his day job until he'd won the Spiel des Jahres for the fourth time.

thibaut-lemoine.bsky.social•17 days ago

Bonjour Bruno, que penser d'un passage à mi-temps ou (si cela est possible) d'une mise en disponibilité ? Toujours dans l'hypothèse, par exemple, de deux semi-succès.

faidutti.com•17 days ago

C’est ce que j’ai fait. Je suis passé à mi-temps vers 2010.
Il y aussi une dimension psychologique et morale. Le jeu ne sert à rien, n’a pas d’utilité sociale et politique. Conserver, même à moitié, un vrai boulot, où on sert à quelque chose, où on fait de vrais trucs, ça me semble indispensable.

faidutti.com•17 days ago

Et une disponibilité, un mi-temps, on peut revenir dessus.

thibaut-lemoine.bsky.social•16 days ago

Ce sont de bons compromis en effet. Il faut néanmoins réussir à obtenir l'un ou l'autre auprès du rectorat

jonpower.bsky.social•17 days ago

Games are a luxury item. Play is good for your health, but a $60 boardgame is a luxury. Demand can dry up very quickly.

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