I was wondering if there could be a place in internet where publishers and game designers could "meet". That internet site could be a place where you as a game designer can show your game: images, art, graphics, rules etc. and as a publisher you could browse different kind of game presentations which could be organized many ways: game theme, style, level of prototype (early - finished), Europe, Asia, USA, cards, boardgame, dice, eurostyle, ameritrash, mix of those ... etc. etc.
We as the game designers are always the underdog when trying to get our games published which is understandable. "The one who has the gold makes the rules" - I know, but...
But wouldn´t it be wonderful - and it could save a lot of time for publishers and game designers if they could "meet" in a more neutral grounds. Like a game con type of a site. That internet site could be a place where you can promote and advertise your game freely without being a spammer. Other designers might also help and encourage you and also help you find a right kind of publisher for your game.
This bgdf.com could have a forum for this kind of thingy or I wonder if some one of you who can make internet sites could think about this. I, myself have never created a website so I am not even a noobie in that thing.
I know there is BGG, but I wonder if even that site is a place where designers and publishers really find themselves. I guess that place is more for already published games. Prototype games should have their own site too!
I know I am not alone when I say that I like to create games more than I am able to advertise them or trying to find a publisher for a game. It´s also more difficult when publisher can be in a different country or even a continent than you as a designer.
Any thoughs and ideas? How about making it real? What do you think about the idea?
If you can find such a site please tell me about it...
I will tell you if I can find such a site. I thought about it more and thought that actually that kind of site could be run by publisher/s and it could pay itself by advertising their products (games). That site could also be a place where to buy different kind of games and maybe even prototypes hmm (not sure about that). There could also be a print´n play section and a prototype cost calculator like thegamecraft.com has. That´s a great site btw. Too bad my prototype has maybe too unique bits so that I can´t publish it that way (maybe later).