unforum

addlepated

Puppetmaster Mentor Program

**Posted:** Wed Mar 15, 2006 2:10 am

_________________
Give a man a match, and he is warm for a night. Light a man on fire, and he's warm for the rest of his life.

Ehsan · Entrenched Joined: 09 May 2003 Posts: 992

Not being a Puppet Master, I do not call myself a mentor. But I have been around for a while and I have a pretty good idea about what might and might not work. I've got a background in game design, literature, and project management, which come together very well when working on an ARG.

I would be more than happy to offer guidance to any project at any stage of development.

Furthermore, I will offer free hosting to anyone who takes advantage of this program by contacting me, addie, or any other mentors I trust who offer their services (paging imbri). You'll get up to 100 domains, 1 GB of data, and 100GB of monthly transfer, which can also be easily upgraded if required.

In addition to advice on game structure, design, and planning, I can also offer basic advice (due to time limitations) on technical issues and specific game elements (web design, puzzles, content, etc.).

So in summary...

If you are:
- A single PM who's never done this before
- A huge PM team with very skilled people

Working on:
- A little puzzle trail
- A simple gAIM with some interaction
- The biggest ARG EVAR

Whether it is:
- An idea you just thought about 5 minutes ago
- A full game you're ready to launch

You will get:
- Complete confidentiality
- A high level analysis of your game
- Advice on any specific element of the game
- Limited technical support
- 100 websites with 1GB disk space at 100GB transfer per month.
- Your own access to the hosting (control panel, scripting, databases, e-mails, the works)

All for:
- FREE

Smile

* Offer valid for one year starting today (and possibly after that depending on time). PM me for details.

**Posted:** Wed Mar 15, 2006 2:45 am

MageSteff

Well, the only game I was a main PM for was Orbital Colony, but if anyone wants to ask me questions, I will happily give my input.

magesteffSPLAThotmail[dot]com

**Posted:** Wed Mar 15, 2006 9:32 am

_________________
Magesteff
A small group of thoughtful people could change the world. Indeed, it's the only thing that ever has. - Margaret Mead

Slyfox

**Posted:** Wed Mar 15, 2006 10:26 am

_________________
"I mean, think about it.....its on the internet, right? Therefor, it's GOT to be real!! I mean, who would use the internet to lie? That'd just be crazy!" --- StercusMaximus

addlepated

By the way, in no way did I mean to imply that I'm the most experienced, educated, and/or capable puppetmaster in the world! I've just been lucky enough to have a few forays behind the curtain and have hopefully picked up a little insight as to what works and what might not. Smile

**Posted:** Sat Mar 18, 2006 6:50 pm

_________________
Give a man a match, and he is warm for a night. Light a man on fire, and he's warm for the rest of his life.

HaxanMike

Count me in. Mentoring is a big thing with me -- I have done it a LOT on the indie film side and would be willing to do it with ARGs.

**Posted:** Wed Mar 29, 2006 1:39 am

_________________
http://www.campfirenyc.com
http://www.twitter.com/mikemonello
http://electriceden.posterous.com
http://www.haxan.com

Katsurame

Sounds fun. I'm reachable at corruptedthoughtSPLATgmail.com

**Posted:** Thu Mar 30, 2006 7:24 am

_________________
"Like A Splinter In Your Mind"