Rick Salter (He/HIm)

Rick Salter is the Co-founder and Creative Director of Hojo Studio, and also responsible for Hojo’s coding, music, sound design and animation.

Rick is a seasoned, multi award-winning digital creative with over 20 years’ experience in digital design, product design, animation, sound & music production and game development.

From beginnings in computer-based training and advertising, he expanded to the music and games industry, as well as leading product design for the NSW Department of Education.

He co-founded Hojo Studio in 2008 with Jola Szymanska which has self-published four games- Puffington, Nippy Cats, Inflatality and The Godfeather: A Mafia Pigeon Saga which has featured at multiple gaming events, including the Game Developer’s Conference in San Francisco.

Rick has also been a popular guest speaker at a wide range of digital creative and gaming events, including GCAP, PAX and SXSW Sydney.

Talks

11:00AM | 10 Signs you’re ready to commit to your game idea | Room A

Falling in love with your prototype is easy - but how can you judge whether it’s “the one” you’re ready to commit years of your life to? Is it about interest from publishers, commercial viability and the addressable market? Or does it all just come down to the uniqueness of the idea, replayability and depth?

The answer is all these things and more. This session will introduce and discuss 10 clear signs that your prototype is ready for the next stage of the development cycle - the challenges, pitfalls and curveballs you’ll experience along the way, and the motivational tools you need to justify your faith in the game, so you can get it finished, get it released, and make the next one!