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    Jane McGonigal‏Verified account @avantgame 29 Dec 2013

    These emails come from people of all ages (70s, teens) and all backgrounds, telling them "get experience" is not specific enough help :)

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      2. Daniel Solis is pitching at BGGcon‏ @DanielSolis 29 Dec 2013
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        @avantgame I basically follow Ira Glass' advice: When you start, you feel like you suck, but only because your taste outpaces your skills.

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      3. Christer Kaitila‏ @McFunkypants 29 Dec 2013
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        @DanielSolis @avantgame That I.G. advice is priceless. That said, at times I wonder if our ambitions move fwd in tandem w our abilities! =)

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      2. whatru?‏ @jthiels 29 Dec 2013
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        @avantgame Also tap local community college programming students and form a group. Many have game design and 3d design programs.

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      2. Daniel Solis is pitching at BGGcon‏ @DanielSolis 29 Dec 2013
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        @avantgame So just playing more games, in a variety of genres, gives you a broad library of reference for how you can make your own mark.

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      3. Måns Olson‏ @MansOlson 30 Dec 2013
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        @DanielSolis @avantgame True, though I'd argue playing games isn't enough. Try! Make games, even small ones. Some'll fail, but you'll learn.

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      4. Måns Olson‏ @MansOlson 30 Dec 2013
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        @danielsolis @avantgame How isn't important to start with. Paper prototype, GameMaker, social game, board game, code - anything that helps.

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      1. Anna Geeks‏ @AnnaGeeks 29 Dec 2013
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        @avantgame (2/2) Inspiring others can help drive your own passion and bringing in others can help solidify and improve an idea.

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      1. Vinay Gupta‏ @leashless 29 Dec 2013
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        @avantgame They are the people they are looking for. You're just a hub

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      1. Vinay Gupta‏ @leashless 29 Dec 2013
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        .@avantgame The @Hexayurt approach: a mailing list. I ask people to post their query to the list (they have to join!) and help each-other.

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      1. Gerhard Molin‏ @GerhardMolin 30 Dec 2013
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        @avantgame take a board game and change or add new rules to create new experience. Get MMF 2, easy drag and drop game maker :)

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      1. Nick Stevens‏ @Clogish 30 Dec 2013
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        @avantgame I would have a think about what the first and second steps are. Advise that.

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      1. Anna Geeks‏ @AnnaGeeks 29 Dec 2013
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        @avantgame Learn. If that isn't an option, inspire people that can to help make it a reality. (1/2)

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      1. hans‏ @primaryHans 29 Dec 2013
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        @avantgame tell them to buy @jesseschell's book.

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      1. Mark Grimes‏ @markgrimes 29 Dec 2013
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        @avantgame create a site that lets them open source their better world game idea and new developers can browse the ideas and build

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      1. Stephen Scott‏ @SJScottintl 29 Dec 2013
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        @avantgame I like the advice given by @jaltucher: read about 50-100 books on the topic(s) at the heart of your idea and the spark will come.

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      1. 竹村 和莉 (Takemura Ori)‏ @takemuraori 29 Dec 2013
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        @avantgame if possible to prototype without PC, using paper etc - playtest, if not register on @tigsource etc ask questions, try Perlenspiel

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      1. Vinay Gupta‏ @leashless 29 Dec 2013
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        .@avantgame And if nobody on the list has the answer, I'll chip in with what I've got. But you've got a latent community there: connect it.

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      1. Daniel Solis is pitching at BGGcon‏ @DanielSolis 29 Dec 2013
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        @avantgame Agreed. That's why I focus more on consuming their medium of choice rather than going straight to creating in it.

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