[arg_discuss] Budget and/or project plan for running an ARG

[Steve Vosloo]

Thanks Jeromy. This is all true.

I guess I was hoping to get an overview of the key activities -- like 
"develop websites" ... whether it's 3 or 25, and whether they're 
commercially designed or done by volunteers is something that will vary 
from project to project. But at least that key activity has a place in 
the project plan and budget.



Jeromy Barber wrote:

> I don't have one for ARGs.  I budgeted many a film when I lived in NYC, and

> it's my opinion that you have to be starting with a budget to find a form

> that would make sense for your project.  Because ARGs have such diverse and

> innovative experiences, it's going to be tough to find a boilerplate budget

> with standardized line items with predictable costs.

>

> For instance, if you don't have any money and are working with volunteers,

> then there is no budget.  If you have $5000 for your game, then you plan

> your ARG with those limitations in mind.  You get rid of 25 web site design

> plans and go with 3 instead.  If you are dealing with a larger budget than

> that, then I recommend hiring someone to help with the budgeting.

>

> Jeromy 

>

> -----Original Message-----

> From: arg_discuss-bounces at igda.org [mailto:arg_discuss-bounces at igda.org] On

> Behalf Of Andrea Phillips

> Sent: Wednesday, June 10, 2009 12:55 PM

> To: Discussion list of the IGDA ARG SIG

> Subject: Re: [arg_discuss] Budget and/or project plan for running an ARG

>

> Hi, Steve. Thanks for posting, it's a good question.

>

> On Tue, Jun 9, 2009 at 4:25 AM, Steve

> Vosloo<steve.vosloo at shuttleworthfoundation.org> wrote:

>

>   

>> I'm putting together a project proposal for running a shortish ARG (2

>> weeks). Does anyone have an old budget that I can use as a starting point

>> AND/OR a project plan.

>>     

>

> I think you might have a little trouble with this, simply because this

> type of information is often covered by NDAs. And the budget in

> particular is tricky because you have the shoestring

> volunteer-time-and-free-web-services kinds of ARGs, the

> million-dollar-plus ARGs, and every price point in between.

>

> But you're right, it would be really useful to have sample budgets and

> project plans available as a springboard... even if it's just a

> template with the numbers redacted. Does anybody have a sanitized

> version of such a thing they might be willing to share, or even post

> to ARGology?

>

>   


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