Show040: Interview with Peter Adkison
At Origins I interviewed Peter Adkison the C.E.O. of Hidden City Games, and Gen Con. If I sound more stupid than normal it’s because I was operating without notes. Note to self, do everything in Google Docs. Although I found one redemption in that Spectromancer and Dragon Horde are listed as products on the Hidden City site.
Anyway, Peter helped me lose some ignorance about some basic business ideas. I’m not sure these questions really made him stretch but I’m planning on trying to make his seminars on Gen Con Wenesday to see if they get me to think of some deeper questions.
2:17 pm on July 17th, 2008
Excellent interview, Clyde. Very cool nabbing Peter for the show, he’s usually way too busy. It’s good to hear about gaming business practices from the guy that turned WotC from a one-man show into the market leader it is today.
12:59 am on July 24th, 2008
Holy shit, dude. Did Peter Fucking Adkinson just say that (girls (notequalto) gameplay), because they “just want to sit around and giggle and tell stories about horses”?
Damn.
1:30 am on July 24th, 2008
Hey Dave,
I believe with the qualifier that he was speaking of the six to eight year old audience of Bella Sera, then yes, that’s what he said.
I know we like to pretend we don’t have any gender differences, but I didn’t find his comment very controversial. I personally think we should be focusing on equality and equal opportunity and not trying to pretend there aren’t some general preferences that are either based on our physical composition or societal training.
Of course perhaps I’m making a mountain out of a molehill?
5:44 pm on August 3rd, 2008
No, you’re probably right. More likely I was overreacting.
I’d just listened to several casts addressing gender equality in gaming (including Mickey’s), so it was kind of on my mind, and when he said it I was kind of stunned and caught off guard.
I still think it’s a little questionable… but it’s probably also not that big of a deal.
1:50 am on August 5th, 2008
Hey Dave,
Cool. I understand what you’re saying. I’m not sure I agree about it being questionable, but I definitely get where you’re coming from.