This report is the result of the Scandinavian Game Developers (SGD) project and a distillation of experience acquired from working with the several involved incubation environments, such as the Ranch in Grenaa, the Arsenal in Viborg and Gothia Science Park in Skövde. While most other publications from the SGD project have been academic in nature, this material has been written to be more practically oriented and directly applicable in game development studios.
It is the hope of the authors that this report will allow young start-up companies within the game business of Scandinavia to structure their thoughts and business plans more thoroughly. While there are precious few answers to give to the question of how you succeed in the games business, there are a series of productive questions to be asked. We hope that this report will help you ask the right questions in the right combination.