How the Most Expensive Game Jam Crashed And Burned in a Single Day
If anyone is curious how to do this kind of hyper-niche techie reality show the right way, please do check out Penny Arcade's Strip Search: <a href="http://www.penny-arcade.com/strip-search" rel="nofollow">http://www.penny-arcade.com/strip-search</a><p>The premise is to get a bunch of comic strip artists together and compete to win a working space at Penny Arcade's office in Seattle and some cash (the idea being this would be used to launch their own comic strip).<p>Some things that really worked well:<p>* There was almost zero bullshit reality TV manufactured drama<p>* Everyone treated each other with respect and I think every artist gained something from being on the show (new fans, support for Kickstarter projects, etc)<p>* Focused on the work being produced, including plenty of links to scans of all the artwork on the show website<p>* Episodes released on YouTube (could use existing apps, infrastructure)<p>* Two episodes (15-25min) released each week (short enough to consume, frequent enough to keep you hooked)<p>* Enough production value for it to not be a distraction; obviously this isn't a major network TV show, but it wasn't some person's first production using iMovie<p>* The show didn't take itself too seriously. Watch the "elimination ceremonies" to see what I mean.<p>Definitely worth a watch, and worth learning from :)