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• Department of Industry and Trade – Business Investment: the government has a commitment to ensuring that the State’s business environment is both predictable and constantly improved to reflect the changing needs of business. • Department of Human Services – Food Section: administers legislation designed to protect the safety of food in S.A. and developing need food in conjunction with the Commonwealths and other State Governments. • South Australia Centre for Manufacturing (SACFM): offers specialized services which meet the needs identified by S.A. industry itself as being vital to future competitiveness. • Primary Industries and Resources of South Australia (PIRSA): offers services to the food industry i.e. technical advice, training, business management and market research. • The Business Centre: first stop for the food processing industry; provides a comprehensive range of services that focus on assisting businesses to become more competitive and profitable including advice, support from client managers and business advisors, access to Government programs, and skills development. • South Australian Research & Development Institute (SARDI): conducts innovation and practical research in the areas of agribusiness, commercial enterprise, manufacturing/processing industries, primary industries agriculture, aquaculture, and fishing. • Department of Education, Training and Employment: provides vocational education and training through its TAFE Institutes, and through over 500 registered non-government providers. • Transport South Australia: support for the efficient freight movement of food exports. COMMERCIAL IN CONFIDENCE 74
Interview Team • Eddie Trevino, Team Leader • Burrjed Stafford • CelesteYeakley GAMES AND ANIMATION Interview date: July 12, 2001 Interviewees: Greg Siegele (CEO Ratbags), Rob Farnan (TAFE), Wayne Lewis (Rising Sun), Chris Hannaford (ACC) Interview Notes: Overview – See the http://www.loudscreen.org/ web site. This is a small industry in SA. Ratbag: (Greg) - CEO and cofounder. Video gamers – American racing games: Dirt Track Racing – most sales come from the states – moved across to Playstation 2 with racing games. 60 staff – 7 in Sydney, also own motion capture studio where they capture movement. Make video games and have an action game along with a racing game coming out in December. Full time film director (with 20 yrs experience) full time screenwriter, and script editor (worked on the Matrix) storyboard artists, voice actors, for pushing the boundaries of game development. • Formed the company 8 years ago – took that long to get a contract • Never had any debt finance or venture capital • 4 yrs to American contract with $3M • They have employed xbox programmers. Have doubts about content – not compatible with the console market. They are a pc development company • Unemployment helped with getting started – wouldn’t let them do that now. “National employment incentive scheme’ was before. He was a lawyer. Business partner was a programmer • Startup marketing was to go to a trade show. Couldn’t sell game concept on paper kept plugging away and developed a prototype that was the best 3D game ‘one the floor’ at the E3 conference. Technology and the art were very impressive • IP protection – have not bothered. Have copyright – no patent protection because the industry is so dynamic. • Initial stages, the business council paid for half of fees to go to trade show. They also helped with funding to staff and get equipment. • Resources: hard to find experienced game developers. They bring in 20% of their developers from overseas (England and the states). Takes about 6 months to become useful. • Programmers have computer science degrees. Two guys with PhDs in fluid dynamics • Illustrators, industrial designers, graphic designers. Now that they are getting into storyboarders. • Metal gear solid is a competitor product. • Some employees tried to spin out and try to start their own business, but their business practices didn’t help them to survive. • Great retention – no one has left in the last 2 years. People are very excited about what they are working on. • 18 months ago it was 15 employees. Put on 3 or 4 people a month. 63 Pirie St. COMMERCIAL IN CONFIDENCE 75
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Introduction and Overview Adelaide
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