Chicago Indie Game Showcase (CIGS)

On September 13th, I participated in CIGS (Chicago Indie Game Showcase), run by the local nonprofit Indie City Games. I love ICG, and CIGS was amazing! I showcased Divinuet there, and I also gave a talk about how Divinuet’s music system works with the inherent randomness of tarot. Here are some takeaways, in no particular order: Divinuet happens to be particularly well-suited for something like CIGS, because there’s no actual skill required to play, and a reading takes about 5-10 minutes, then it’s over. So there a very clear stopping point. People seemed to like the game! People seemed very engrossed during readings, gave lots of compliments and asked good questions, and some took pictures of their card definitions. I even noticed a few people getting choked up. No negative feedback really. There were a couple people that stopped early, but the vast majority did the full reading. However, I’m sure people who weren’t interested in Divinuet’s whole deal simply skipped my table. My…