Experienced Game Production Consultant
Bloomington/Normal, Illinois Area
- Current
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- Designer at Far Future Enterprises (Self-employed)
- Vice-President at Heartland Publishing Services
- President at Pratt Music Foundation
- Spokesperson at Not In Our Town
- Past
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- Executive Vice President at Game Designers' Workshop
- Education
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- University of Illinois
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Marc Miller’s Summary
Award-winning game designer with published card, role-playing, miniatures, and war games.
Extensive game publishing expertise with first-hand knowledge on which suppliers are appropriate for specific components, including both domestic and offshore vendors.
Personable consultant for new game publishers; valuable details of how to take a new title to market.
Marc Miller’s Specialties:
We find quality suppliers for game publishers. Parts. Packaging. Game evaluation. Game design. Marketing consulting. 30 years experience in the game industry.
Marc Miller’s Experience
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Designer
Far Future Enterprises (Self-employed)
(Self-Employed; Myself Only; Publishing industry)
April 1996 — Present (13 years 8 months)
Far Future Enterprises publishes reprints (and some new material) of classic role-playing games originally published by Game Designers' Workshop (the award-winning game publisher). Series titles from FFE include Traveller, 2300 AD, and Twilight: 2000.
FFE also licenses these titles to supporting publishers and computer gam companies. -
Vice-President
Heartland Publishing Services
(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Publishing industry)
March 1996 — Present (13 years 9 months)
Heartland Publishing Services finds suppliers/printers for publishers. Based on your project specification (we'll talk you through it), we furnish a spreadsheet of printing prices from printers appropriate to the task. We work with 15 printers (not just one or two); when you talk to Heartland, you have access to printers who specialize in doing your specific project. Heartland is paid directly by the printer; there is no charge to you for these services.
HPS is also a production and marketing consultant. Our expertise is a short-cut to the answers you need to properly market and distribute your product. -
President
Pratt Music Foundation
(Non-Profit; 1-10 employees; Performing Arts industry)
February 1996 — Present (13 years 10 months)
The Pratt Music Foundation promotes classic music education in Bloomington-Normal. We raise funds for our endowment, and support students (grade K-12) with classical music instruction through the Illinois Wesleyan University Preparatory Music Program. We currently have 12 students in the program.
The Foundation patron is award-winning concert pianist Awadagin Pratt, who supports us with benefit concerts and direct contributions. The Foundation is named in memory of Mr. Pratt's father, who died in 1996. -
Spokesperson
Not In Our Town
(Non-Profit; 1-10 employees; Civic & Social Organization industry)
January 1996 — Present (13 years 11 months)
Not In Our Town is the Bloomington-Normal (Illinois) grass roots anti-racism campaign. We believe that a high profile community education program becomes an inoculation against the evils of racism. Our "No Racism" campaign visits local schools with posters, stickers, and basic information in an effort to equip the next generation with the tools to reject racism.
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Executive Vice President
Game Designers' Workshop
(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Publishing industry)
June 1973 — February 1996 (22 years 9 months)
Game Designers' Workshop was a pioneering and award-winning publisher of recreational and adventure games.
Marc Miller’s Education
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University of Illinois
B.A. , Sociology , 1965 — 1969
- Activities and Societies:
- Scabbard and Blade. National Military Honorary Fraternity.
Additional Information
Marc Miller’s Groups:
Fellow Game Designer
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Tabletop Role Playing Gamers - English Speaking Group
Marc Miller’s Contact Settings
Interested In:
- consulting offers
- new ventures
- expertise requests
- business deals
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