developing and publishing a multiplatform indie game using mono: doom & destiny - ficarelli
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Slides from Francesco Ficcarelli talk @ codemotion roma 2014TRANSCRIPT
Francesco Ficarelli
Developing and publishing a multiplatform Indie Game using Mono: Doom & Destiny
[email protected] – HeartBit Interactive
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HeartBit Interactive
● Born in Piacenza 2011
● Founded by Matteo Nicolotti and Francesco Ficarelli
● We made Doom & Destiny, Miner Warfare, Spyleaks and D_K_L_B
● We WFH converting mobile games and giving game quality assurance
● Francesco Ficarelli [email protected]
● Matteo [email protected]
ROME 11-12 April 2014 – Francesco Ficarelli
ROME 11-12 April 2014 – Francesco Ficarelli
ROME 11-12 April 2014 – Francesco Ficarelli
What is Doom & Destiny?
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ROME 11-12 April 2014 – Francesco Ficarelli
ROME 11-12 April 2014 – Francesco Ficarelli
Doom & Destiny
● Old-school role playing game
● 40 plus hours of gameplay
● Lot of comedy and parodies
● Ahahahaha!
● Turn based combat with “dynamic battle queue”
● 720p via post-processing
● Save anywhere and cloud sync
● Translated in 5 languages
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● 4/5 Xbox Indie Games USA
● 4.5/5 Windows Phone USA
● 5/5 Windows Phone ITA
● 4.75/5 Windows 8
● 89/100 Desura
● 4.8/5 Google Play
● 4.5/5 iTunes
● 4.4/5 Amazon
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Multiplatform!
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XBOX Indie Games
● Only one and inexpensive hardware
● Large, hight quality user base
● Huge and active web comunity
● No piracy
● Friends envy you if you make games for XBox360
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ROME 11-12 April 2014 – Francesco Ficarelli
Desura
● Complete paltform
● Easy to publish
● Chance of alpha-funding
● Excellent support
● Good anti-piracy system
● Excellent starting point for promotional codes and bundles
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● Il procedimento richiede almeno 6-8 settimane
● Ricordatevi di certificare le copie dei documenti
● L'apostilla si fa in prefettura
● Le copie dei documenti devono essere molto chiare ed i dati leggibili
● State calmi e respirate a fondo
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Windows Phone
● Reliable hardware
● Little fragmentation
● Excellent Microsoft support
● Marke reward quality
● Reliable emulator
● Easy to make demo
● Fast certifications of localization
● Active Italian market
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Windows Phone
ROME 11-12 April 2014 – Francesco Ficarelli
Windows 8
● Leading-edge dev. tools
● Microsoft Adv. easy to use
● On every notebook
● An investiment for the future
● Supports keypad, gamepad and touch
● No piracy
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Windows 8
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Google Play
● Huge market
● Huge market
● No certification process
● Great sales analysis tools
● Excellent management of payment
● Users used to bugs, very patients
● Rewards costant update
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ROME 11-12 April 2014 – Francesco Ficarelli
Google Play
iOS
● Big market
● Customers are keen to pay
● Little fragmentation
● Tech support is very fast
● Analytics are good
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ROME 11-12 April 2014 – Francesco Ficarelli
iOS
Amazon App
● Big market in the USA
● Family oriented customers
● Big support from Amazon
● Rewards quality
● FAD gives huge visibility
● Amazon Fire Tv
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ROME 11-12 April 2014 – Francesco Ficarelli
Amazon
Steam Greenlight
● Rewards quick chart climb
● Rewards coop games
● Rewards huge comunity
● Bundles are vital to boost visibility
● Post news and comments
● Be preparet to haters
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ROME 11-12 April 2014 – Francesco Ficarelli
Steam Greenlight
Conclusions, Part One
● Strongly consider multiplatform
● Be aware of devices cost for testing
● Be aware of the required to convert the game
● If your game is good, seek for help from majors
● Advanced Doom & Destiny is coming in November ;)
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Questions? Not now :)
● Francesco Ficarelli
– Mail: [email protected]
– Twitter: @ilBenjaminFicus
– Web: heartbit-interactive.com
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