presented by oded sharon founder and ceo [email protected] interactive storytelling for the...
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Presented ByOded SharonFounder and [email protected]
Interactive storytelling for the advance casual market
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Meet your host !
• About Oded Sharon• Gamer and programmer since age 6• Turned 30 on April 10th 2007• Constantly plays World of Warcraft
and adventure games.• All time Favourite game :
Monkey Island 2
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More about me !
• Worked in Majorem on Ballerium
• Now, founder of Corbomite Games
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About us• Founded in mid 2006• Vision:
To be the lead game developer and publisher, focusing on narrative gameplay.
• Working prototype game demo : “Zbang! – The game”
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Zbang! - The game• The comics Zbang!
• The longest running and most successful comics series in Israel.
• 600,000 copies sold !• Was developed into a TV show• Still being produced after 20 years.
• Zbang! The game• 2.5D comedy game, with 2D hand
drawn backgrounds and 3D characters
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A picture is worth 2048KB
How about some Zbang screenshots ?
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Story
“Stories are the creative conversion of life itself into a more powerful, clearer, more meaningful experience. They are the currency of human contact. “
-- Robert McKee , Story
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Storytelling in games
• Warcraft 3
• Doom 3
• Beyond good and evil
• Knights of the old republic
• Psychonauts
• Sierra / lucasarts
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Definitions
• Problem ?
• Computer Games are new.
• No solid definitions !
• Opportunity !
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Narratology VS Ludology
• Narratology is the study of story telling.
• Ludology is the study of game play.
These two can contradict.
These two can interact.
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Interactive Story telling
The most interesting form of Interactive storytelling is
ADVENTURE GAMES
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Adventure games
An Adventure game is a :
• Narrative driven game
• Puzzles
• Exploration
• Protagonist (?)
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Casual Games
• Small
• Simple
• 2d abstract graphics
• Easy to make, cash making machine
• Mass Audience
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Casual Games Myths
• Small
• Simple
• 2d abstract graphics
• Easy to make, cash making machine
• Mass Audience
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Out of your mind
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Casual games
The “Sushi analogy”
Charlie Cleveland , GDC2007
Zen of Sudoku
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Advanced Casual Adventure Game
• Small
• Simple
• Story based
• Mass Audience
• Episodic
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Episodic Content
• Just Like a TV series
• Short
• Periodical (preferably constant)
• Story arc
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The independent spirit
• What is an independent game studio?
• Just like in movies.• Privately funded
• Not bound to a major publisher
• Unique ideology
• ??
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Israeli Independence
Israel is a great place for independent game companies.
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The key to success !
Make a GOOD game on a LOW budget with HIGH sales.
(winner of best cliché, 2007)
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WTF ?
MAKE AN ADVENTURE GAME !
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Why Adventure Games ?
“Niche Thyself”
- Guy Kawasaki(from the art of the start)
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Why Adventure Games ?
“..you can innovate in either Technology, business models, or content. If you try to in more than one you lose focus.”
-- Greg Costikyan (during 2007 IGS)
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Why Adventure Games ?And why In Israel ?
• Technological mind.
• Good content generated here but never exported.
• PC is dominant platform.
• More European-like.
• Adventure games is one of the best known genre in Israel.
-- > Competitive edge.
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How to make a (good) adventure game ?
• Story
• Visual art
• Audio
• Technology
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How to make a (good) adventure game ?
• Story• Good base story
• Interactivity
• Multi linearity / non linearity
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Story• Reut Almog - Game Writer
• Co-editor and co-writer of Zbang. • Holds a master's degree in literature
and media.• Yael Luxman – Lead Creative
Designer• Chief editor and writer for multiple
books and publications with over 10 years of experience.
• Avid freestyle role player.
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How to make a (good) adventure game ?
• Visual art• 2d backgrounds
• 3d models
• Animation
• Interface
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2d ART• Uri Fink
• Over 20 years in making comics • Created comics series “Zbang !”• Created other comics series like:
• “Googi” • “Super Shlumper”• “Pizza Morgana”
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3d ART
• Ilan Weintrob – Lead Artist• 13 year experience in computer
games, TV games shows
• Teaching 3d animation at Wizo
• Teaching game design in Bezalel.
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How to make a (good) adventure game ?
• Audio• Sound
• Music
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How to make a (good) adventure game ?
• Technology• Scripting and
programming
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Wintermute Engine
• Http://dead-code.org
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Other alternatives
• OGRE3D
• Torque
• Flash / Director / Zinc
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How to sell your adventure game ?
• Direct Download • Sell over the internet using
demo, and episodic content.
• Partnership• Form strategic partnership with
dominant publishers.•
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Pizza Morgana
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Falafel man
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Conclusion
• Choose your battlefields wisely.
• Choose your team carefully.
• Listen, Learn, Implement.
• FOCUS!
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My Favorite Quote
“Do. Or Do not. There is no try !”-- Yoda.
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