[tech in asia campus visit] building a game dev studio
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Building a Game Dev StudioTOGEPRODUCTIONS FOUNDING STORY
About me
• CEO & Co-FounderToge Productions
• Games Designer, Art Director, & Programmer
• IGDA (International Game Developer Association) Jakarta Chapter Coordinator
Toge Productions
Kris AntoniCEO & CoFounder
SudarminCTO & CoFounder
Our Games
Winner of Citra Pariwara 2013
How to start?HOW TO GUIDE IN BUILDING A GAME STUDIO
#1 PartnerCOMPLETE EACH OTHER
#2 CapitalGET SOME MONEY
Financial Cost
Ideal
Computers : Rp 10 jt / org
Equipment : Rp 2 jt / org
Office : Rp 3 jt / month
Electricity, etc : Rp 2 jt / month
Internet : Rp 500 rb / month
Salary : Rp 8 jt /org/mo
Other expenses: Rp 1 jt / month
Budget for : 12 months
Total Cost : Rp 294 jt
What we had
Computers : Old laptops
Equipment : None
Office : Garage
Electricity, etc : Rp 2 jt / month
Internet : Rp 500 rb / month
Salary : None
Other expenses : Rp 1 jt / month
Budget for : 3 months
Total Cost : Rp 10.5 jt
#3 MotivationFIND YOUR GOALS, VISION, AND MISSION
Dream&
Passion
Prize $1000
#4 ProductWHAT ARE YOU TRYING TO SELL?
SOLD$3400
Profit Calculation
Income : Rp 34 jt Cost : Rp 10.5 jt Profit : Rp 23.5 jt Profit per person : Rp 11.75 jt
Equal to Rp 4 jt / month salary
#5 PersistenceSTRATEGY, MENTAL ENDURANCE, AND SOME DUMB LUCK
Mental, Social, and Physical Costs1. Diputusin pacar2. Diusir orang tua dari rumah3. Makan Indomie selama 3 bulan4. Hampir bangkrut5. Sakit maag akut6. Stress utk jangka waktu yg panjang7. Depresi8. Masa depan nga jelas9. Project nga kelar210. Project nga terjual11. Project dibajak orang12. Berantem sama temen 1 tim13. Dikasih rating 1/10 sama user14. Dapet komentar/feedback buruk yg tambah bikin depresi
ConclusionWHAT YOU SHOULD REMEMBER
Remember this
Find the right partner
Don’t worry about money
Have a vision
Make signature products
Starting a business is never easy, be tough and endure!
“Stay hungry, stay foolish”
~Steve Jobs
THANK YOU