![Page 1: GO! How two guys made an iPhone game (and lived to tell the tale)](https://reader033.vdocuments.us/reader033/viewer/2022051816/545839e8af79590b088b537a/html5/thumbnails/1.jpg)
GO!HOW TWO GUYS MADE AN iPHONE GAME (AND LIVED TO TELL THE TALE)
WEBVISIONS 2011
![Page 2: GO! How two guys made an iPhone game (and lived to tell the tale)](https://reader033.vdocuments.us/reader033/viewer/2022051816/545839e8af79590b088b537a/html5/thumbnails/2.jpg)
@tylersticka @u2elan
![Page 3: GO! How two guys made an iPhone game (and lived to tell the tale)](https://reader033.vdocuments.us/reader033/viewer/2022051816/545839e8af79590b088b537a/html5/thumbnails/3.jpg)
1 HISTORY LESSON
![Page 4: GO! How two guys made an iPhone game (and lived to tell the tale)](https://reader033.vdocuments.us/reader033/viewer/2022051816/545839e8af79590b088b537a/html5/thumbnails/4.jpg)
2006-2007
![Page 5: GO! How two guys made an iPhone game (and lived to tell the tale)](https://reader033.vdocuments.us/reader033/viewer/2022051816/545839e8af79590b088b537a/html5/thumbnails/5.jpg)
OVER 1,000,000 PLAYS
![Page 6: GO! How two guys made an iPhone game (and lived to tell the tale)](https://reader033.vdocuments.us/reader033/viewer/2022051816/545839e8af79590b088b537a/html5/thumbnails/6.jpg)
THIS IS WAY BETTER!
![Page 7: GO! How two guys made an iPhone game (and lived to tell the tale)](https://reader033.vdocuments.us/reader033/viewer/2022051816/545839e8af79590b088b537a/html5/thumbnails/7.jpg)
(SOB STORY)
![Page 8: GO! How two guys made an iPhone game (and lived to tell the tale)](https://reader033.vdocuments.us/reader033/viewer/2022051816/545839e8af79590b088b537a/html5/thumbnails/8.jpg)
FIRST EXPERIMENTS
![Page 9: GO! How two guys made an iPhone game (and lived to tell the tale)](https://reader033.vdocuments.us/reader033/viewer/2022051816/545839e8af79590b088b537a/html5/thumbnails/9.jpg)
2 PROCESS
![Page 10: GO! How two guys made an iPhone game (and lived to tell the tale)](https://reader033.vdocuments.us/reader033/viewer/2022051816/545839e8af79590b088b537a/html5/thumbnails/10.jpg)
CREATIVE PURSUITPRODUCT
![Page 11: GO! How two guys made an iPhone game (and lived to tell the tale)](https://reader033.vdocuments.us/reader033/viewer/2022051816/545839e8af79590b088b537a/html5/thumbnails/11.jpg)
WE CHOSE TOOLS THAT HELPED US COLLABORATE QUICKLY, LOOSELY, CHEAPLY:
![Page 12: GO! How two guys made an iPhone game (and lived to tell the tale)](https://reader033.vdocuments.us/reader033/viewer/2022051816/545839e8af79590b088b537a/html5/thumbnails/12.jpg)
WE AVOIDED OVER-PLANNING
![Page 13: GO! How two guys made an iPhone game (and lived to tell the tale)](https://reader033.vdocuments.us/reader033/viewer/2022051816/545839e8af79590b088b537a/html5/thumbnails/13.jpg)
WHY THE HECK NOT?
![Page 14: GO! How two guys made an iPhone game (and lived to tell the tale)](https://reader033.vdocuments.us/reader033/viewer/2022051816/545839e8af79590b088b537a/html5/thumbnails/14.jpg)
WE ♥ SMALL DETAILS
![Page 15: GO! How two guys made an iPhone game (and lived to tell the tale)](https://reader033.vdocuments.us/reader033/viewer/2022051816/545839e8af79590b088b537a/html5/thumbnails/15.jpg)
SOLICIT FEEDBACK FROM YOUR PEERS
WAY FASTER THAN GRAPPLING WITH YOUR OWN SELF-DOUBT( )
![Page 16: GO! How two guys made an iPhone game (and lived to tell the tale)](https://reader033.vdocuments.us/reader033/viewer/2022051816/545839e8af79590b088b537a/html5/thumbnails/16.jpg)
ITERATE!
![Page 17: GO! How two guys made an iPhone game (and lived to tell the tale)](https://reader033.vdocuments.us/reader033/viewer/2022051816/545839e8af79590b088b537a/html5/thumbnails/17.jpg)
http://www.!ickr.com/photos/pietermorlion/5014362542/
“WE MADE IT, SO IT’S OURS TO DESTROY. AND THAT’S LIBERATING AND EXCITING IN A REALLY CREATIVE WAY.” - JEFF TWEEDY
![Page 18: GO! How two guys made an iPhone game (and lived to tell the tale)](https://reader033.vdocuments.us/reader033/viewer/2022051816/545839e8af79590b088b537a/html5/thumbnails/18.jpg)
IF A GAME DOESN’T FEEL RIGHT, NO AMOUNT OF MARKETING CAN MAKE UP FOR IT
WIKIPEDIA SAYS THIS GAME LOST ATARI $100 MILLION
![Page 19: GO! How two guys made an iPhone game (and lived to tell the tale)](https://reader033.vdocuments.us/reader033/viewer/2022051816/545839e8af79590b088b537a/html5/thumbnails/19.jpg)
3 RECEPTION
![Page 20: GO! How two guys made an iPhone game (and lived to tell the tale)](https://reader033.vdocuments.us/reader033/viewer/2022051816/545839e8af79590b088b537a/html5/thumbnails/20.jpg)
http://www.!ickr.com/photos/mukumbura/4180968389/
![Page 21: GO! How two guys made an iPhone game (and lived to tell the tale)](https://reader033.vdocuments.us/reader033/viewer/2022051816/545839e8af79590b088b537a/html5/thumbnails/21.jpg)
![Page 22: GO! How two guys made an iPhone game (and lived to tell the tale)](https://reader033.vdocuments.us/reader033/viewer/2022051816/545839e8af79590b088b537a/html5/thumbnails/22.jpg)
TRADITIONAL EXTRA HIP
![Page 23: GO! How two guys made an iPhone game (and lived to tell the tale)](https://reader033.vdocuments.us/reader033/viewer/2022051816/545839e8af79590b088b537a/html5/thumbnails/23.jpg)
COVERED US FIRST, FOLLOWED BY...
THE APP INFORMERIGN
SLIDE TO PLAY148APPS
iFANZINE.com
APPOLICIOUSAPPMODO
DOWNLOAD SQUADAPPSPY
TOUCHREVIEWS.net
...AND MORE (THANKS, EVERYONE!)
![Page 24: GO! How two guys made an iPhone game (and lived to tell the tale)](https://reader033.vdocuments.us/reader033/viewer/2022051816/545839e8af79590b088b537a/html5/thumbnails/24.jpg)
“A NEAR-PERFECT MIX OF SIMPLICITY AND ORIGINALITY THAT MAKES IT A PRIME EXAMPLE OF WHAT AN iPHONE GAME SHOULD BE.”- SLIDE TO PLAY
http://www.slidetoplay.com/story/ramps-review
![Page 25: GO! How two guys made an iPhone game (and lived to tell the tale)](https://reader033.vdocuments.us/reader033/viewer/2022051816/545839e8af79590b088b537a/html5/thumbnails/25.jpg)
![Page 26: GO! How two guys made an iPhone game (and lived to tell the tale)](https://reader033.vdocuments.us/reader033/viewer/2022051816/545839e8af79590b088b537a/html5/thumbnails/26.jpg)
![Page 27: GO! How two guys made an iPhone game (and lived to tell the tale)](https://reader033.vdocuments.us/reader033/viewer/2022051816/545839e8af79590b088b537a/html5/thumbnails/27.jpg)
![Page 28: GO! How two guys made an iPhone game (and lived to tell the tale)](https://reader033.vdocuments.us/reader033/viewer/2022051816/545839e8af79590b088b537a/html5/thumbnails/28.jpg)
4 IF YOU REMEMBER NOTHING ELSE...
![Page 29: GO! How two guys made an iPhone game (and lived to tell the tale)](https://reader033.vdocuments.us/reader033/viewer/2022051816/545839e8af79590b088b537a/html5/thumbnails/29.jpg)
RESIST OVER-PLANNING
![Page 30: GO! How two guys made an iPhone game (and lived to tell the tale)](https://reader033.vdocuments.us/reader033/viewer/2022051816/545839e8af79590b088b537a/html5/thumbnails/30.jpg)
ITERATE OFTEN
![Page 31: GO! How two guys made an iPhone game (and lived to tell the tale)](https://reader033.vdocuments.us/reader033/viewer/2022051816/545839e8af79590b088b537a/html5/thumbnails/31.jpg)
LISTEN TO YOUR PEERS AND USERS
![Page 32: GO! How two guys made an iPhone game (and lived to tell the tale)](https://reader033.vdocuments.us/reader033/viewer/2022051816/545839e8af79590b088b537a/html5/thumbnails/32.jpg)
ABOVE ALL ELSE, MAKE THE BEST THING YOU CAN
![Page 33: GO! How two guys made an iPhone game (and lived to tell the tale)](https://reader033.vdocuments.us/reader033/viewer/2022051816/545839e8af79590b088b537a/html5/thumbnails/33.jpg)
backabit.com
@playramps
THANK YOU!
@u2elan @tylersticka