kris antoni (toge productions) presentation in gedebuk coy! march 2012
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Kris Antoni of Toge Productions present about Future Trends in Game Industry and stories of Toge's games.TRANSCRIPT
FRESH FROM THE OVENWHAT’s NEW FROM TOGE PRODUCTIONS
ABOUT ME
• CEO & Co-FounderToge Productions
• Games Designer, Art Director, & Programmer
• IGDA (International Game Developer Association) Jakarta Chapter Coordinator
ABOUT TOGE
• Started as student team
• Established as a studio in 2009
• Founders:
Kris Antoni Sudarmin
• Winner, Best Multiplayer GamePlanetary Conflict, Flash Gaming Summit 2011, San Francisco, USA
• Winner, Best Game ArtNecronator 2, Flash Gaming Summit 2012, San Francisco, USA
• Speaker & Showcase Infectonatorat Casual Connect Seattle 2010, Seattle, USA
• Recognized Developer, Newgrounds.com
• Highest Rated Game, Infectonator, Kongregate.com
ACHIEVEMENTS
GAMES
GAMES
GAMES
GAMES
OUR SIGNATURE
• Be Different
– Because the mainstream is too mainstream
• Polished to shine
– Pay attention to details
• Deep & Engaging experience
– Complex yet simple gameplay
• Memorable
– Be different, be controversial
WHAT’S NEW?
• Necronator2
• Reich of Darkness
• Infectonator 2
• Lords of Vandaria
LESSONS LEARNED
• Necronator2
– Building Fan base
• 50k FB likes in 1 month
– Don’t change what’s not broken
– Think BIG, plan ahead!
– Porting to mobile using AIR 3.2!
– Premium Content is amazing!
LESSONS LEARNED
• Reich of Darkness
– Be careful with sensitive topics
• Be objective
• Be good
– Your fans will support you! Listen to them
LESSONS LEARNED
• Infectonator2
– Keeping the old formula
– Adding new features
– Open beta testing!
TIPS & TRICKS
•
– Polish your games!
– Make a signature!
– Aim for Niche markets
– Build loyal fans
– Damage control
• Premium Content– Never release PC on the 1st day!
–
• Mobile Dev– Adobe AIR 3.2 is pretty awesome!
– Save dev time, plan ahead
• Dev Cycle– Build your resources
– Games = Service
– Plan for reusability
Thank you!
• Any questions?
• Toge FB : facebook.com/togeproductions
• Toge Twitter : @togeproductions