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[2016-01-20 Wed 19:41] ** Slashy Hero speaker: Desmond, gentlebros

• fresh idea caught the eye of news sites and publisher, Kongregate,
• planned six months for marketing
• based on Halloween theme, did not get Halloween feature and hard to attract users outside of the Halloween season
• weak monitization at first ** Stifled speaker: Justin, Gattai Games team of six
• sound based horror
• use sound to see but enemies will be able to detect you
• based on Lurking, project for digipen made in six months using Unity
• spent more time than expected on Stifled due to high expectations ** The Healing Doll speaker: Min, psychology student
• telling stories to raise awareness of intimate partner violence ** I wanna be a Hero speaker: Howard, 4EVA Studios
• team of 5 full times and 1 intern
• focus, game was done in 4 months
• dare to scope down, no time to redo
• know your target audience, build your game for them
• not enough time to create the content
• can’t start marketing when there is no content ** Rule systems as game mechanics approach speaker: Takemura Ori
• benefits of a deep rule system
  • sense of meaningful progress
  • provides constant state of flow
  • reward is learning new things
• figuring how the game works is its own reward, no textual explanation
• base game is sliding blocks
• add cognitive challenge with new block types, such as magnetic blocks
• influence fragmentation, prevent the player from taking certain actions
• reversal of rules
• perceived reality, force the player to confront their assumptions ** Valiant Force speaker: Chris Ng, XII Braves team of 21, game is 8 months in development
• mobile card battle game, tactical combat
• target midcore to hardcore players, can afford to pay
• costs 3-5USD to acquire a user in SG, compared to 1USD in PH
• core game loop
  • card growth
  • card battles
  • card/treasure collection
• balance between hardcore players and new players
• monetization: VIP system, early bird promo, smart sales targeting
• only a very small percentage will pay to play, eg 3
• multiple heros, tamagotchi effect
• sand box, randomly provide unique content to players