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Moritz Zumbühl, President, Blindflug Studios
The document outlines the development of the game 'First Strike', inspired by themes of nuclear war and global politics, emphasizing gameplay mechanics and player engagement. It discusses the challenges faced during its creation, including media strategies and adjustments based on feedback from various sources. Additionally, it highlights lessons learned throughout the process, such as the importance of building quickly, fostering community engagement, and balancing serious topics with entertainment.
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Moritz Zumbühl, President, Blindflug Studios
- 2. First Strike How weturned a Beer-Idea into a 500’000 $ game
- 3. Inspiration & Whywe did that game
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- 8. Starting right now,this will be your battlefield Our World
- 9. Each Atomic Superpowerhas a set of allied countries This number can be increased through expansion Neighbors
- 10. Defend your countries whilerestocking and attacking Building Defend & Attack
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- 19. 2007 Activisions “Call ofDuty 4”
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- 21. 1985 Chris Crawfords “Balanceof Power”
- 22. 1985 Chris Crawfords “Balanceof Power”
- 24. berlin wall 1989 Fall ofthe Berlin Wall
- 25. end of thecold war 1991 Dissolution of the Soviet Union
- 26. this is interesting! NuclearWar = Fun?
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- 30. what is firststrikeWhat was that?
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- 45. no, explosions, fun,excitementSerious Game?
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- 61. 0.5% of all playswere the peaceful way
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- 63. Game Development Strategy& what we learned
- 64. 8 Things wedid learn
- 65. 1.Build fast forCore feature
- 67. Capital Cities WiFi Multiplayer Alliances Leaders CustomSuperweapons Save System Interactive Tutorial Rocket Builder Different AI Personas Political Influences Real World Twitter Reader for Events Events in general Fluff, lots of Fluff Conquarable Moon Travel through political decades Favoured enemies on the world map 15 new Rockettypes Multiple Nation Selection Campaign Mode Internet Multiplayer Desktop Version Submarines Second Strike Capabilities
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- 69. 2.Postponing the launch3 months
- 76. 3.adjusting the storyfor each reporter
- 77. reporters don’t wantto write about just a game websites want a story!
- 78. media needs astory
- 79. not every reporterwants the same story
- 81. and from there,write to everyone personally!
- 82. 4.Working Upwards viaAlexa Ranking
- 83. 5.Making a pushto Youtube Reviewers
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- 85. 2%4% 94% No Answer VideoAnswer &Video
- 87. the game isntfast or funny
- 88. Mobile Game entusiasts GameReview Readers Let’s Play Watchers
- 89. 6.Going for aSocial Media Hoax
- 100. 7.Relaunching the Gamewith new platform
- 103. 35% 15% 50% First Week SecondWeek Long Tail 52% 15% 34%
- 105. 9.mix fun anda serious topic
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