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DWS15 - Game Summit - Three Gates - Don Geyer
- 1. Don Geyer CEO – Three Gates Studio Visby, Sweden Bachelor of Science Game Design and Programming Gotland University Master’s Degree Game Design Uppsala University PhD Research Game Mechanics Uppsala University
- 2. Founded 2010 Offices in: Visby, Sweden Nanjing, China Game Development Unity Experts Technical Solutions Simulation 3D Visualization Threegates.com
- 5. Starting your Studio You have the best game idea ever! What to do? What everybody will tell you.
- 6. Starting your Studio You have the best game idea ever! You need money.
- 9. The Publisher The Big Meeting
- 10. The Publisher No Hit No Deal
- 12. Reality Worlds greatest game idea We need a company We need a stable team We need a demo
- 13. Reality
- 14. Reality Worlds greatest game idea We need a company We need a stable team We need a demo
- 15. Reality Recruiting your team We need a good GDD
- 16. Reality Worlds greatest game idea We need a company We need a GDD We need a stable team We need a demo
- 17. Reality Present your idea - What you expect
- 18. Reality Recruiting your team Stakeholders want influence...
- 19. Reality You rationally present the best game ever
- 20. Reality Potenial team members may have strong opinions
- 21. Reality They might be dangerous
- 22. Reality In the end cooler heads prevail and you get your way
- 23. Reality Worlds greatest game idea We need a company We need a GDD We need a team We need a demo
- 24. Reality Worlds greatest game idea May take more time and resources than you have It might be a little harder than you thought
- 25. Reality Worlds greatest game idea So do you cut features?
- 26. Reality Worlds greatest game idea So do you cut features? NO You do a Kickstarter
- 27. Reality Worlds greatest game idea
- 29. Reality Worlds greatest game idea We need a company We need a GDD We need a team We need a demo
- 30. Reality – Step 2 Release the game
- 31. Reality – Step 2 Release the game Get a publisher to help
- 32. Reality – Step 2 Released the game on Steam and Boxes Total 85,000 copies – but not nearly enough to cover the time and resources we spent on the project – 22 person team
- 33. Things we learned Things we learned Too many stakholders in a game project = dangerous
- 34. Things we learned Things we learned Only one project is too risky for our small studio
- 35. Things we learned Things we learned Familiarity is important Add too many new features you really need time to user test them thoroughly
- 36. Things we learned Things we learned A short runway can result in low quality or not hitting feature requirements
- 37. Things we learned Things we learned We learned allot about the team members
- 39. What Next Studio Survival Streamline the team – cut costs Went from 22 down to 11 team members
- 40. What Next Studio Survival Multiple revenue streams Work for hire While we figured out what to do we decided to take whatever work we could.
- 41. Studio Strategy Studio assessment Internally and externally with consultants Strengths – Weaknessess
- 42. Studio Strategy Mission Statement We created a very defined mission statement of what the studio was and where we planned on going.
- 43. Studio Strategy Business Plan Creating the business plan really helped us to define our goals and strategies both creatively and financial.
- 44. Studio Strategy Put out the word for work Calling all contacts
- 45. Work for Hire Work for Hire
- 46. Work for Hire
- 47. Work for Hire
- 48. Work for Hire
- 49. Work for Hire
- 50. Work for Hire
- 51. Work for Hire
- 52. Work for Hire All the time we were doing WFH projects we were learning, improving and squezzing in our own stuff.
- 53. Work for Hire So when we built a new tech we would try and see if we could create a cool game mechanic using it.
- 54. Studio Projects Also just look at doing some small projects based solely on popularity
- 55. Studio Projects
- 56. Studio Projects
- 57. Studio Projects
- 58. Studio Projects
- 59. Studio Projects
- 60. Studio Projects
- 61. Conclusions Sharpen your teeth on work for hire projects
- 62. Conclusions Be prepared for hard times
- 63. Conclusions Have a contingency plan
- 64. Conclusions Develop a long-term Studio Strategy