Mdc2010 Casual Game Dev

Casual Games on Mobile Mukul Joshi, Director & CEO SpotOn Software Pvt. Ltd [email_address] www.spotonsoft.com

Roadmap ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Why the topic? What are casual games really? Why the topic in devcon? What do analysts say?

What makes a game casual? Who is a casual gamer and who is a hard-core gamer? Lets have a pop up quiz

What makes a game casual? ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Why have them on mobile? ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Lets talk about India ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Mobile games is a hot market ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Lets look at a few of them Categories/Types Differentiators Challenges

Single player games Snake – Nokia 1997 Bubble breaker Win mobile Puzzle Bobble Taito Corp Bejewelled Accelerometer game Card game

Important categories ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Multiplayer gaming challenges ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Before you begin Game design Choice of platform Testing plans

Good design is the key ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Understand the roles ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Your own game (product) ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

For services customer ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Issues contd ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Issues contd ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Hats off to glu.com 25000 Different builds for “Transformers” mobile game On average mobile developers are creating 400 builds Google maps targeted 10 platforms, created 100 different builds & my boss wanted it yesterday

Being a master Understand the gravity Learn the basics well

Handling different screen sizes ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Handling keyboard differences ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Externalizing parameters ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Double buffering ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Handling animations & sprites ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Sound ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Know the frameworks ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

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Nokia’s Ovi Store • BlackBerry App World • Windows Marketplace • App Store for Symbian, PocketGear • Android Market • Palm Software Store • O2 Litmus (Mob4Hire) • 3rd party off-deck (GetJar, Handmark

Thank You Mukul Joshi Director & CEO SpotOn Software Pvt. Ltd. [email_address] Mobile Developer Conference by MoMoB http://momob.in

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