Delivered at Casual Connect USA 2018. Casino games are currently intersecting atypically with video games on the new Instant Games platforms. Dare I say RMG is showing video gaming the power of HTML5 Canvas. Unquestionably, we are witnessing heavy investment in an entirely new channel premised on the adoption of HTML5. Let’s explore: Why Instant Games? Why HTML5 Canvas? How to export your Unity games “INSTANTLY” to HTML5!

1. Ngozi Watts, CEO
Atlanta, GA USA

2. Ngozi Watts, Esq. Founder Relex Studio
Engineering, Law & MBA
3 years at Scientific Games (Strategic Business Development)
7 years running Unity Gambling
Professional Background
ngozi@relexstudio.com

3. ➢ Topics for Exploration
○ Are We Witnessing the Beginning of a Major Shift in Gaming?
○ Will Instant Games Become Gaming Platform of the Future?
○ Will Instant Games Replace or Merely Complement the App Stores?
○ Is HTML5 a Mature Enough Technology for Creating Engaging Games?
○ What Can Video Gaming Learn From The Gambling Industry?
Instant Games/HTML5/Slot Games
ngozi@relexstudio.com

4. What’s all the Hype - Mobile Messenger Games

5. What’s all the Hype - Mobile Messenger Games
➢ Biggest Hook is IMMEDIATE PLAY
○ 15-30 second download
➢ Less Friction
○ Avoid App Store, Log-in & Wait for Download
➢ Short Gameplay
○ Simple Games that You Can Finish a Round and Quickly Post to Friends
➢ HTML5 Graphics Have Come a Long Way
➢ No 30% Rev Share?
➢ Mobile & Desktop w/ 1 code base

6. What’s all the Hype - Mobile Messenger Games
➢ Other Considerations
○ 2D ONLY
○ No 3D MMO Type Titles
○ Less Complex Games
■ Think Puzzle, Simple Shooter, 80s Arcade Classics, etc.
○ WebGL not Implemented Fully on Mobile
○ No Traditional App Store Discovery
○ App Stores Remain Primary Destination for Game Discovery

7. ➢ Mobile Messenger
➢ Closed Beta/17 Titles
➢ Started with No Monetization
➢ Alternative to the App Stores
➢ FB Fully Embraced HTML5 Canvas
(vs. WebGL)
➢ 2D Games Only
Facebook Instant Games on Messenger
➢ Messenger ~1.3B MAU
➢ Currently 70 Games
➢ Closed Beta More Open
➢ Monetization Implemented on iOS &
Android
○ Ads and IAP (still
experimenting)

8. ➢ Major Reservations Regarding Power of HTML5 Canvas
○ Graphical Fidelity has Been Proven on 100s of Gambling Games
○ Gambling Embraced HTML5 ~2013
■ Barred from App Stores Globally back then
■ Multi-Billion Dollar International Companies have Proven HTML5
Canvas as a Viable Development Tool
➢ Queue Video of Cool Gambling Games
○ Jungle Spirit
➢ Queue Video of Instant Games
○ EverWing
Where Do Gambling Games Fit?
ngozi@relexstudio.com

10. ➢ Unity is the World’s No.1 Engine for Mobile Games
➢ 34% of Top Mobile Games Made with Unity
➢ Unity deploys to 25 different platforms from iOS, Android, Mac, Linux to
PS4 & Xbox
➢ Unity Development Community has >1MM Registered Users
How to Get on FB Instant Games/Why Use Unity
Instead of Coding in JS?

11. ➢ HTML5/JavaScript is for Software Engineers
➢ HTML5 is a Very Hard Language to Create a Game and only Software
Engineers Can Code the Games
➢ Unity Editor is Super Easy to Learn and Use, thus Allowing Artists, Game
Designers, Producers to Edit the Games
➢ Simply Put: Unity is much easier to make better games faster than in
HTML5
Why Use Unity – Shameless Promotion ☺

12. ➢ Unity does not deploy to HTML5 Canvas, which means Unity games
cannot run in a mobile browser
➢ Until now, game developers who wanted to develop in Unity had to hire
multiple (parallel) teams for the same game if they wanted their games
accessible in Unity and also on mobile web (browsers)
Unity2Canvas solves this problem
➢ A software plugin that Allow you to Make the Game in Unity and Deploy
to HTML5 Canvas/Mobile browsers for Instant Games Platforms
➢ Anyone Interested We Can Discuss Afterwards
One Problem With Unity – Shameless
Promotion ☺

13. ➢ 5B MAU on Instant Games & 1.3B MAU on FB Messenger Alone
➢ Instant Games is Unquestionably a New and Emerging Gaming Platform
➢ The Questions that Remain for Consideration are:
○ Whether We are Witnessing a Shift
○ Will Instant Games Shift the Dominance of the App Store as Premier Gaming
Platform?
○ Will Instant Games Evolve to be an Additional Complementary Platform?
○ Will Instant Games Fail to Reach Critical Mass?
Main Point/Summary
ngozi@relexstudio.com

14. If You are a Unity Developer – Simple Path
ngozi@relexstudio.com
➢ If You Had and Interest in Instant Games but You Had Reservations
about Coding in JavaScript
➢ PROBLEM SOLVED
➢ Unity with Unity2Canvas gets you HTML5 Canvas/JavaScript
➢ If You are NOT a Unity Developer, Unity is SUPER EASY to Learn
➢ FINAL QUESTION:

15. What are You WAITING FOR?
ngozi@relexstudio.com

16. Got questions?
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