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Cards n Castles: Merging card game and city building game into one, developer experience.
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Transcript of Cards n Castles: Merging card game and city building game into one, developer experience.
Digitopolis Game Studio
Cards and Castles
Development experience
Problems/Solutions
SUMMARY
DIGITOPOLIS GAME STUDIO
IPHONE APPLICATIONS
GAME KIOSK
LEADING TO CURRENT PROJECT2 Programmers
2 Graphics Designers
2 Game Designers
2 Producers
TEAM
STARTING POINT
We have an old on-line card game
STARTING POINT
We have an old on-line card game
We want to make a social game
STARTING POINT
We have an old on-line card game
We want to make a social game
We want it to be different
STARTING POINT
We have an old on-line card game
We want to make a social game
We want it to be different
On one meeting, one programmer yell "Castles!"
STARTING POINT
You will get material for each building from playing card games.
You will get coins from playing in castles everyday.
Every little thing is a game of chance, we were trying to give player a little fun experiences here and there.
Rewards, Trophy, Quests
Social share points.
OUR FIRST CONCEPTS
OUR FIRST CONCEPT
Materials
Coins
Quests Shares
Rewards Achievements
Etc.
Limited resources.
Self funding.
Need to do other projects at the same time.
The team still lack of experiences.
OUR WEAKNESS
A great bunch of 2D Artists.
We are addicted to social games.
We are small and very agile.
We are willing to try new things.
OUR STRENGTH
Using Agile Methodology.
Cycles and Reviews.
Everyday meeting.
Burn charts. Etc...
Still have to get work for hire jobs.
Shuffling staffs on projects.
OUR DEVELOPMENT PLAN
FIRST CYCLE PLAN
Concentrate on the card game first.
Building the game logic.
Building the server.
Designer working ahead for the next parts.
FIRST CYCLE REVIEW
We simplified the Castles part.
We axed the material requirement.
We get rid of building time.
We add a Capsule machine.
Play cards and get Token
FIRST CYCLE REVIEW
SECOND CYCLE PLAN
Still finishing the card game.
Build the capsule machine.
Design what is it going to look like.
We love the concept that we have another thing for addictions....
SECOND CYCLE REVIEW
CAPSULE MACHINE
SECOND CYCLE REVIEW
OUR NEW CONCEPT
Tokens
Coins and assets
Quests Shares
Rewards Achievements
Etc.
Assets
THIRD AND FOURTH CYCLE PLAN
Start making the castle parts.
Make lots of assets.
Programmers continue to fixing bugs. (we did have a small bug smash cycles.)
Still have tons of features left.
THIRD CYCLE REVIEW
FINISHING PLAN
Fixing bugs.
Tutorials.
Sharing systems.
Get rid of quests, use trophy instead
Close beta test.
Iron out interfaces.
Shops
Localized
NEXT PLAN
Currently we are on close beta testing.
Still finishing up the UI.
Will develop store next.
And localizations.
In the future we want to add more card games to the platform.
Open for any publishing company.
