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| 3 APR 2006 at 6:21pm |
Terry PenrodGrand Inquisitor
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Nice, positive preview KB. Can't wait to play the demo and first episode.
BTW, the article doesn't mention the name of your one-person studio and the bottom left screenshot is displaying as a broken link / red x on my browser (the latest version of IE using WinXP Home).
Also, assuming that you will be using a web-based distribution model, have you already made arrangements for one or more sites to download the initial episode and for online sales of future installments?
Cheers, Terry
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| 3 APR 2006 at 6:26pm |
UgurIntergalactic Janitor
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Status : Offline | Terry, the image should be fixed now, thanks for catching it.
Having talked to the developer, the official site is not ready yet, but it should be up pretty soon, hence I couldn't give you a link to it
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| 4 APR 2006 at 9:29pm |
Kaptain BraweIntergalactic Janitor
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Status : Online | Hi Terry.
As Ugur said (hi Ugur), I haven't set up a webpage yet. For the purpouses of the demo I will be using a hosted site on Adventure developers (small updates, wallpapers, downloads).
When the 1st episode arrives, I am hoping that a company website will be up and running. However, as I don't know NOTHING about html and all the applets and what-nots, I will need serious help setting up the "store/download" part of the website. Its not something that I gave much thought to, as I am concentrated on finishing the demo and the 1st part as soon as possible.
The name of my company/website is still something I gave little thought, but last night Blue Bull Productions came to mind, but I don't think its catchy enough.
What sweet worries do I have =).
Cheers, and thanks for reading the interview.
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| 4 APR 2006 at 10:01pm |
CrapstormJourneyman
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Status : Online | How about Crapstorm Productions? I am willing to license the use of my name in exchange for a free (signed) copy of the game.
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| 4 APR 2006 at 10:21pm |
UgurIntergalactic Janitor
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Status : Offline | Kaptain Brawe, just as a thought, consider taking a look at sites like PayPal for the order processing pieces. They have pretty slick features these days that would let you take orders without building a full-fledged online store.
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| 4 APR 2006 at 10:44pm |
Terry PenrodGrand Inquisitor
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That's good advice.
As a fledgling one-person shop with virtually no experience in creating and running a full-featured commerical web site, you really should not try to reinvent the wheel. Instead, rely on a well-tested, well-known, readily available online sales / transaction model like PayPal.
And, since you will only have a single product line at first, there is no need for a shopping cart, database, internal search engine or any other advanced user features. All you really need is a nicely designed home page with a handful of easy-to-navigate, always visible nav buttons to additional pages for the most basic informational / technical sections plus an e-mail link and of course the option to download and pay for episodes.
You might also want to consider adding a simple forum so that technical issues and other topics directly related to your game can be openly discussed by users. This sometimes serves as a very useful source of customer feedback and you can control it as tightly or as loosely as you see fit. It can help to augment a static, unmoderated tech support FAQ section for dealing with problems that can only be identified after a game is released to the general public. It can also serve as a ready-made, qualified research source for direct (registered) user input on possible future episodes and new titles.
Cheers, Terry
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| 5 APR 2006 at 3:18am |
jalexSchattenjger
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Status : Offline | Very nice preview. It looks like a real cool game I will be watching it.
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| 5 APR 2006 at 1:26pm |
Cathy1Sorcerer Apprentice
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Status : Online | That game looks very nice and interesting. Since the first chapter is free I'll definately give it a shot.
Excellent job for a one man show. Kudo's to you.
Cathy
If Your Not Playing Adventure,Your Not Really Playing.
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