Amanda Lange | Technical Evangelist Tobiah Marks | Games Evangelist 02 | What do you need? Amanda Lange | Technical Evangelist Tobiah Marks | Games Evangelist

Module Overview What Hardware will you need? What Software can you use? How do you form a business? Size of your project Tips for organizing a team

What platforms will you target? Hardware What platforms will you target?

Hardware What platforms will you target? You need hardware that represents your users. Various form factors for tablets and phones

Hardware Development requires: 3D requires: Keyboard Internet* Decent hardware for graphics rendering Three button mouse Development, can be anywhere, even a web browsing using Touch Develop! Generally need a keyboard, and internet for referencing docs/tutorials

Software Our recommendations

Software Integrated development environment - IDE Visual Studio Cost: Free for most indies through BizSpark

Software Asset Creation 2D: Photoshop, Illustrator, GIMP, Inkscape 3D: Maya, 3DS Max, Blendr

Software Game Engine Unity - http://unity3d.com/ Cost: Free, $1,500 for advanced features GameMaker - http://www.yoyogames.com/studio Cost: Free with limited features, $50 for Professional Construct 2 - http://www.scirra.com/ Cost: Free, $130-$430 for advanced features

Recommended software

Forming a business Do I need to?

Forming a business Exact steps depends a lot on local laws Which type of business suites you? Sole Proprietorship Corporation Limited Liability Company (LLC)

Advantages Solve legal problems before they start Tax write offs Get everything in writing Clear ownership of Intellectual Property (IP) Tax write offs Save your receipts! Resume building Real world industry experience

Scope of your project How big or small is it?

Scope of your project How many people does it take to make Halo vs. Minecraft?

Scope of your project How many people will you need? How do I know? Practice Prototype Start small, grow bigger Focus on core mechanic

Organizing your team Tools and methods

Organizing your team Project management Version Control Agile vs. Waterfall? Version Control Hosting: GitHub, Visual Studio Online Tools: Git Extensions: http://sourceforge.net/projects/gitextensions/