2. General Outline:
BIT.TRIP and “holistic” indie console game design
Intro
Who am I
What do I do at Gaijin Games
Holistic?
Define what it means to me
Applying holistic ideas to game design
The Company
Financials
Team/Partners
The Product
The Player
From the controller in, rather than from the TV out
Benefits
Deeper products
More meaningful experiences all around
Detractors
Not always mass-marketable
Unknown territory
Conclusion
Are holistic design ideas/ideals for everyone?
Lowest common denominator vs. targeted audience

3. Who dis guy? Mike Roush Art Director at Gaijin Games, Inc. Vital Stats
Lots of 3D experience
Started a company with some dudes
Dislikes PowerPoint presentations
Because now you’re just reading this
While he yabbers on...
Coworker Alex used this slide in another PPT
Intro
Who am I
What do I do at Gaijin Games

4. Holistic? Holistic? Define what it means to me
The whole being more than the sum of its parts

5. Holistic? Holistic? Define what it means to me
The whole being more than the sum of its parts

6. Holistic? Holistic? Define what it means to me
The whole being more than the sum of its parts

7. Holistic? Holistic? Define what it means to me
The whole being more than the sum of its parts

8. Holistic design Applying holistic ideas to game design The Company
Financials
Team/Partners
The Product
From the controller in, rather than from the TV out
Holistic design as a philosophy from the beginning (having tried other approaches on other teams before)
The Player

9. Holistic design Applying holistic ideas to game design The Company
Financials
Team/Partners
The Product
From the controller in, rather than from the TV out
Holistic design as a philosophy from the beginning (having tried other approaches on other teams before)
The Player

10. $ Holistic design Applying holistic ideas to game design The Company
Financials
Team/Partners
The Product
From the controller in, rather than from the TV out
Holistic design as a philosophy from the beginning (having tried other approaches on other teams before)
The Player $

11. Holistic design Applying holistic ideas to game design The Company
Financials
Team/Partners
The Product
From the controller in, rather than from the TV out
Holistic design as a philosophy from the beginning (having tried other approaches on other teams before)
The Player

12. Holistic design Applying holistic ideas to game design The Company
Financials
Team/Partners
The Product
From the controller in, rather than from the TV out
Holistic design as a philosophy from the beginning (having tried other approaches on other teams before)
The Player

13. Holistic design Applying holistic ideas to game design The Company
Financials
Team/Partners
The Product
From the controller in, rather than from the TV out
Holistic design as a philosophy from the beginning (having tried other approaches on other teams before)
The Player

14. Holistic design Applying holistic ideas to game design The Company
Financials
Team/Partners
The Product
From the controller in, rather than from the TV out
Holistic design as a philosophy from the beginning (having tried other approaches on other teams before)
The Player

15. benefits Benefits Deeper products
More meaningful experiences all around

16. detractors Detractors
Communication of concepts/ideas – getting buy-in from partners...
Not always mass-marketable
Unknown territory

17. Over already? Conclusion
Are holistic design ideas/ideals for everyone?
Lowest common denominator vs. targeted audience

18. Over already? Conclusion
Are holistic design ideas/ideals for everyone?
Lowest common denominator vs. targeted audience

19. Q/A