My Game Development Skills are based on my General IT Skills.

Multiple Genres

Social Integration

In-Game Purchases

Website Integration

Broad Knowledge of Technologies and Methodologies

fast learning and understanding of new technologies, due to broad knowledge of comparable technologies and conceptual understanding of the underlying methodologies

Consulting & Gamification

Having a broad understanding of games and the culture around it, I can help you with planing new products. Which games make sense? How to integrate them into your product line? How to make viral games and get retention? What do customers want? What do they pay for?

Developing Game Editors and Engines

Beneath using standard Game Engines, I can develop custom engines and End-User-Editors.

References

1. The Android robot is reproduced or modified from work created and shared by Google and used according to terms described in the Creative Commons 3.0 Attribution License.

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Features

Button Mashing Action Game • Urban Super Hero Setting • 8-Bit Retro-Style • Social Intergration (Facebook & Twitter) • High Scores • Web & Mobile • Free to play

Technologies

Team

Development: myself
Graphics: Christophe
Sound: rolemusic

Background

Towel Defence started out as a prototype at a Game Jam. After that it continued as a spare time project. The main goal was to have a finished game.

References

1. The Android robot is reproduced or modified from work created and shared by Google and used according to terms described in the Creative Commons 3.0 Attribution License.

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Features

Economic Simulation and Point-and-Click Adventure Game • Nature, Jungle and Garden Setting • Semi Realistic Comic Style • Social Integration (Facebook & Twitter) • High Scores • Achievements • Browser Game seamlessly integrated into Websites • Freemium Pricing Strategy • Virtual Currency • Shop • Own Game Engine

Technologies

Team

Development: myself + 3 developers
Graphics: 3 artists

Background

The Playotope GmbH game studio created this game for Greenpeace Argentina. I worked for Playotope GmbH as a freelancing developer.

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Features

Easy to use Game Editor • Platform Game (aka Jump ’n’ Run) • Different Settings: Pirates, Politics, X-Mas • Comic Style • Social Integration (Facebook & Twitter) • High Scores • Browser Game seamlessly integrated into Websites • Own Social Cosmos: Share Games, Comment on Games or Users, etc. • Own Game Engine

Technologies

Team

Development: myself + 1 developers
Graphics: 1 artists

Background

This was the first Game of the Startup game studio Playotope GmbH. I worked for Playotope GmbH as a freelancing developer.

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Games

Each of these games deserves it’s own page and will get it sooner or later. For now here’s an overview of my prototypes and mini games.

ZapRat

• Play: 
• With: me, Julia, Anastasia, Markus
• Context: 8 hour mini game jam
• Technology: Construct 2
• About: Teleporting Rat + Cyborg Cats with Lasers. Read more here.

Direct & Conquer

• Play:  (Use the mouse to play)
• With: me, Birgit, Daniel, Alexander
• Context: 8 hour mini game jam
• Technology: Plain JS spaghetti code
• About: Realtime Strategy/Tactics game in a medieval setting.

Viking Boat Simulator 2014

• Play:  (Use the ‘A’ and the ‘K’ buttons)
• With: me, Huel, Roman
• Context: 8 hour mini game jam
• Technology: Panda.js
• About: 2 player local multiplayer game. Rescue the castaway before the shark catches it.

Grannies vs. Zombie-Orge

• Play:  (Click to hit the ogre with your granny – Server down, i.e. Single Player)
• With: me, Simon, Mirco
• Context: 8 hour mini game jam
• Technology: Construct 2, HTML5 and python backend
• About: MMO where hordes of grannies fight the cat throwing zombie ogre who trampled down their roses.

Alien Shield Brothers

• Play: 
• With: me, Laura, Hector
• Context: 8 hour mini game jam
• Technology: TypeScript + html5 + Phaser
• About: Local coop 2 player game

The Guy With The Green Towel

Button Mashing Game created on an 8 hour mini game jam with

• Play: 
• With: me, Sam, Stefano, Christophe
• Context: 8 hour mini game jam
• Technology: Construct 2 and html5
• About: Button Mashing Game in an urban setting. This game was improved to the much cooler Towel Defence.

Further Prototypes and Minigames

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