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Sam RedfernSam Redfern"Developing & Running an indie MMO "Developing & Running an indie MMO
… Singlehandedly … Part Time"… Singlehandedly … Part Time"
PSYCHICSOFTWAREPSYCHICSOFTWAREandand
National University of Ireland, GalwayNational University of Ireland, Galway
Jan 2011Jan 2011
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Developing & Running an indie MMODeveloping & Running an indie MMO
Games and meGames and me … and what happened after that… and what happened after that Indie mmo myths & legendsIndie mmo myths & legends Building an unpaid teamBuilding an unpaid team War on wheelsWar on wheels Family lifeFamily life Combine game dev. with dayCombine game dev. with day--jobjob Pick your battlesPick your battles Use your communityUse your community Amusing final anecdoteAmusing final anecdote
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Games and me… 1980sGames and me… 1980srpgsrpgs
computercomputergamesgames
crpgscrpgs
muds!!muds!!
""spacespacetrader"trader"
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Games and me… 1990sGames and me… 1990s
""critical hit"critical hit"persistentpersistentdigitaldigitalminionsminions
mmos!!mmos!!
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… and what happened after that… and what happened after that
A.I. & imageA.I. & imageprocessingprocessing
""serious games"serious games"
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Indie mmo myths & legendsIndie mmo myths & legends"I want to make "I want to make an mmo, how do I an mmo, how do I go about it?"go about it?"
"minions"minionsof mirth"of mirth"
give upgive upyour houseyour house
give upgive upyour sleepyour sleep
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Building an unpaid teamBuilding an unpaid team Running on enthusiasm alone is lunacyRunning on enthusiasm alone is lunacy Know your emotional responses..Know your emotional responses.. RockX and TRockX and T--ShirtZooShirtZoo
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Darkwind: War on WheelsDarkwind: War on WheelsPossibly the world's best MMOPossibly the world's best MMO--style style turnturn--based, physicsbased, physics--based, postbased, post--apocalyptic, tactical rpgapocalyptic, tactical rpg--wargame of wargame of vehicular combatvehicular combat
started July '05started July '05alpha March '06alpha March '06beta Sept '06beta Sept '06live May '07live May '07constant updates.. constant updates..
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DW: gameplay design decisionsDW: gameplay design decisions
realreal--worldworldtravel timestravel times
play 'instanced'play 'instanced'battles anytimebattles anytime
love your love your digitaldigitalminions…minions…
agingagingtrainingtrainingweaknessesweaknessespermanentpermanentinjuries & deathinjuries & death
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DW: gratuitous screenshots pageDW: gratuitous screenshots page
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Family lifeFamily life Darkwind definitely caused stress at timesDarkwind definitely caused stress at times Making some money helps (=> 'not a Making some money helps (=> 'not a
hobby').hobby'). Wife involved with marketing/promotionWife involved with marketing/promotion Kids think it's cool to have a game dev. as Kids think it's cool to have a game dev. as
a dad… or do they?a dad… or do they?
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Combine game dev.with day jobCombine game dev.with day job
20062006
20042004
20092009
20102010
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Academic FundingAcademic Funding Funding sourcesFunding sources
pure researchpure research 'product focused' research'product focused' research
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Pick your battlesPick your battlesbuybuy--in artworkin artwork
animated by artistanimated by artistanimated by physicsanimated by physics
story story driven bydriven bymaths/ maths/ simulationsimulation
by by narrative narrative editorseditors
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Use your communityUse your communitypeople have a need to do people have a need to do creative things, so why creative things, so why not let them?not let them?
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2005, age 22005, age 2 2010, age 72010, age 7
Amusing final anecdoteAmusing final anecdote