Extroverted Developer #17 - 2TonStudios
Extroverted Developer
English - August 23, 2012 02:21 - 19.2 MBTechnology Homepage Download Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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This week Ben and I talk with indy game developer 2TonStudios about their new iOS game: Ninjaboy
Show NotesWhy program video games?Performance and how video games are the indy 500 of programmingCarmack’s KeynoteOptimizing the challenge curve.Why choose Unity?Tried MonoTouch and MonoGame for the initial port from Windows Phone 7How’s the $0.99 price point working? (no longer first marketing, we took too long to get the show out)How much does marketing play a role?Why is the price point so low for iOS games, when DS games are ~$30?Can’t pay for updates? Use In App PurchasesHow should people start? Should they try and get into digipen?PlayDownload