dws16 - game summit - juan gril, joju games

Surviving 11 years as an independent studio

Juan Gril, President

THE JOY OF JUAN

Your work can bring you results you were not expecting.

Your platform choice can kill your game

You can only design good games, if you really enjoy playing them

PACMAN – LOGO, CAPTURAS

VIDEO PACMAN

Your game will rarely get traction if it’s not multiplayer, e-sports, community

The great bag of INDIE

One-Timer(aka never releasemy game)

Transgressive(aka doesn’t make games, it’s there for the free alcohol)

Independent Thinker(aka Game Developer)

Rejected(aka the world sucks)

AMATEURS

Focus your energy in making games, not statements, and people will follow.

In conclusion:1. Your work can bring you unexpected results.

Don’t attach yourself to one grand vision.2. You can only design good games if you really

enjoy playing them.3. Your platform choice can kill your game.4. Your game will have less chances of success if it

doesn’t have a community attached to it.5. Focus your energy in making games, and people

will follow.

THANK YOU