7. This is what Chinese think of themselves Poor Competitive Huge population
8. Chinese Media Culture Government controls the news in media Media mainly use for entertainment purpose Media platform: PPS – video streaming program BT – Torrent downloading program Pirate version of CD, DVD, Games PC online games
9. Chinese Media Culture Chinese people only PAY when they think they have better deal Why pay MORE when you can pay LESS? Why PAY when you can get it for FREE?
10. Basketball & Cultural Related Icons Comics: Slam Dunk (1990 ~ 1996, Japan) – Takehiko Inoue http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eBY-Jiz7wZc Movie: Kung Fu Dunk (2008, Feb) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wwxtJAFSqKU Drama Series: Hotshot (2008, July) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GGB2SKfGVmU
11. Basketball & Cultural Related Icons Chinese fans remodel NBA 2K9’s player head http://bbs.baballs.com/thread-6936-1-1.html Slam Dunk characters in NBA 2K9 http://game.ali213.net/thread-2712678-1-1.html Hot Shot Online http://hs.gameflier.com/index.asp
12. Summary Chinese people’s wants and needs: Wants: Entertainment that they can relate themselves to Needs: A platform that they can be creative
14. Game Mode Ideas Walkthrough Short term goals (6 months ~ 1 year) Establish a People Fun Game by making NBA Live Online a stand alone Online game Build a step by step tutorial for new user to let them be familiar about NBA Live basketball game Ship with a game with what we already have, and make minor changes Takehiko Inoue to design preset players for our create player Evaluate tasks priority (add/remove game elements)
15. Game Mode Ideas Walkthrough Short term goals (6 months ~ 1 year) Design focus priority: PC Spec, PC restrictions Memory, graphic, keyboard Online/Modes Online fantasy team Make All-Star Weekend an online mode Virtual item and unlockable rewards Presentation Create player with preset basketball players Need to have more Asian style preset characters Outdoor courts Gameplay New control scheme for keyboard Balance the gameplay intensity
17. Game Mode Ideas Walkthrough Mid term goals (1~2 years) Design Focus Priority: Gameplay Build a solid fun gameplay (NBA Live 10) Build a game based on player experience Online Character development Sign/Trade NBA players Adidas Live Run style 1v1, 3v3, 5v5 Game Mode Presentation Create a better NBA atmosphere (crowds, secondary characters) Face gen for create player Unique art style and special effects
20. Game Mode Ideas Walkthrough Long term goals (2 years +) Convert NG (G4) engine onto PC Enhance user experience with Synergy Sports Technology Design Focus Priority: Expanding market Provide better service than the competitors Respond to community wants and needs More challenges levels
Talk about the Live team and the direction going forward withShort self intro on work performance, and education background
Positive attitude introducing these points
Briefly contrast this slide and the next slide
Understand why they think this way
Talk about how Yao Ming and Yi JianLian are big influence in China
How to bargain with Chinese
Jay Chou with Yao Ming Pepsi commercial - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YMvoxrt_f6g
Jay Chou with Yao Ming Pepsi commercial - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YMvoxrt_f6g
- Chinese people are not really creative, but they are really good at copying, and embrace it to the next level- Chinese way of thinking - I need to be having fun playing your game at the same time, I need to get something out of it (reward) - Goes back to chinese people want to think they had the better deal Expand the wants and needs if possible, what else they might want and how our game can fulfill that- Cultural reference, how can our game related to the CBA? Is it possible to work with the CBA for a mid/long term plan?
http://www.xeodesign.com/whyweplaygames.htmlEmbrace the gaming industry culture to a step furtherHard Fun – ChallengesEasy Fun – ExploringSerious Fun – Altered StatePeople Fun – Multiplayer
Takehiko Inoue – Character Design of Lost Odyssey – 0.8 M copieshttp://www.vgchartz.com/games/game.php?id=7637®ion=All
Spec: Memory, graphics, etc.Restriction: Keyboard, etc.[Dunk] button combine with alley-oops[Lock on defence] combine with turbo
Spec: Memory, graphics, etc.Restriction: Keyboard, etc.
Locker Room, Trophy Display, Who’s Online, Club
Possibly look at East vs West kinda like the All-stars to let people choose sides to form a kind of large scale community (Also in the mid/long term goal)
Hint about having a more detailed long term plan if they are interested