In week 10 we had a session with Sophie in which we talked about the next week’s game showcase. We were instructed to prepare builds of our games and asked in what ways we could advertise them. After fruitful brainstorming session our group decided on preparing cute chibi Violet stickers which were designed by our character artist Paula.
Later in the session, Sophie went on to talk about our games post deadline. We learned about the differences between publishing on Steam and publishing on Itch – what are the guidelines, what are the costs related to releasing the games and whether the platform requires providing specs necessary for launching the game.
Once again, we were reminded of the importance of a good portfolio in the industry and what tools / techniques are useful when creating it. We also talked about potential awards our games could be honoured with and how to prepare a press kit in case we would like to advertise ourselves through that medium.