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May 3, 2021May 13, 2023 - David Fox
Game Design

While we adore games here at Double Coconut and would probably make ’em for nothing if we could, we need to charge a modest sum to cover our time. In order to give you an accurate idea of this cost we first need a full and clear understanding of the…

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The Flappy Bird that Laid the Golden Egg: Success in Hyper-Casual Games

May 3, 2019May 13, 2023 - David Fox
Game Design

Here are some slides from a little talk I gave about “how to be successful making hyper-casual games” from the 2019 Game Development Conference. Hyper-casual games are one of the (few) viable success stories in mobile gaming this year. To an outsider, these titles may look like cloned, low-quality schlock.…

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How Much Will My Game Cost?

May 3, 2018May 13, 2023 - David Fox
Business Game Design

“How much will my game cost?” At our game dev agency, Double Coconut, it’s the top question we receive. “It depends,” is the only correct answer. Ultimately, the cost we as a studio/agency will charge will depend on how many skilled personnel are working on a project and for how…

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Crossing Mobile Platforms Without Losing Limbs

May 3, 2016May 13, 2023 - David Fox
Game Design

Every software executive throughout the hallowed history of computing has had this brilliant thought: If my product is making $X on Platform A, let’s toss it on Platforms B, C, and D and make four times $X! Freeing a Poor Guy Pinned Between Train and Platform In fact, that’s one…

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A Treatise On Game Alpha Aesthetics

January 1, 1970May 13, 2023 - user
Business Game Design

We all know what beauty is. Dewdrops on roses. An explosive sunset. The Legend of Zelda… To me, the greatest beauty is climbing mountains. At the top of the world, surrounded by alpine lakes and jagged cliffs, time slows and it all feels rapturous, ennobling… sublime. But in the philosophical…

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