1. Market research: Get the answers to these questions.

• Are you the first one to have this idea?
• Is there a game in the market already on this idea?
• What is the closest game to your idea in the market?
• How successful are those games? How much competition do you have?
• If you are the first one to develop game on this idea, then think why someone has not developed the game before on it? Is it viable?
• If there are already games similar to your idea, then what different are you going to offer to beat the competition?
• Is there enough space in the market to have your game along with other similar games to share the market space and still be profitable?

It is difficult for you to get these answers yourself. This is the first and most crucial step where your consultant will help you.

2. Converting an idea to a business case : Once you are convinced that your game idea has the space and potential to fit in and do well, the next step is to give your idea a shape. The consultant can help put your idea on pen and paper. This gives a concrete shape to your idea. When it is written, the idea converts to a business case. In case of the game, the best way to start is with some drawings. Need not to be an artist at this stage, but start putting your idea for the game play on paper.

3. Identifying the right channel to deliver your idea : Today's world is full of channels through which you can reach to your customers. Your idea can be delivered through web, social channels like Facebook, applications on computers, consoles like PS2 & Xbox, mobiles and other handheld devices. It is a key to understand the strength of your game idea and your target demographics. Based on that right delivery channel(s) need to be chosen for the idea. Your consultants will show you statistics for usage of different channels based on demographics (location, age). A professional business consultant will help define that.

Key:- People enjoy games more on detachable handheld devices rather than wired computers. What fun it is to be able to play while you are laid down on your bed? At the end of the day, you plan to relax.

4. Identifying the right technology : Once you know what needs to be developed and how it needs to be delivered, the next step is to choose the right technology platforms to develop it. Do you want to go for proprietary solutions or open source solutions? Which platforms, frameworks, programming languages, databases do you need? You want to develop for each platform independently or you can work with one of those cross platform framework and leverage the philosophy of Build once, Run anywhere. You can avail game design and development services from experts to choose the best technology platforms to deliver your requirements through your chosen channels.

5. Finding the experts : Now you know the skills that you require. The next step is to find and hire those skills. At this level, your consultant will act as an effective HR for you and get you the right people to do the job.

It is always better to partner with game design studios for gaming ideas. They have a big pool of talented and experienced game app developers to build highly engaging and entertaining gaming applications. You will find gaming consultants, artists, developers, testers, monetization experts, all at one place.

6. Planning the execution : Now you have everything that you need to build the game. It is time to plan the execution. Today's world does not want to wait for a year to get a taste of a new game. If you are going to take a year to bring your idea to world, someone else will get it out earlier. It is the age of MVP (Minimum Viable Product). Do not build too much. Do not try to give everything. Keep your idea lean and get it to the end users quick. Your users will tell you what they want most and build that. Give them what they want and not what you want to give them. Consultant will now put on the Product Managers hat and help you plan this.

7. Marketing : You are not building the product for yourself. You got to sell it as well. Your consultancy partners job is not complete until he helps you with marketing your product as well. Product development is just a small part; the big part is how you market it.

So, go find a consultant who can take you on a ride from start to end. This is the first step. You take this step in right direction, the rest will follow. You falter in this step, it can result in a nightmare.

Put it down on paper : Till the time it is in your head, it is just a dream. The first step towards realizing it, is to put it down on paper. Start writing it, don't worry if you have no idea about how to write the requirements. Game application development generally have the following key aspects;

1. Player character
2. Background scenes
3. Game characters, objects collectively called assets
4. Most important game play, rules
5. Scoring
6. Add-ons like lives, powers, special collectibles etc
7. How many players play it? Is it a single player game or multi player game?

If you keep these aspects in mind and document around them, it will define your game well. When you write them down, it will give your ideas a concrete shape as well.

Target platforms : This is the next step for you to decide. What are the target platforms that you want to launch the game on? Your options can be as below:

• Play on computer : This can either be done as a web browser based game or an installable game. If you want this to be played on the browser, then you would need a website to hold it. Other option is to launch the game on social platform, like Facebook, as a Facebook app. If you want this to be installed on the computer, then you have to think, which OS platforms you want to target it for. The options can be Windows, Mac OS etc.
• Play on mobile : If you want the game to be played on mobiles and tablets, then it will be an installable application. You may want to get the game developed on iOS or Android mobile game development is also an option, other platforms are Windows, Mobile, etc. You will have to launch the game through Apple Store and Android Market.

Choosing the target platform is very important. This can depend on the demographics of your target audience. Depending upon target demographics, whichever platform gives you the maximum reach, should be the target platform. Your game can be developed and launched to work with multiple platforms as well. But, you may want to start with one platform first.

Technology platforms : Choosing the technology platform for development is the next step. Once you are done with the first two steps of writing the game details and choosing the target launch platforms, you need to contact a game design studio to help you with choosing the appropriate technology platform. This is where a game development company like ours can offer efficient and skilled game app developers can help you with the first two steps as well where, we can help you document your game requirements and choose target platforms as well.

Revenue model : Always think of revenue models, because at the end of it you want to earn money from the game. There are various monetization ways that you can incorporate, such as ads, in app purchases for add-ons and subscription memberships. Different kind of games needs different monetization strategies. Again a design agency can help you decide this as well.

Keep it lean : In today's times, if you have an idea, the key is to get to the market with it as soon as you can. Game ideas generally get big very soon. You may be tempted to add a lot of exciting features to the game. But always remember, getting it to the market is the key. So, keep the idea lean for the first launch. Bring your game to public. All the exciting ideas that you have can wait. Get the core of the game ready and get it to end users. You will get more user feedback that may be more exciting than, your own ideas and it will give you a better clarity on, what you want to add next. Also, it will get you market acceptance, user base and revenue as well.

Funding : As I said earlier, game ideas can become big very quickly and you may require a good amount of investment upfront as well. But this should not bother you to get started. If you keep the idea lean, you can launch the idea with small investment and add as you earn. A quick launch can help you get investors as well. Also, crowdfunding can be an option to generate investment. Have you heard of Kickstarter?

Read our other blog https://logicsimplified.com/newgames/how-we-help-people-get-funded-on-kickstarter-4/ 

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If you have an idea, and are keen on getting it live, reach out to us. We will help you on all the steps above and further to bring it to market. Waiting to hear from you soon!!!

People generally just have idea. They have nothing beyond that, and they do not know what it might cost. So, the first step is to put their idea on a piece of paper. This is where it all starts. So, the first step in the process is where we help clients put their idea on document. Our game app developers help them create their game stories, list all the aspects of the game play. This is the first step in giving shape to their ideas.

At this point we give our clients an indication about the effort, time and cost that this game idea might take. This is a reality check. Believe me that it is always higher than what the clients have thought of and many times, the clients have never thought that it might take this much. We help people who are ready to move ahead at this point. Generally people do not have the budget ready with them. This is where our Kickstarter funding program helps them.

Kickstarter is an excellent platform to test the waters for your idea. With a very minimal investment, you get a chance to float your idea, gather supporters and get your idea funded, without losing any stakes. We help our clients create and run a Kickstarter campaign for their idea.

We need to do some basic preparation for the Kickstarter. The idea is to show potential investors what our game is about. For this, we need to develop some parts of the game. This can be a demo, some drawings, some designs, some videos, some animations, part game story etc. We help our clients develop all this. Strategy is to develop just enough material and reusable material. If the projects gets funded, we should be able to use what we made for the campaign in our game.

1. Videos - are one of the most essential things of the campaign. People love to watch videos. Generally a campaign have one or two video. One video can be specific to game to show the game idea. This video can be an animated video showing the game screens, some animations. It can be presentation showing the assets that we have prepared. Having a background music or voiceover is definitely a plus. You need a second video as well. This is the video where you should talk about your game. We invite clients to talk about the game, we have different members of our team talk about the game in this video.
2. Show your might : Investors want to know how strong your team is. We present our team as client's team. We add bio of different team members in the campaign. We have our team members talk about the game in the video.
3. Story : In most cases, we already have the story of the game by now. We share excerpts of the story in the campaign to share just enough about what this game will offer, what new it will bring to the market.
4. Goals : We help client setup base and stretch goals for the campaign. You need to know what you want to ask for and for what. We help quantify that and define that.
5. Gifts : People will invest for some returns. So, they will need some gifts in returns. We help clients define the gifts and rewards for the investors. Our approach is to give gifts within the game application to minimize overheads. It increases your user base as well right at the time of launch. So, T-shirts are no good. But game currency is a Win-Win.
6. Support : Your kickstarter campaign needs a support as well. For this, we also develop web pages, Facebook pages, Twitter accounts and help clients maintain activity during the campaign period, attract people to the campaign.

What we take : We just do this for a very basic cost. It is generally between 2% to 10% of the total campaign base goal. We offer full support of our company and team, present ourselves as your partner, while we do not ask for any stake in the game. All we work for is the relationship where our game designers want to bring your idea to life, beyond the campaign. Feel free to get in touch with us or email at enquiry@logicsimplified.com