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Evolving International Partnerships – from Outsourcing to Exporting Aaron Pulkka 2 Evolving International Partnerships – from Outsourcing to Exporting Aaron Pulkka | Director of Production | Activision 3 Aaron Pulkka Overview • Key Ideas • My Background • Development Outsourcing Evolving International Partnerships – from Outsourcing to Exporting • Game Exporting • Conclusions • Questions 4 Aaron Pulkka Key Idea #1 Evolving International Partnerships – from Exporting requires shift Outsourcing to Exporting from Replication to Adaptation 5 Aaron Pulkka Key Idea #2 Evolving International Partnerships – from Outsourcing is still Outsourcing to Exporting important for global development 6 My Background Aaron Pulkka [1995 – now] • Disney • Sony Development • Hyper Entertainment – Chinese art outsourcing for EA, Midway, Activision, Sony • THQ XDG • Vivendi Games (Activision Blizzard) • Activision 7 Aaron Pulkka Art Outsourcing • Facilitated outsourcing for many different games Evolving International Partnerships – from Outsourcing to Exporting • Worked with outsourcing partners worldwide, including many in China 8 Aaron Pulkka Chinese Partners Evolving International Partnerships – from Outsourcing to Exporting ... and others 9 Aaron Pulkka Evolving Partnerships Exporting Evolving International Partnerships – from Outsourcing to Exporting Full game outsourcing Art outsourcing What publishers want from art outsourcing • Reliable partners • Cost effective solutions • Fast turnaround • Scalable teams • Easy communication • Experience with current techniques and engines • Ability to learn new tools and adjust to changing requirements • Skilled duplicators 10 Aaron Pulkka 11 Aaron Pulkka Art Outsourcing What works well: – Clear requirements – Detailed reference/concept Evolving International Partnerships – from – Internally created Outsourcing to Exporting sample/benchmark assets – English speaking producers/managers – Robust production pipeline – Efficient replication 12 Aaron Pulkka Agreement Types • Asset list based contract – Fixed price Evolving International Partnerships – from • Retainer agreements Outsourcing to Exporting – Minimum guarantee • Distributed development – Man-month rates Development Outsourcing Publisher needs developer to make game based on specific owned or licensed IP • Game Porting • Work-for-Hire Development Global Co-Development • 13 Aaron Pulkka 14 Aaron Pulkka Game Porting Conversion of game from one platform to another • Down-porting to handheld Evolving International from consoles, or secondary Partnerships – from Outsourcing to Exporting platforms • Up-porting to new platforms • Ports of existing games to XBLA or PSN Faithful duplication 15 Work-for-Hire Aaron Pulkka Development Independent developers hired to make entire game Evolving International Partnerships – from Outsourcing to Exporting Global Game 16 Aaron Pulkka Development Different companies working together to develop game by working in parallel on different parts Hot Wheels: 17 Aaron Pulkka Battle Force 5 Mattel: Licensor in Los Angeles, USA Nelvana & Nerd Corps: TV show in Canada Sidhe: Console developer in New Zealand Virtuos: Nintendo DS developer in China Activision: Localization in Dublin, UK Activision: Publisher in Minneapolis, USA What publishers want from developers • Reliable partners • Cost effective solutions • Fast turnaround • Scalable teams • Easy communication • Experience on latest platforms • Ability to quickly respond to changing requirements • Skilled duplicators 18 • Creativity and innovation Aaron Pulkka Submitting 19 Aaron Pulkka Proposals Anticipate questions to secure development deal Visually appealing presentation to capture attention Clear concept of what game will be, including key features and mechanics Competitive analysis Relevant experience and capabilities Staffing plan Complete cost estimate Expectations for publisher Risk assessment Must have playable demo on necessary platforms 20 Aaron Pulkka Game Exporting • From USA to China – Focus on PC Online games • Blizzard & NetEase for WoW • EA & The9 for FIFA Online Evolving International Partnerships – from • THQ & Shanda for Company of Outsourcing to Exporting Heroes Online • From China to the World – International publishers always looking to grow and take on new IP – Requires more than marketing 21 Aaron Pulkka US & Global Platforms • PC – Boxed Products – Online / MMO Evolving International Partnerships – from • Mobile Outsourcing to Exporting • Handheld • Console – Downloadable games – Boxed Products 22 Aaron Pulkka PC Online • Subscription based – Large barrier to entry • WoW is market leader Evolving International – Loyal players Partnerships – from Outsourcing to Exporting • Free-to-Play – Fastest growing model – Immature in USA 23 Free-to-Play Aaron Pulkka • Game design must support both free and paying players • Expect only 5-10% of players to pay anything • ARPU of $1 to $2 = successful • Payment options – Online credit cards – Retail cash cards • Lower barrier to entry than subscription • Longer term investment required of partners than console games 24 Handheld Devices Aaron Pulkka (Millions of units) 111 120 100 80 52 60 40 40 20 0 DS PSP iPhone Larger install base than all except PC 25 Mobile / Handheld Aaron Pulkka • Mobile is huge business – Unfortunately small margins for developers • Handheld – iPhone / iPod Touch • Hard to get noticed (13,000+ games in app store, 23% free) – NDS, PSP • Large install base • Low price point, high cost-of-goods 26 Game Consoles Aaron Pulkka (Millions of units) 54 60 50 40 32 25 30 20 10 0 Wii X360 PS3 Games have higher price-point, lower cost-of-goods than handheld 27 Aaron Pulkka Downloadable Games • XBLA, PSN – Potential for long term growth – Small user base - less than Evolving International 10% of console owners buy Partnerships – from Outsourcing to Exporting downloadable content • WiiWare / DSiWare – Primarily for first-party games – Hard to get noticed 28 Game Consoles Aaron Pulkka • Largest source of game sales revenue • Unique user interface opportunities 29 Aaron Pulkka Exporting • Games successful in one territory may not be successful in others • More than translation Evolving International Partnerships – from Outsourcing to Exporting • Must adapt to local markets Examine: • Global games • Multicultural literature • Movies 30 Aaron Pulkka Global Online Gaming World of Warcraft stats, from Blizzard presentation at GDC Austin 2009: • 12+ million active subscribers • 7,650 quests • 40,000 NPCs Evolving International Partnerships – from • 13,250 server blades Outsourcing to Exporting • 20,000 computer systems • 75,000 CPU cores • 1.5 million game assets • 5.5 million lines of code • 1.3 petabytes of storage • 10 languages • 4,600 staffers in offices worldwide 31 Free-to-Play Aaron Pulkka • Nexon – MapleStory, 2D fantasy MMO (50M players) – Combat Arms, 3D FPS (3M players) – Nexon Cash Cards • TOSE Software Shanghai – Goal Or No Goal (GONG) – Soccer MMO Nexon’s MapleStory • Different features available in different regions • Some exclusive to appeal to local markets • Local offices required to maintain 32 Aaron Pulkka 33 Console Exports Aaron Pulkka 34 Aaron Pulkka Global Appeal • How do we achieve global appeal? • All myths worldwide adhere to a single universal Evolving International Partnerships – from Outsourcing to Exporting “monomyth” structure (Joseph Campbell) • Archetypes are universal, but Manifestations are influenced culturally (Carl Jung) 35 Multicultural Literature Aaron Pulkka Research Crossing cultural borders: • Physical – location, appearance Evolving International Partnerships – from • Historical Outsourcing to Exporting – beliefs, values, experiences, history, tradition • Inner/Psychological – fear, prejudice Multicultural 36 Aaron Pulkka Influence Borrowing language and other surface differences can imply exotic, foreign or futuristic 37 Disney’s Mulan Aaron Pulkka • Westernized version of Chinese Story • Mimicked physical appearance • Borrowed and adapted background, yielding different story 38 7 Basic Plots of Western Aaron Pulkka Literature 1. Overcoming the monster (Beowulf/Jaws) 2. Rags to riches (Cinderella) Evolving International 3. The quest (Lord of the Rings) Partnerships – from Outsourcing to Exporting 4. Voyage (The Odyssey) 5. Comedy (Pride and Prejudice) 6. Tragedy (King Lear) 7. Rebirth (A Christmas Carol) 39 Aaron Pulkka Chinese Storytelling Qing dynasty Lu Ruiting "five secrets" (wujue) of storytelling: • li (credibility) • xi (intricate description) Evolving International • qi (novelty) Partnerships – from Outsourcing to Exporting • qu (interest) • wei (flavor) Inner workings of one's mind used to increase credibility or create 'feeling' (qing) rather than explore an individual psyche as a Western novelist might Japanese Adaptations • Seven Samurai = Magnificent Seven • Changed appearance 40 Aaron Pulkka Ju-on vs. The Grudge • Japanese horror fundamentally different than traditional US • Western audiences expect closure 41 Aaron Pulkka 42 Quentin Tarantino Aaron Pulkka Borrowing techniques from movies of different cultures to break from US traditions 43 Jackie Chan Aaron Pulkka Long list of films successfully exported internationally, as well as films created for worldwide market 44 Shift from Replication to Aaron Pulkka Adaptation • Games will likely require more than language changes Evolving International Partnerships – from • To excel, developers must Outsourcing to Exporting adapt products to global marketplace • International partners can help understand cultural differences in each region 45 Challenge Aaron Pulkka
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