Re: FLASH: Licensing Flash games

[Franke James]

Hi flashers,


Great info -- yes Splashworks are the creators of the Clearnet pinball game

(I credited them earlier). The discussion about the Clearnet game came up a

few days ago. Here's an excerpt from an article on the Splashworks site

explaining why they have chosen the licensing model. The URL you referenced

is even more thorough:


EXCERPT FROM The Branding Games: Special to BrandEra Times


BrandEra Times: Companies do not outright buy games from Splashworks, they

rent them.


Splashwork JC: Yes. Customized games can be cost-prohibited once you put it

through all the bug testing and coding. We develop game engines then license

and brand them for clients who pay us a licensing fee. Some company run the

games on their site, others distribute it to game sites for circulation.


BrandEra Times: Any companies approach you about creating a new game from

scratch?


Splashwork JC: There are marketers out there starting to nibble on the idea

of custom games. A lot of times though, promotional campaigns run a few

months so licensing works well within the short time frame. But when

broadband comes into play, there will be larger more elaborate and probably

customized games created. At slower speeds, you're turning people off if the

download takes a long time.


Franke


>Someone asked about this a few days ago. I don't know if this is the site of

>the guys that created the Clearnet pinball game but at any rate:

>

>http://www.splashworks.com/license.htm

>

>HTH,

>jb

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