1 Putting the Social in Social Media Games

GAME AND
GAMING
DESIGN
PORTFOLIO
About Us
INTERSOG
IS A CHICAGOBASED
PROVIDER OF:
• Custom software
• Mobile apps
Engagement Models Intersog
offers:
Dart117
• Fixed price projects
is a Mobile Design
Studio, subsidiary of
Intersog
• Time & Materials
Services:
• Dedicated Agile software
• 2D Game Design
• Traditional project-based
approach
development teams
• Icons & Illustrations
• Game development
• iPhone & iPad Apps
• Graphic design
• Android Apps
• App marketing solutions
• Windows Phone Apps
• Windows 8 Apps
• Interaction Design
• Responsive Websites
• Identity & Branding
Awards
Best iPhone
Development
Company 2011
by the Best Web Agency and Top
10 iPhone App DevCo's 2011
Best App Ever Award
2011 and 2012 in Adult Education category for "World Academy Online” (an MBA learning
Android app)
#1 Putting the Social
in Social Media Games
award for "Raise the Village”
2011
Casino by Zeniz
Casino by Zeniz is a cross-platform
Characters and backgrounds: all artwork
social casino for iPhone, iPad, and
is executed in realistic 2D in combination
Android that was developed by
with 3D objects. Several digital
Intersog. All original artwork is
assistants are developed to guide the
created by Dart117.
user throughout the game process.
Concept and UI Design: the casino
lobby is designed to help the user
Intuitive and bright casino-style
animated icons engage the user further.
choose either slot games or social
Key features: at the time of release,
poker. Several themes have been
Casino by Zeniz was one of the very few
explored for the design style:
social games where players interacted
steampunk, tropical, underwater,
with real people. The entire slot interface
gothic. Poker features a classical
was designed from scratch in a unique
poker gaming table.
way, which can be seen on a promotional
video here.
Christmas Advent Calendar
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Original artwork created for the Advent Season in 2013 can be seen by following this link.
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Coloring Book
The Coloring Book project is a series
The UI is beautifully simple and intuitive,
of coloring apps for kids on iPhone
allowing anyone to learn how to use the
and iPad, each series consisting of
app without any assistance.
approximately 10 3D characters.
All models have been created from
Most of the characters are magical
scratch - from first sketches to complete
and whimsical: fairy tale animals,
3D models with their unique back-
airplanes, fairies, various Christmas
grounds.
characters all blend to engage the
young artists by letting them rotate
the characters to color them from all
sides and angles. Completed pieces
are saved to the gallery and can be
emailed to the registered address.
The basic
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k-for-kids/id501935073?mt=8 is free, offering additional
series via in-app purchase.
Hippie Hippo
Hippie Hippo is a game inspired by
The entire marketing packaged
mechanics similar to those used in
completed the deliverable: spash screen
Angry Birds, with a playful plot
designs, game intro, as well as a
twist: a hippo is on a mission to
promotional video.
knock down cows any cows that
happen to stray onto ice.
The game design combined 2D and
3D graphics in various ways. The
team took additional care to develop
characters: the hippo, the cows, the
sea lions, as well as various forms of
ice, including that of an Einstein
showing his tongue (created using
Zbrush). Sprite animation brings the
characters to life.
You can view game details and get it
hhere.
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Jacked Up
by Bicycle Playing Card Company
Dart117 was lucky enough to
JackedUp, along with the standard Top
You can see the basic app functionality
develop an app for the largest and
Scores functionality, offers social sharing
(since you would need the specially
most well known playing card
functionality and includes the option to
marked decks to unlock the full
manufacturer in America - Bicycle.
combine individual players into one
functionality) by pressing the buttons on
The game developed for iOS
group picture.
the next page.
devices is based on Rummy.
One unique valuable addition is a 3D
The app was used along with a
Joker character present on the main
cross-promotion of specifically
screen of the app, designed from the
designed physical playing cards
sketch to the complete model. The Joker
featuring a QR code on each deck.
makes, well, jokes, but also throws in
Scanning the code unlocks additional
different bonus rules, to keep players
in-app functionality that enhance the
engaged. The character is interactive
game experience.
and reacts to phone gyroscope, imitating
falling down as the phone is tilted, and
also moves away to avoid getting pressed
by a user’s finger.
Kakaranet Okey
A popular Turkish game got a
Dart117 makeover for the Web.
Customer wanted a minimalist yet
true to form 2D design, with a
certain set of geometric shapes
which could be easily drawn by the
user on any device, fast. The web
app also needed to be responsive on
any screen size touchscreen tablet.
USPG
USPG is a 2D football (soccer) -
The game background features a
themed poker PVC game concept
detailed stadium, complete with
for Facebook. Each set completion
sprite-animated players, as well as a
is followed by an interstitial where
multitude of animated game features,
a goal is scored in the player’s or the
such as fans unrolling the Goal! banner,
computer’s goal post, respectively,
referees showing yellow cards if the
based on who has won. Interstitials
player is inactive for a certain period of
are dynamic: players randomly pass
time, etc.
the ball as the set is played, with the
goal being scored right after
player’s last move.
As a Facebook game concept, the
interface is compact, while the
background is executed pre-optimized
for HD screen resolutions.
Our Approach
• Agile Methodology (Sprints,
Retrospective, Backlog grooming,
etc)
• Use of the latest technologies
• Code review and Test-Driven
Development
• Comfortable working conditions
• Tracking of employees professional development
• Constant communication
with the client
• Proactive advice to the client in our
field of expertise
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