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Protoball // building a first-person sports shooter indie game [UP086]

3/31/2021 • 63 min

Interview Begins: 8:19 Debrief 46:25 Zachary Spradlin is a co-creator of Protoball, a futuristic first-person sports game merging basketball, soccer, and high tech style. Players athletically jump, slide, run, and dash around the arena trying to pass the Protoball through the opponents goal. We discuss: Failed Kickstarter Campaign 10:22Protoball and the concept behind it. 12:42Unreal Engine 16:26Needing a Hit Game 19:15Creating Protoball 20:49Game Jam 22:25What makes a good game 23:52Scenes from Protoball 26:02Scoring 30:37Protoball as eSports 32:15Unserved Audience 33:31Free to Play 35:12Funding the game 38:05Game Development vs. Business Development 41:16Protoball open to public 43:50 Protoball was started in 2018 and based in Cincinnati, Ohio. Learn more about Protoball This episode is sponsored by Fundboard. You can build a tailor-fit list of startup investors in minutes with FundBoard. Learn more at https://upside.fm/fundboard Follow upside on Twitter Advertise with an upside classified

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