{"id":123307,"date":"2022-03-25T18:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-03-25T18:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.xbox.com\/en-us\/?p=164981"},"modified":"2022-03-25T18:00:00","modified_gmt":"2022-03-25T18:00:00","slug":"from-fanboy-to-developer-the-dream-of-publishing-on-xbox","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/2022\/03\/25\/from-fanboy-to-developer-the-dream-of-publishing-on-xbox\/","title":{"rendered":"From Fanboy to Developer, the Dream of Publishing on Xbox"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"media_block\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/news.xbox.com\/en-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/Trailer-Thumbnail-1080p.jpg\" class=\"media_thumbnail\"><\/div>\n<p><!-- .entry-social --> <\/p>\n<div class=\"entry-main entry-main--post entry-main--post-no-sidebar\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-xbox-summary\">\n<h3>Summary<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>From dream to reality, a story of how a \u2018Dad\u2019 publishes a game on Xbox<\/li>\n<li>An extra coat of polish goes a long way, even on a purple slimeball<\/li>\n<li>When a child runs out of games to play, make one!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cDad, I can\u2019t find many games I can play\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOk darling, what sort of game would you like to play? Should I make you one?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>And that\u2019s how it started. Just over a year ago now, my five-year-old daughter told me most of our Xbox games were too hard for her to play. After some curation, we managed to gather a neat little group of games \u2013 but the idea of creating one for her and kids like her had stuck\u2026<\/p>\n<p>As a game developer, I never landed a gig with a studio developing for Xbox. I thought, oh how prestigious it would be, being part of a crew working on an Xbox title (a life-long dream mind you). A few months into development of <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.xbox.com\/en-us\/games\/store\/bouncyboi-in-puzzle-land\/9NJNTZX5H3DX\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">BouncyBoi in Puzzleland<\/a><\/em>, there was quite a bit of interest shown \u2013 so I gave my demo a coat of polish and sent it away to <a href=\"https:\/\/news.xbox.com\/cdn-cgi\/l\/email-protection\" class=\"__cf_email__\" data-cfemail=\"470e03071f25283f\">[email&nbsp;protected]<\/a> for submission. I crossed all fingers and toes.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"3840\" height=\"2160\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/news.xbox.com\/en-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/Screenshot-001.jpg?resize=3840%2C2160&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"green puzzle\" class=\"wp-image-164982\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"><\/figure>\n<p>While busy at work on the game one day, my email notification popped up. It was from <a href=\"https:\/\/news.xbox.com\/cdn-cgi\/l\/email-protection\" class=\"__cf_email__\" data-cfemail=\"eda4a9adb58f8295\">[email&nbsp;protected]<\/a>\u2026<\/p>\n<p>My heart skipped a beat. I told myself \u201cHere is the rejection letter\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>I read the first sentence\u2026<\/p>\n<p>\u201c Thank you for submitting your game concept to <a href=\"https:\/\/news.xbox.com\/cdn-cgi\/l\/email-protection\" class=\"__cf_email__\" data-cfemail=\"652c21253d070a1d\">[email&nbsp;protected]<\/a>! We wanted to reach out and let you know that <em>BouncyBoi in Puzzle Land<\/em> has been approved for release on Xbox. \u201c<\/p>\n<p>I cannot describe in words the excitement and exhilaration that shot through my body in that moment!<\/p>\n<p>Wire guidelines tell us to avoid excessive exclamation marks, so let\u2019s just say: \u201csix exclamation marks!\u201d This was my first introduction to the <a href=\"https:\/\/news.xbox.com\/cdn-cgi\/l\/email-protection\" class=\"__cf_email__\" data-cfemail=\"a6efe2e6fec4c9de\">[email&nbsp;protected]<\/a> team and just a taste of the unbelievably warm welcome and support they provided through this journey.Once the wave of chaos calmed, I had only one thought in my head.&nbsp; \u201cTime to level up\u201d.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"3840\" height=\"2160\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/news.xbox.com\/en-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/Screenshot-002.jpg?resize=3840%2C2160&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"purple platform\" class=\"wp-image-164983\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"><\/figure>\n<p>It was my goal to make the visuals for the game pop and appear very polished. A lot of effort was spent in rendering tricks and post processing to ensure it was worthy of being on this console. I would tell myself, I am a sole developer working on a game for a console. Everything has to be on point.<\/p>\n<p>When I look back to the first prototype, I can\u2019t even recognize the game. It has grown and evolved into something I am truly proud of \u2013 and something definitely worthy of being a console game.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"3840\" height=\"2160\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/news.xbox.com\/en-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/Screenshot-003.jpg?resize=3840%2C2160&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"screenshot\" class=\"wp-image-164984\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"><\/figure>\n<p>This amazing feat could only be accomplished by standing on the shoulders of giants.<\/p>\n<p>Any and every question I had regarding the Xbox platform \u2013 the <a href=\"https:\/\/news.xbox.com\/cdn-cgi\/l\/email-protection\" class=\"__cf_email__\" data-cfemail=\"d8919c9880bab7a0\">[email&nbsp;protected]<\/a> team had my back. This game was created in the Unity engine and any time I needed assistance with something Xbox specific, a team member was there.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/news.xbox.com\/cdn-cgi\/l\/email-protection\" class=\"__cf_email__\" data-cfemail=\"78313c38201a1700\">[email&nbsp;protected]<\/a> program has helped me achieve my dream of developing and publishing a game on my favorite console, something I was very close to calling an impossibility.<\/p>\n<p>My daughter has had the time of her life playing through the game she helped make and is already planning out the next title (something about cats no doubt, ha!).<\/p>\n<p><em>BouncyBoi In Puzzleland <\/em>is available now!<\/p>\n<div id=\"msp1648188712557\" class>\n<div class=\"ms-product-badge mspb-large\" data-product-id=\"9NJNTZX5H3DX\">\n<div class=\"mspb-primary-image\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/store\/apps\/9NJNTZX5H3DX\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/store-images.s-microsoft.com\/image\/apps.29322.13677353629353167.c7c228b3-f90b-4623-be4b-dc8e15a15b65.7638659a-95fa-4bfc-84d9-9fbdf485d2dc?w=400&amp;h=600\" alt=\"BouncyBoi in Puzzle Land\" class=\"skip-lazy\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/store-images.s-microsoft.com\/image\/apps.29322.13677353629353167.c7c228b3-f90b-4623-be4b-dc8e15a15b65.7638659a-95fa-4bfc-84d9-9fbdf485d2dc?w=400&amp;h=600\" alt=\"BouncyBoi in Puzzle Land\" class=\"skip-lazy\"> <\/a> <\/div>\n<div class=\"mspb-details\">\n<div class=\"mspb-feature-badges\">\n<div class=\"mspb-feature-badge xbox-live\"> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/assets.onestore.ms\/cdnfiles\/sfw-service-web-onestore-onerf-2017-11-8-12\/store\/common\/images\/xbllogo_black.png?ssl=1\" alt=\"Xbox Live\" class=\"skip-lazy\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/assets.onestore.ms\/cdnfiles\/sfw-service-web-onestore-onerf-2017-11-8-12\/store\/common\/images\/xbllogo_black.png?ssl=1\" alt=\"Xbox Live\" class=\"skip-lazy\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"> <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<h2>BouncyBoi in Puzzle Land<\/h2>\n<div class=\"mspb-secondary-details\">\n<div class=\"mspb-left-container\">\n<p>Twin-Stick<\/p>\n<div class=\"mspb-rating\">\n<div> <span>\u2606<\/span><span>\u2606<\/span><span>\u2606<\/span><span>\u2606<\/span><span>\u2606<\/span> <\/div>\n<div class=\"mspb-full-stars\"> <span>\u2605<\/span><span>\u2605<\/span><span>\u2605<\/span><span>\u2605<\/span><span>\u2605<\/span> <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"mspb-bottom-badges\">\n<div class=\"mspb-bottom-badge xbox-one-x-enhanced\"> Xbox One X Enhanced <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"mspb-right-container\">\n<div class=\"mspb-description\"> Bounce into this colorful and cartoony world with BouncyBoi and adventure through various levels filled with challenging puzzles, cute graphics and funky beats! You are BouncyBoi. A purple bouncy slime who loves to jive and solve puzzles, making his way through Puzzle Land.That&#8217;s it\u2026 There&#8217;s no big epic back story. No campaign to follow. Just good music, great visuals and fun times! You will be presented with a game board and need to navigate BouncyBoi to the finish line, overcoming puzzles and characters which will be obscuring your path. As you progress through the worlds, you&#8217;ll meet new and interesting challenges to test your problem solving abilities. <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p><!-- .main-content --> <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Summary From dream to reality, a story of how a \u2018Dad\u2019 publishes a game on Xbox An extra coat of polish goes a long way, even on a purple slimeball When a child runs out of games to play, make one! \u201cDad, I can\u2019t find many games I can play\u2026\u201d \u201cOk darling, what sort of [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[26],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-123307","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-xbox-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/123307","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=123307"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/123307\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=123307"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=123307"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=123307"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}