{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"upside","title":"Protoball // building a first-person sports shooter indie game [UP086]","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/43e81044\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":3813,"description":"Interview Begins: 8:19\r\nDebrief 46:25\r\n\r\nZachary 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.\r\n\r\nWe discuss:\r\n- Failed Kickstarter Campaign 10:22\r\n- Protoball and the concept behind it. 12:42\r\n- Unreal Engine 16:26\r\n- Needing a Hit Game 19:15\r\n- Creating Protoball 20:49\r\n- Game Jam 22:25\r\n- What makes a good game 23:52\r\n- Scenes from Protoball 26:02\r\n- Scoring 30:37\r\n- Protoball as eSports 32:15\r\n- Unserved Audience 33:31\r\n- Free to Play 35:12\r\n- Funding the game 38:05\r\n- Game Development vs. Business Development 41:16\r\n- Protoball open to public 43:50\r\n\r\nProtoball was started in 2018 and based in Cincinnati, Ohio.\r\n\r\nLearn more about Protoball\r\n\r\nThis 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\r\n\r\nFollow upside on Twitter\r\nAdvertise with an upside classified","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/qhlBwGFVyVQpTQUPz91SL_FZ9LxsieuifdWQEs8peZY/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9zaG93/LzkxLzE2MDU2MzQx/MjktYXJ0d29yay5q/cGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}