audio (26 MB)
PopCap Games and CTXM came a long way with the Xbox Live Arcade service. Anatoly and Jason will talk about the unique platform, share their experiences working on this platform along with the pitfalls developers should expect. Plus the challenges and rewards of working with international partners.
Delivered at Casual Connect Kyiv, October 2007
DOWNLOAD
Jason Kapalka (email)
Jason Kapalka is the co-founder and Chief Creative Officer of PopCap Games, the Seattle-based developer of popular casual games such as Bejeweled, Zuma, Bookworm, and Chuzzle.
Prior to founding PopCap in 2000 with John Vechey and Brian Fiete, Jason worked as Senior Producer at pogo.com, where he designed and produced more than a dozen of their web games and helped create the multiplayer infrastructure. Before that he was a regular contributor to Computer Gaming World, the industry's oldest PC gaming magazine. He holds an MA in English from the University of Alberta.
Anatoly Ropotov (email)
Anatoly is a Head of Games Department at CTXM, where he leads development of console and casual projects. He led 14 Xbox Live Arcade projects on both generations of the platform including 4 launch titles, dozens of localization projects and casual game development activities on various platforms. His 7 year experience includes G3: Games, Gaming and Gambling, featuring dozens of produced web based games, services and community portals. In his free time he manages local indie community, prototypes casual games and plays hundreds of titles every month.
