Limitations
Spawn
Creativity
Innovation enclosed in 13 kilobytes of JavaScript
Andrzej Mazur • @end3r • Enclave Games
The Future of MicroPayments 2020, online, November 5th 2020
June 2019: W3C Games workshop
Indie perspective on Web games
2011 vs 2019
Two main issues:
- Discoverability
- Monetization
Coil
Web Monetization API
Front-end/JavaScript => gamedev
Web Monetization API
to the rescue?
Extra content
Levels, points, coins, weapons, bonuses, etc...
No advertisements
- No privacy issues
- No spying on users
- No selling data
Full control
| "Classic" publisher | Web Monetization | |
|---|---|---|
| Implementation: | Complicated, changing code | 1 line of HTML + 2 lines of JS |
| Income: | Waiting months for reports | Instant, streamed in real time |
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