Earning money
from HTML5 games
using Web Monetization API
Andrzej Mazur • @end3r • Enclave Games
16. Studencki Festiwal Informatyczny, online, April 15th 2021
June 2019: W3C Games workshop
Indie perspective on Web games
2011 vs 2019
Two main issues:
- Discoverability
- Monetization
Coil
Web Monetization API
Gamedev.js Jam 2021
- gamedevjs.com/jam/2021/
- Web Monetization and Decentralized categories
- $20k total prize pool to give away
Monetized website
<head>
<meta name="monetization" content="$ilp.uphold.com/k4eJGQUDF9nw">
// ...
</head>
Real-time money transfer
coil.com
$5 / month
Detecting active subscribers
Checking the state
if(document.monetization && document.monetization.state === 'started') {
// do something
}
Listening for an event
function startEventHandler(event) {
// do something
}
document.monetization.addEventListener('monetizationstart', startEventHandler);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 |
Finally, the "native"
monetization alternative!
Thank you! Questions? Ask in the comments!
@end3r