Demola Trainee Programme: Battleships With Friends

A new social title inspired by the classic game Battleships has the potential to be a mass-market cross-platform hit. The team's task is to imagine the game concept and deliver a playable prototype to "prove" that it works.

Key feature for this game prototype would be asynchronic multiplayer (for example Zynga's "with friends" series) and enhancing the core gameplay to make game sessions entertaining (e.g. power-ups). The concept should also include a plan for monetization that fits this particular game and allows for continuous spending through in-app purchases.

About Wooga

Founded in 2009 in Europe´s technology hub, Berlin, Wooga is the third largest social game developer in the world. Wooga creates high quality games for Facebook and iOS, with a specific focus on emotional character development, usability, and superb localization in seven languages. 

Wooga is committed to creating innovative and original game titles for players of all ages, bringing millions of users around the world together through a world of gaming. Wooga´s free-to-play Facebook games are enjoyed by over 34 million active players per month - 70% of which are women. Wooga´s games generate revenue by selling interactive goods: Monster World players, for example, have bought more than twenty-eight million magic wands so far - making Wooga the biggest supplier of interactive magic equipment in the world. Wooga is also a world leader in the development of cutting-edge technologies, enabling millions of users to compete with their friends. 

References:

Battle By Ships - PirateFleet for Friends: http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/battle-by-ships-piratefleet/id415446629?mt=8

Words with Friends: http://www.wordswithfriends.com/

Woodland Heroes: http://apps.facebook.com/woodlandheroes/

Task:

- Create a free-to-play social Battleships game concept (theme can be anything!)

- Create a fun(!) game prototype from this concept by enhancing the gameplay (e.g. power-ups)

- Try extending the classic game mechanics to make it more suitable for turn-based play (with potentially long wait times) and increased replay value

- Consider how monetization with in-app-purchases and virality work within the game

- Technology is preferably iOS to simulate the real environment

Required Team Members:

- 2D artist (game and UI)

- iOS programmer(s)

- Game designer / producer

The project should be a fun experience – for your users and for yourself! Be creative and think of ways to include a subtle touch of humor and heart to your product. The more you love your game, the better it will turn out in the end.

Bonus Level: Visit Wooga!

In addition to normal Demola project mentoring, all selected team members will get a free two-day trip to our offices here in Berlin! During these two days the project team will pitch their project results directly to Wooga's product team and founders, get exclusive presentations from the cutting edge of social game development, and of course party hard! Outstanding performance during the project can even result in a job offer from Wooga!

DISCLAIMER:

Note that Demola Trainee model is NOT the same as Demola  Academy model even though Demola Trainee program is organised in parallel timeline. Demola Trainee model is a part-time job that requires at least 20h / week commitment from all selected team members.