KOMPAS.com - Game Flappy Bird is currently busy talking about
social media and mass media. Sudden rise in popularity, but this game has been
launched since May 2013. Who is who makes it?
Flappy Bird made by Nguyen Ha Dong, aged 29 years, native
of Hanoi, Vietnam. He launched the game Flappy Bird under the banner. Gee's
Studio (dotGears Studio).
Dong said, he was the only person on. Gee's Studio. . "
Gears is not firm. 'S Just me someone, but I had to use the term ' we ' to
prepare for changes in the future, " he said.
In an interview with TechCrunch, Dong said that he had made
gamesejak four years ago. Most of the nuances of the era of 8 -bit, mostly game
arcade which only takes a short time to play it.
" Our games will bring you to the point of insanity,
" said Dong.
He is a typical application developer who avoids publicity
in the mass media. He declined several interview requests from the media. When
TechCrunch asked questions about his background, he replied " I'm not
comfortable with it. "
On the web site. Gears, Dong also does not give much
information. He was just showing some portfolio HTML5 games and a little
picture. Gears.
However, Dong has a Twitter account, and often visited the
forum onlineHTML5gamedevs.com, as well as discuss some ways to build games.
TechCrunchmenyebut Dong as being " semi - anonymous. "
Dong explained that the game programming Flappy Bird takes
two to three days, but with And Engine framework for IOS and for Android. After
that, he made another game like Super Ball Juggling and Block Shuriken, with
shades similar danger Flappy Bird.
To make money, Flappy Bird stalls advertising, both IOS and
Android devices. The ads appear at the top of the screen when the user is
playing a Flappy Bird. Sometimes, this ad is quite disturbing because it covers
the top of the pipe to be passed by the character of the bird.
Downloadable Flappy Bird has begun to increase since
November 2013. Dong claims, these free games are now downloadable as much as 2
to 3 million times per day for Android and IOS devices.
Regarding the difficulty in the game Flappy Bird, Dong
claims that it is possible for anyone to get through the challenge. " In
all my games , scores Platinum Medal is my best scores when it releases the
application , " he said .
In the future , Dong plans to provide updates and to close
the feature Flappy Bird , Super Ball Juggling , and Block Shuriken . He will
also release the latest game titles Smashing HTML5 Kitty , the cat character
and offers a different way of playing .
" I hope you can see my latest updates and games in the
App Store next week , " added Dong .
Source: TechCrunch
Editor : Reza Wahyudi
