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IS 4490 - Hoganson Bungie Presentation

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John SavageIS 4490

VG Company PresentationHoganson

Early Beginnings

Founders: Alex Seropian and Jason Jones

Originally developed code on Macintosh computers

Operation: Desert Storm and Minotaur

Pathways into Darkness

John Savage

bungie was founded by two chicago university students alex seropian and jason jones. these two former classmates coincidentally both developed code for mac computers in order to stay away from the highly competitive PC market. and had built their own games. alex developed operation desert storm and jason developed minotaur. they decided to join forces and publish both of their games. both sold about 2500 copies a piece, but it was minotaur that would stand out due to its network play ability. After minotaur the duo decided to develop their first FPS pathways into darkness. after traveling to tradeshows and demoing their application pathways into darkness became a huge success rewarding the team with enough money to invest in an office rather than continue to write code in alexs apartment

Early Projects

Marathon◦ Futuristic Plot ◦ Similar to Halo

Marathon 2: Durandal

◦ King of the Hill◦ Kill the Man with the Ball◦ Developed for PC and Mac◦ Further Staffing Required

Myth◦ Real-Time Tactical Genre◦ Released simultaneously for

PC and Mac

Oni

◦ California Studio◦ Third Person Action◦ First platform release (PS2)

The Halo Series (Halo: Combat Evolved)

Microsoft buys Bungie

Developed for Microsoft’s Xbox

New Features:◦ Xbox controller usage, LAN capabilities,

numerous gametypes, vehicle use…

“Halo” engine, compelling storyline

The Halo Series (Halo 2)

Marketing (ilovebees.com), Major League Gaming, bungie.net

New Features:◦ “Dual-Wielding,” new powerups, multiplayer maps,

vehicles, weapons, enemies, Havok physics engine

Xbox Live Capabilities

$125 million on opening day, > 8 million sold (fastest selling US media product in history)

The Halo Series (Halo 3)

New Features:◦ “item” usage, detailed character customization,

further matchmaking development, gameplay recording, new “Forge” gametype, usual upgrades

Supposed end to Halo “Trilogy”

$170 million on opening day (largest selling entertainment product)

Future of Bungie

Bungie separates from Microsoft

◦ Halo: Reach◦ Other non-Halo Projects

Bungie Projects:

◦ Halo 3: ODST◦ Unnamed Halo Project

Job Listings

Several job openings listed at:http://www.bungie.net/Inside/jobs.aspx

Concept Artist: work closely with the Art Director and Art Leads to establish a style and feel for the environments, characters, and objects

Gameplay Design Lead: work closely with the Creative Director and lead a group of designers responsible for crafting, designing and implementing high-level game systems

Senior Network Engineer: Bungie requires the skills and services of a competent Senior Network Engineer to help us build on our already established heights of netcode excellence