Comments on Venan Entertainment: Coasters, Consumers and A/B Testing

The wonder of creating woodworks is that it can be...

2011-10-25T20:10:07.520-04:00

The wonder of creating woodworks is that it can be as detailed or as simple as the crafter chooses. This means that lots of wood items and woodworking equipment may be used or, conversely, very simple wood items and woodworking equipment may be. Coasters can be made for their traditional use, such as placing glasses on them to prevent rings on beautiful and often costly furniture. Or consider non-traditional uses for coasters. Using fitting, appropriate dimensions, faux bamboo coasters can be used as kitchen pot holders, placed under plants in plant holders, or under pets' food and water dishes.

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So yeah, this game totally rocks. I picked it up a...

2010-05-23T18:29:42.339-04:00

So yeah, this game totally rocks. I picked it up at 99c and would have paid full price for it had I tried out the free demo first. Anyway, did the coaster go as you had planned? I imagine it probably did, but it would be great if you could share a little detail with us.

Whoa, check back a week later and there are commen...

2010-05-12T23:22:42.019-04:00

Whoa, check back a week later and there are comments!

@everyone
Thanks for the compliments on the game! We are not planning any more major content for the original game, and we're concentrating our efforts now on a free to play take on the game, and a full on sequel.

@natalia
We did try character faces on the AdMob test. The big problem we had with our quick and dirty test though was that our portrait artwork for the game didn't shrink too well (and the artist who did it was out of house.) Our new game doesn't have a face on it per se, but does have a cute ninja, so we'll see if that has any appeal.

Have you guys tried an icon with a character's...

2010-05-06T12:22:56.410-04:00

Have you guys tried an icon with a character's face on it? Character seems to attract the eye quite a bit.

A trick we like to do with our own icons is to take a potential icon, photoshop it into the top 25, and see if it jumps out at you at first glance. If you don't immediately focus on it from a millisecond look, the customers won't see it either.

And yeah, A/B testing on AdMob is a pain. You have to babysit the process quite a bit. It's better than just taking a shot in the dark, though.

Thanks for the great game!

2010-05-06T12:12:25.208-04:00

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I love the game and found about the .99 sale from ...

2010-05-04T15:36:30.124-04:00

I love the game and found about the .99 sale from dealnews.com. I downloaded the lite version and played it all the way through and then purchased the .99 version. The graphics are beautiful and the games play is wonderful. I like the sense of accomplishment I get from mining and upgrading the ship. I'm looking forward to your next game. Space Miner looks great on the iPad.

This will be interesting to watch to see if it is ...

2010-05-03T16:54:22.098-04:00

This will be interesting to watch to see if it is successful. I love the game and just bought it on Saturday, but I didn't get it because it was $1. I bought it because of the Lite version. I played through it and immediately went to purchase the full game, expecting it to be $5. I was surprised to find it on sale.

Anyway, you folks did a fantastic job and I hope that you are very successful. I also hope that you will extend the title with additional missions and options, either for free or as DLC. Reading through the comments in the app store, there is a lot of interest in seeing the game continue.

I need to say... I've become a huge fan! Im pr...

2010-05-02T10:36:58.047-04:00

I need to say... I've become a huge fan! Im pretty impressed with Space Miner, i knew it before, but i dont buy anything more than 2.99 because in Brazil 4.99 becomes easily more than 15 bucks, which means a full month of bus to university! But if you guys made 2.99 i didnt had problem at all! Was .99 the best Idea?! Please, when the coaster ends, tell us! Just one more thing, i think you guys are doing right by telling us, fans, how this stuff works! Is amazing to see the confidence with us by sharing these thoughts! For me and for a lot of people, the game is amazing, and becomes better because of the developer trust in us, players!
THANKS!