MightyFingers CEO Guntis Smaukstelis visited TechHub Riga Meetup to tell the story behind the games and their MightyEditor.

1. MightyFingers
Guntis Šmaukstelis
@guntis_lv

2. Game editor
● Web based
● Fast prototyping
● Build on Phaser

3. 2012

4. MightyEngine

5. The Beginning
● HTML5 hype
● Investment
● 2 big clients
● “Rockstar” developer
● Offer from California

6. What can go wrong?

8. But know your limits!
● 2 months in hospital
● 8 months limited workload

9. Everything went baaaaad...
● Work attitude
● 6 co-founders too much
● Problems to ship
● Lost focus

10. Give me 2000$

11. Rockstar fail

12. HTML5 fail
● Facebook closed HTML5 project
● Linkedin remade it's web app
● Wooga failed on HTML5 game
● Failed engines:
– GameClosure
– Isogenic
– Impact
– GoKo
– Artillery

13. Who did succeed?

14. MightyEditor
● Launch fast (2 months prototype)
● Frequent updates
● 4K monthly users 45min per session on avg
● Work with community

15. MightyEditor
● Asset managament
● Map editing
● Keyframe animation tool
● Code editor
● Game hosting
● Export to mobile

20. Guntis Šmaukstelis
@guntis_lv
Thank You!Thank You!