msn games

2003 - create two simple campy games for MSN's instant messenger service

human factors

The decision wheel offers several people an opportunity to plug in a question and then answers to that question. The wheel randomly selects their group answer. Users can spin again or start over with a new series of question and answers. The tank games uses 3 backgrounds that are auto-generated as players proceed through the game. The backgrounds include very simple user interfaces allowing users to enter the missile's angle and velocity

marketing

most IM services do not have embedded games, the two games goldmanDesign created for the MSN are the first of several Microsoft will roll into MSN IM services

technology

HTML, Photoshop, JavaScript, Illustrator, Proprietary MSN IM stuff, a small footprint of 75k for entire game code and graphics

aeSthetics

simple and campy with the ability to swap image components with extreme ease

about the samples below

screen shots from "the decision Wheel" and "tank" games