Papaya
Studio understands the importance of on-time, on-budget product
development and places great
importance on continual monitoring of key
performance indicators during the project lifecycle in order to
minimize slippage and other risks.
Papaya Studio’s track record
speaks for itself. We use mainly in-house developers who are highly
skilled
and experienced industry veterans. All
appropriate back-up procedures are in place to ensure the safety of
code and art assets. All safeguards
guaranteeing the normal day-to-day operation of the business have
been put in place. Regular reporting of project
metrics and risk analysis and an open information policy
ensures that all team members and the publisher
are fully aware of the project’s progress, and ensures that
issues are raised as early as possible. Papaya
Studio is mobilized around each product placed in its care,
and does everything necessary to realize the
critical commercial and other business objectives of the
publisher, including brand loyalty where a
franchise is envisioned or involved.
Papaya
Studio was 100% capitalized by the founder, and although Papaya has been
“profitable” from
inception, we have sufficient capital resources
to self-fund. In fact, our positive cash flow, strong balance sheet
and robust capitalization have been a key
ingredient to our success and the resulting financial stability has
engendered a high level of confidence amongst
our publisher partners. Our founder and President, Lin Shen,
has an acumen for handling finances that far
exceeds what one typically finds in our industry.
Summary of
Papaya’s Strengths include:
-A
reliable and well-established and powerful engine technology on multiple
platforms (PS2, PC, Gamecube,
Wii, PS3, Xbox and Xbox360).
-Robust development tools and pipelines allow
fast prototyping as well as level creation.
It allows artists and
designers to make, test, and review changes
instantly. “It is one of the most powerful and efficient pipelines I
have seen.” quotation from Medal of Honor
lead designer at EALA.
-A real-time game mechanic adjustment tool
provides the ability for the team and producer and creative
director at the publisher to adjust in-game
camera, character running, jumping speed, AI scripts, animations,
and health and damages in real-time. This tool
facilitates both the development team and the publisher on
reaching an idea gameplay mechanic quickly and
efficiently.
-Transparent development philosophy is what
Papaya believes and obeys. Papaya upload daily builds
(iso file) and build notes to publisher each
morning. Online task management, bug reporting tools, check
in/out notes, individuals’ status reports,
build errors, as well as project schedule are maintained as part of
Papaya Studio’s intranet, maximizing
communication between team members and increasing access to vital
information for the publisher in real-time from
any location.
-Papaya Studio only hires the very best talent
in all fields of endeavor.
-Top 3D Modelers and Animators from SquareSoft,
Japan who worked on Kingdom Hearts and Final
Fantasy series.
-Experienced game designers who are not only
creative and technical but also very professional and flexible.
-Veteran Management.
-Papaya is financially stable with healthy cash
reserve. The studio owns its current premises at 16 Truman
Irvine.
-All documentation, art and code assets are
version controlled and automatically backed up every 24 hours.
-Use of automated analysis tools, testing and
asset aggregation tools increase reliability and reduce overall
testing time.
-Equity is distributed among key staff.
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