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BR ING ING UN ITY GAMES TO F IRE TV
PETER HE INR ICHD E V E L O P E R E V A N G E L I S T , A M A Z O N
AGENDA
W H Y F I R E T V ?
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E X P E R I E N C E
W O R K I N G W I T H
T V R E S O L U T I O N S
R E S P O N S I V E
G A M E D E S I G N O N D E V I C E
AGENDA
W H Y F I R E T V ?
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W O R K I N G W I T H
T V R E S O L U T I O N S
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G A M E D E S I G N O N D E V I C E
WHY FIRE TV?
S T R E A M I N G M E D I A D E V I C E S
No slowdown in sight for
double-digit sales growth
of SMDs.
S T R E A M I N G M E D I A D E V I C E S
Fire TV has been the #1 best-
selling streaming media player
in the US.
S T R E A M I N G M E D I A D E V I C E S
Prime Day 2016:
• 2.5x sales of Fire TV devices over 2015
• Fire TV Stick was the best-selling
Amazon device
A M A Z O N F I R E T V FA M I LY
FIRE TV
4K compatible (2160p)
S P E C I F I C AT I O N S
Quad-core CPU
2 GB RAM, 8 GB Internal Storage(actual formated capacity will be less)
WiFi – Bluetooth 4.1
USB-A and MicroSD Slot
A M A Z O N F I R E T V FA M I LY
FIRE TV STICK
Full HD (1080p)
S P E C I F I C AT I O N S
Dual-core CPU
1 GB RAM, 8 GB Internal Storage(actual formatted capacity will be less)
WiFi – Bluetooth 3.0
MicroUSB (power only)
64%
37%41%
Of all the Mobile Gamers that use the Amazon Appstore…
Spend Money on Mobile Games vs 41% on Average and 37% for Google Play.
Aggregate of US, UK, FR, GER
A M A Z O N R E A C H E S ( B I G ) S P E N D E R S B E S T
Amazon Mobile Average Play Average
Newzoo, December 2014
AGENDA
W H Y F I R E T V ?
T H E 1 0 ’
E X P E R I E N C E
W O R K I N G W I T H
T V R E S O L U T I O N S
R E S P O N S I V E
G A M E D E S I G N O N D E V I C E
THE 10’ EXPERIENCE
D E S I G N F O R T H E B I G S C R E E N
Yo u c a n t a r g e t y o u r g a m e s m a d e
f o r m o b i l e , t a b l e t , a n d d e s k t o p
f o r t h e l i v i n g r o o m .
T H E 1 0 ’ E X P E R I E N C E
D E S I G N I N G
F O R T V I S
D I F F E R E N T
Yo u w i l l h a v e t o d e s i g n y o u r i n t e r f a c e d i f f e r e n t l y f o r p e o p l e s i t t i n g 1 0 f e e t a w a y f r o m t h e d i s p l a y.
T H E 1 0 ’ E X P E R I E N C E
The goal of 10-foot user interface
design is to make the user’s
interaction as simple and efficient
as possible…
W i k i p e d i a
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/10-foot_user_experience
T H E 1 0 ’ E X P E R I E N C E
…while still having an intuitive
layout, in terms of accomplishing
user goals—what is often called
user-centered design.
W i k i p e d i a
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/10-foot_user_experience
N AV I G AT I O N
B E R E M O T E - F R I E N D LY
• Focus on the core navigation buttons
• Standard Android navigation for Menu, Home, and Back buttons
• Reserve media buttons for playback only
A N T I C I P A T E U S E R
N A V I G A T I O N F L O W
N e v e r l e t t h e p l a y e r g e t
s t u c k o r f o r c e t h e m t o
b a c k t r a c k t h r o u g h
n a v i g a t i o n g r o u p s .
M O V I N G F R O M M O B I L E
W H E N Y O U R U I J U S T W O R K S
Chances are that your existing landscape design will work perfectly as-is, provided it supports a few basic features:
Button states for selected, disabled, etc.
Easy navigation via the Amazon Fire TV Remote
Clearly indicates how to move from screen to screen
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W O R K I N G W I T H
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G A M E D E S I G N O N D E V I C E
WORKING WITH TV
RESOLUTIONS
F I R E T V A U T O M A T I C A L L Y D O W N S C A L E S T O 7 2 0 p & 4 8 0 p
BUILD FOR 1080p
TA R G E T O N E R E S O L U T I O N
R E S O U R C E C O N F I G U R AT I O N S
S E T U P
Create different layouts and drawables for each platform, stored in subdirectories of res/.
For more information,check out the Android developer resources at http://bit.ly/droid-screens.
ORIENTATION
The orientation of the Amazon Fire TV never changes, and requesting the device rotation or orientation returns constant values.
P H Y S I C A L S P A C E A R O U N D D I S P L A Y A B L E A R E A
UNDERSTANDING OVERSCAN
C O O L C O L O R S W O R K B E T T E R T H A N W A R M C O L O R S
TV COLOR GAMUT
AGENDA
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G A M E D E S I G N O N D E V I C E
RESPONSIVE GAME
DESIGN
U I A S P E C T R AT I O , N O T R E S O L U T I O N
Design for aspect ratios
—16:9, 8:5, 4:3—
then adjust dynamically.
1920 x 1080
(16:9)
1280 x 800
(8:5)
1280 x 600
(Close to 16:9)
F I R E D E V I C E R E S O L U T I O N S
Fire HD 6, 8, 10
Fire
Fire TV & Fire TV Stick
CONTROLLER EVOLUTION
http://gizmodo.com/5110650/the-evolution-of-the-console-controller
C O N T R O L L E R S U P P O RT
With a lot of planning and
consideration, you can
have a single input
mechanic across devices.
D E T E C T T H E P L AT F O R M
K E Y B O A R D G A M E PA D
A LWAY S D I S P L AY
T H E C O R R E C T
I N P U T C O N T R O L S
B A S E D O N T H E
P L AT F O R M I N U S E .
Use SystemInfo.deviceModel to correctly
detect Fire TV (Amazon AFTB) and Fire TV
Stick (Amazon AFTM).
Responsive game design can be summed up in the following key requirements:
1. Game graphics and UI support multiple resolutions2. Game mechanics work across multiple types of input3. Publish to multiple platforms with the same codebase
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G A M E D E S I G N O N D E V I C E
ON DEVICE
Simply Compile for AndroidFire OS is built on top of Android. Just create an APK like you would for Android.
BUILD
Go to Settings | System | Developer
Options on the Fire TV device.
ENABLE FIRE TV
DEVELOPMENT
Turn on ADB Debugging and Apps from
Unknown Sources. USB debugging is
optional.
ENABLE FIRE TV
DEVELOPMENT
Navigate to Settings | System | About.CONNECT VIA WIFI
Scroll down to Network and note the IP
address associated with your Fire TV.CONNECT VIA WIFI
From terminal window, use adb to
connect to your device at its IP address.CONNECT VIA WIFI
RECAP
W H AT H AV E W E L E A R N E D ?
Design for the 10’ experience
R E C A P
1. Simplify navigation/use remote buttons2. Show button select state
Build for TV
Detect the platform
3. Clarify how to move between screens4. Limit on-screen text/boost font size
1. Target 1080p landscape2. Add safety margin for overscan3. Be aware of color gamut differences
1. Plan layouts according to aspect ratio2. Be flexible on input method3. Tailor help & tutorials to the device
Peter Heinrich@peterdotgames
@AmazonAppDev
developer.amazon.com/appstore
THANK YOU!
bit.ly/AmazonSummitFeedback
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