Getting to the Top of the App Store with Amir Rajan
Carl and Richard talk to Amir Rajan about an amazing tale of getting to the number one spot on the Apple App Store! The app in question is called A Dark Room, a simple text-based game with an awesome story and experience. Originally a web game, Amir helped build an iOS version of the game. The conversation then digs into all the subtle things done in the game to help encourage players to promote it - when to ask for a review, when to put the game on sale, the impact of magazine reviews of the game, and more!
Guests:
Amir Rajan
Amir is a Principal Consultant with Improving Enterprises. He is an active member of the development community and has expertise in ASP.NET MVC, HTML5, REST Architectures, Ruby, Javascript/CoffeeScript, NodeJS, iOS/ObjectiveC, F#, WCF, Windows Phone and Silverlight (rest in peace). Amir is a true polyglot with an unwavering passion for software (just check out his GitHub repository list if you don't believe me), and is always striving to better the industry through open source contributions, training, and blogging.
Links:
- Mustache http://mustache.github.io/
- A Dark Room http://adarkroom.doublespeakgames.com/