June 2017 Newsletter

Hello TutoTOONS friends! Here’s how we did in May: our CMO joined Amazon Meetup for Android Developers in London, we had a workshop with kids , and hosted the great Poly-Monde 2017 team from Canada at our office in Kaunas! Also, we’ve been busy looking for the new team members. Right now we are hiring talented Game Artists in Kaunas and Vilnius who desire to create mobile games for kids. Send your application by June 26th or share this with your friends. We’ll be happy to welcome you onboard! Read the newsletter: https://goo.gl/87Ea3q Past issues: https://goo.gl/M5d8Ym

Pocket Baby Dragon Helps Kids Learn to Brush Teeth & Clean Up!

It’s been a while since we last posted a story from TutoTOONS game creators. Following up our game artist interviews, we invite you to meet Alessandro Bagatin from Milano, a designer and author of ‘Baby Dragon Tamer’! About the Game Baby Dragon Tamer is a virtual pet type of game with 8 activities for kids and toddlers. After helping baby dragon Aver hatch from the egg, children will have to take care of their new pocket friend: cook and feed, bath, dress up, clean up, exercise flying over the canyon, draw in the cave, and more! TutoTOONS: Hi, Alessandro! Tell us a little about yourself. Alessandro: Hi! I’m a designer and I studied comics at the School of Comics in Milan. I finished my studies in 1991 and worked as a freelance illustrator. In 1995, I had a very formative experience in a small animation studio, and then in 1997, I’ve worked at Animation Band on a few of TV series. I also did some character design, animation and modeling works for a few video game production studios. In these days, I’m going to start at a company that develops motor racing video games. I like movies and TV series, I love to play and watch football (soccer). My hobby is about football too - I play old, historical game Subbuteo and participate in tournaments. I am a very good player. :) Tell us more about your previous game development experience. I had some projects but only one was a game for children, an experimental project, similar to TutoTOONS. Baby Dragon Tamer is my first game with TutoTOONS. What was the most fun part of making Baby Dragon Tamer? The fun part of this project was participating in a community and exchanging ideas and tips with people from various places in the world. And what was the most challenging? In the final part of the project, it took a lot of time to produce marketing materials. What was the most important thing for you when you were creating this game? In my case, I appreciated the support of my team leader Robert Menegus from S. Francisco, he was very sympathetic. What do you think kids can learn from Baby Dragon Tamer? In this game, I think that children can learn to rearrange their room and clean their teeth. :) Are you planning to make more games with TutoTOONS? It depends on my new job! I’m thinking about a game… But at this moment, I don’t have enough time, maybe I can draw a storyboard… We will see. Describe TutoTOONS in 1 sentence. Interesting experience. Thank you! If you have kids around who love dragons and dinosaurs, surprise them with Baby Dragon Tamer game! Google Play: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=air.com.tutotoons.app.babydragontamer.free App Store: https://itunes.apple.com/app/id1059667380 Amazon Appstore for Android: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B0183LIV3A/

Level Up Brings A Dozen Owls!

This week we invited artists and illustrators to transform TutoTOONS owl into a character of their choice. Let’s see what they invented! Cute Gnome Owl by Oksana from Odessa, Ukraine You can see more of Oksana’s artwork on Behance. Did you know that she has already made two games with TutoTOONS? Read more about it here. Captain Owl by Susana from Las Vegas, USA TutoTOONS owl is one of the Avengers, awesome! Check out Susana’s website for more of her creations! Sweet Baby Owl by Lucilla from Rome, Italy So adorable! You may know Lucilla from our previous Level Up, see what shew drew last week! Harry Potter Owl by Melissa from Colombia Check out more of Melissa’s artwork on DeviantArt! Vampire Owl by Natalia from Kiev, Ukraine Very expressive and perfect for Halloween! See more illustrations by Natalia here. Cyborg Owl by Deividas from Lithuania TutoTOONS game builder developer Deividas can both code and draw, and here’s a proof! Owls by TutoTOONS Artists Jimi Hendrix Owl   Pirate Owl   Girly Owls Marilyn Monroe Owls (Marilyn Monrowl :))   Santa Owl   Crazy Owl We are very happy to see that more artists join TutoTOONS Level Up! Thank you all participants for your wonderful illustrations! Follow the news on our blog, Facebook and Twitter - more Level Ups are coming!

Sweet Little Emma Will Melt Your Heart With Cuteness!

With Sweet Little Emma Dreamland showing up on the app stores, games for girls just gained a new serious competitor. Let’s have a closer look at this adorable game together with its authors, Irina and Ronald Maier from Berlin. Sneak Peek at the Game The first thing you notice in Sweet Little Emma Dreamland game is its adorable main character and girly graphics. The game features 8 different locations: Emma’s Strawberry House, Garden, Stable, Spa, Tea time, Music, Stickers and video room. The game begins at Emma’s home where she wakes up and does her morning routine showing kids how to get ready for a new day. Then kids are invited to help Emma with her daily duties: feed and groom the horse, water plants in the garden and harvest fruits. When the works are done, it’s time to relax in the spa, host a tea party and play music instruments. Perfect combo of creative education and fun! TutoTOONS: Hi Irina! First, we’d love to hear more about the creators of Sweet Little Emma. Irina: Hi! I’m Irina Maier, illustrator and graphic designer. I love illustration because I can express myself through pictures… Most of all, I like creating new character design, and drawing kawaii illustrations and cute girls. My inspiration is all the things I see around, every day. You can find my art works here. My other interests are music, fashion and Japan. Currently, I’m working as a freelancer with my husband Ronald. He is a web designer and we work together in our home office in Berlin city center. Ronald is very creative person and helps me a lot with developing game ideas and GDD, building the game and marketing it. So the whole family is behind Emma’s game, awesome! What’s the main idea of your game? My game is about a girl who lives in a beautiful dreamland. She loves nature, animals and birds. She really wants to be a Princess, without even knowing that she is a princess. A real princess, and her kingdom is her dreamland. I love this idea because I believe that every girl is a little princess. That’s a beautiful thing to teach young minds. Did the idea change over time when you were creating the game? Overall, my game idea has hardly changed. Only a couple of mini games have changed but just because of the technical reasons. The game turned out to be a little bit bigger because I added two new activities, Music and Horse. I could add more and more. :) I really like it and I’m already working on a new game with Emma. Can you spare us a few details about the next Emma’s game? Yes, of course. Currently I’m creating Sweet Little Emma Play School, entertaining and educational game. I plan to create a lot of games with TutoTOONS. Looking forward to see new Emma’s adventures. How was your overall experience with TutoTOONS? For me, TutoTOONS is just what I needed. I’m always looking for programs that are made specifically for designers and don’t require any knowledge of programming. I really want TutoTOONS to develop further and add new opportunities for the realization of game ideas. How did you first hear about TutoTOONS and how much time did it take to create this game? I saw an ad here on the internet. Since I always wanted make the games, I sent my resume. Then there was an interview on Skype and one time training where I learned a lot of useful and interesting information. Emma’s Dreamland took 3.5 months to create. Share a few tips for game designers and artists. I think you should always listen to your heart. Try to do what you really like. Maybe try to feel like a child, it’s so cool! Thank you for such a nice interview! It’s playtime! Download Sweet Little Emma Dreamland to your device and have tons of fun! App Store: https://itunes.apple.com/app/id1028351699 Google Play: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=air.com.tutotoons.app.sweetlittleemmadreamland.free&hl=en Amazon Appstore: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B013K0FSKI/ Follow Emma news and updates on Facebook and Twitter!