I have always kept up with trending technology, and every once in awhile I'll have an idea for a website, video game, movie, or business. So far, I have not had the knowledge, technical ability, or foresight to really take one of my ideas to the next level.
Sometime in late April, Google announced that future version of their Android operating system would support Adobe Flash. Most people use Flash online to watch movies and play games. I immediately had the idea to create an online flash portal for mobile phones. I can recall when Adobe announced streaming video capabilities in web browsers, I immediately had the idea of people being upload their home movies through a single website and send them to friends and family . This was about the time YouTube was released.
So I let the idea sit in my head for about a month. During this time, I did a quite a bit of research on the technology and looked to see if anyone else was sharing my idea. At the time, nothing was online. Sometime in late may, a few sites popped up. The most popular are mobile version of two of main flash game portals; Mochigames (http://m.mochigames.com) and Kongregate (http://m.kongregate.com). There are also a few other amateur sites out there, but I won't mention them here due to reasons relating to Google ranking and direct competition.
Although the sites mentioned above contain great games (most of the games on AV), their mobile sites tend to lack any type of user login system, score tracking, or community involvement. This is where we fill the void. We offer all the best games from each of the sites listed above. Basically, we are a one stop shop for the best games, while also offering users to interact with the site and each other.
On June 1st, I purchased a generic flash games script online for $10. A few days later I created a post on AVScripts.net looking for help in modding the script and building the basis for Android Void. That post can be found here: http://www.forum.avscripts.net/showthread.php?t=5729
I hired soccercrazy195 for $100 on June 4th and we went straight to work prototyping and building the arcade. I created the design and layout, while soccercrazy did all of the back end code. I couldn't be happier with his work and he has proven to be a great collaborator. Version 1.0 of the page was complete on June 24th and the site went online. We worked for a few weeks after launch to iron out bugs and complete the forums section.
Officially, the current version of the site has now been online for 1 month.
Here are the site stats and costs to date:
Costs:
- $40/y - Domain with GoDaddy w/ Privacy - AndroidVoid.com.
- $9/m - File Gator (Unlimited bandwidth hosting).
- $10 - AV Arcade Script.
- $100 - Hiring a programmer.
- $250.21 - Google Adwords.
- A priceless amounts of thought and personal time :)
Stats:
- 2,296 Visits
- 9,950 Pageviews
- 04:01 Avg. Time on Site
- Ads: Clicks 553 - Impressions 64,129
Here is a list of the sites current features:
- Full site design optimized for basic hand held use (Full compatibility for all views coming in ver 2.0)
- Over 100 games fully compatible with supported mobile phones. (This number should double by the next release).
- Member Login
- Categories with a Random Game.
- Search Games.
- Top 3 Game Plays on front page.
- High Scores
- Site Points
- Forums
- Contests (starting in August).
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| From Android Void |
Current Version 1.0:
Version 2.0 of the Android Void is currently in the works. I'll post information about the new update soon.
www.AndroidVoid.com
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| From Android Void |
Version 2.0 of the Android Void is currently in the works. I'll post information about the new update soon.
www.AndroidVoid.com
