MICRO PUTT FAQs

• What is Micro Putt?
• What are the benefits of putting Micro Putt on my website?
• How will visitors drive traffic to my website?
• Does it cost anything?
• What does a Microputt game look like when it has been branded?
• How do I host the game on my website?
• What can I customise?
• Will there be any other branding or credits in my game?
• How do I embed the SWF file?
• What do I need to supply if I want to purchase a rendered background?
• Hints and Tips on positioning your logo for the purchased background
• What happens if a bug is found?
• Planned improvements
  

• What is Micro Putt?

Micro Putt is a casual mini-golf advergame in the form of an executive toy to engage visitors with YOUR brand in a fun and tactile way!

Designed to be customised and hosted on your website for free!

• What are the benefits of putting Micro Putt on my website?

Visitors need a fun break while browsing and this is just that.  Their playing experience will also inform and direct them to your products, services or whatever you wish when they putt the ball in each hole.

10 good reasons to adopt Advergaming in your marketing strategies are:

1. It allows users to interact with your branding in a fun and engaging way
2. Adds a viral asset to your website or blog to drive more traffic to your site
3. Keeps visitors on your website longer
4. Burger King launched 3 Advergames and saw a 40% increase in Burger King’s profits during the quarter in which the games were released
5. Free for your clients/public to use
6. Easy and quick to implement
7. Visitors can share their experience with friends using the facebook share link which adds another viral element to your site
8. More effective than using banners or pop-ups
9. More cost effective to implement than traditional media methods
10. Fun!

• How will visitors drive traffic to my website?

Visitors can click on the Facebook 'Share' button on the score sheet to share your game URL with their friends.

• Does it cost anything?

Micro Putt is absolutely FREE to host provided you accept the Terms and conditions.

You're welcome to customise the background image from a series of templates.

ALTERNATIVELY:  If you require a high quality background rendering, integrating your logo and website colours, you can purchase one here:

• What does a Microputt game look like when it has been branded?

An example of a Microputt branded game can be viewed here:
StiltonStudiosPutt

• How do I host the game on my website?

• Download the game ZIP file from HERE>>> Zip File 445kb You will only need the SWF file in the ZIP.
• Download the TXT from HERE>>> Zip File 781b
• Download unbranded GAME Image Templates from HERE>>> Picassa Web
• Rename the image you wish to test to MicroPuttBG.jpg
• Put the SWF, JPG and TXT files into a folder on your server.  They MUST be together in the same folder.
• Embed the SWF onto one of your web pages. Size 494 x 300 Pixels.
• Test the game in your web browser to see that its using the image and text files ok.
• If this is successful then you are ready to customise your image and text file.

• What can I customise?

1. Your game name!
2. Add your own LINKS and TEXT to each score tab.
3. Add your own text to the info page.
4. Choose to enable/disable the highscores for your game.
5. Colour and add your logos or paint anything into the image from a selection of templates using Photoshop or similar.
6. Optional: Purchase a high quality background rendering which integrates your logo & website colours.

• Will there be any other branding or links in my game?
  

All branding will be just your own :)

Damp Gnat has a tiny credit on the info page and a link button to the full 12 hole game which can be found on the score sheet. (This opens in a new tab)

• How do I embed the SWF file?
  

You can embed SWF files in a similar way to images.  You can insert this embed code and change the URL to where you placed the SWF file.

The size MUST be 494 x 300 pixels or the game will not play correctly.

Html embed code:

<object width="494" height="300" data="http://******************/MicroPutt.swf" type="application/x-shockwave-flash">
<param name="src" value="http://******************/MicroPutt.swf" />
</object>

***** should be the location of your swf.

Clear your browser's cache if you change any of the content to be sure it displays your changes.

• What do I need to supply if I want to purchase a rendered background?
  

After payment is made you will need to:

• Download and modify the logo templates. Download all three LOGO templates for the branded versions from HERE>>> Picassa Web (Do not change size/resolution settings)
• Then simply send the three images with your order reference number to the email address on the Paypal receipt.

You will be supplied with your branded image within a few days.

• Hints and Tips on positioning your logo for the purchased background
  

LogoBG01.jpg - This is for the background colour.  Use the colour that your website is predominantly.

LogoFat01.jpg - This is a more square box so best to use an element of your logo that can fill the whole box, or if your logo is square make sure it fills the entire space as much as possible.  Make sure the very edges of the image are the colour you want the game model to be.

LogoStrip01.jpg - This is a more rectangular strip.  Fill the rectangle as much as possible and if you have any text make it as large as you can so it will be readable on the game.

You can download the above three Image templates from HERE>>> Picassa Web

• What happens if a bug is found?
  

The SWF file uses Mochimedia's live update system which will ensure the game stays up to date and bug fixed.

If you find a bug, please report it in the Damp Gnat forum.

• Planned improvements
  

Facebook and Twitter score share.  DONE!

Larger Background option.  DONE!

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