DreamStorm Studios

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

I’m a CEO of a blockchain game company. We are creating a unique play-to-own game featuring Costarican Nature and Culture.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

For what projects/services did your company hire DreamStorm Studios?

We got DreamStorm on board so that they could help us create our game, website and branding regarding the project

SOLUTION

How did you select this vendor and what were the deciding factors?

Piotr and his team , including developers, artists and designers, were recommended to us by one of our team members, who had the opportunity to work with Piotr some time ago.

Describe the project in detail and walk through the stages of the project.

Dream Storm team has helped us in creating the game together with another company that was responsible for the blockchain part of the game. DreamStorm was responsible for creating the branding for the project, its website and UX, as well as the graphical side of the game and the game itself.

How many resources from the vendor's team worked with you, and what were their positions?

Around 30 people from dreamstorm, That included web developers, game developers, sound artists, 2d artists, project managers, game designers and general designers. Overall, Dreamstorm was able to provide us with all the manpower we needed for the project from them.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

Can you share any outcomes from the project that demonstrate progress or success?

We were able to design and develop the game website, initial game prototypes that were working with blockchain connection, and the whole branding and social media content for the project.

How effective was the workflow between your team and theirs?

Despite the extensive scope and many different teams working on one product, we managed to develop a common workflow based on frequent meetings, job status updates from DS, timely delivery and daily written and voice communication.. After some initial hiccups all went well and it worked almost flawlessly.

What did you find most impressive or unique about this company?

I was most impressed with how committed and talented this young team is. I had an impression that we were working with a truly committed team of talented enthusiasts, who were additionally supported by a management team that could effecively coordinate the work.

Are there any areas for improvement or something they could have done differently?

We were lacking better initial communications, but after some changes to the process it all went well. There have been some issues from time to time, but they were all fixed within hours of noticing them.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

The company is a no-code online page creation tool, which allows you to create and host your own online events, webinars, concerts and much more. I am the founder and CEO.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

For what projects/services did your company hire DreamStorm Studios, and what were your goals?

Initially, I meant to hire DreamStorm Studios to help us with website design and product rebranding. Moving on, they started with creating ideas for events that we were about to host. Later we started to work together on the platform for online event designing and hosting.

SOLUTION

How did you select this vendor and what were the deciding factors?

I spotted their website in awwwards and I liked their site design.

Describe the scope of work in detail, including the project steps, key deliverables, and technologies used.

We started with cooperation around a few online event designs. During that time, part of the team was going through the current at that time version of the platform we were building.

Dreamstorm created the whole board with goals, features, code review, bugs and improvement points. The first part of their job was meant to create a freehand designer, which was supposed to be incorporated into the platform. The development, further platform tests and slight change of our goal indicated that the platform might need a bigger modification.

Apart from the platform development, part of the team was focused on website design. In the beginning, they provided us with a few ideas on how the page may work, and we picked one of the ideas. Later on, they provided us with 3 moodboards, so we also picked 1 and made some adjustments. At that time, development around the website was in progress.

When we decided to make this big decision about shifting the platform development course, we decided to focus our resources on it, so they started to create designs for the new platform with our ongoing feedback loops. When the platform development process pace started to rise, all of the Dreamstorm resources from the website were moved to the platform itself.

How many people from the vendor's team worked with you, and what were their positions?

Over the whole time, the team composition varied according to the needs. Overall the team consisted of PO/PM, 6 graphic designers and 6 programmers.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

Can you share any measurable outcomes of the project or general feedback about the deliverables?

Our current website and the online event hosting platform, is in the early development stage.

Describe their project management style, including communication tools and timeliness.

Besides consistent communication in Slack, since the beginning, we have been meeting a few times a week to discuss progress, current needs and give feedback.

What did you find most impressive or unique about this company?

Their engagement in the whole cooperation is incredible. The huge progress that we made in such a short period of time was really impressive.

Are there any areas for improvement or something they could have done differently?

I’d appreciate just a bit more information around a schedule and planned work updates. Some parts of the features took longer than others.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

I’m the CEO of Dixit Games sp. z o.o. - company that focuses on investing in mobile games.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

For what projects/services did your company hire DreamStorm Studios?

We hired Dream Storm to help us bring Polish comic-based IP - Kayko and Kokosh - franchise to mobile phones in the form of a mobile game.

SOLUTION

How did you select this vendor and what were the deciding factors?

We selected them because they have experience in game development and mobile apps. Their vision on the project was the best among other vendors.

Describe the project in detail and walk through the stages of the project.

The game will primarily focus on developing the village, in this case Mirmilov, preparing it for attacks by robbers and sending your own warriors on more or less dangerous expeditions. Dream Storm is designing it and programming as we are working on it.

How many resources from the vendor's team worked with you, and what were their positions?

We worked mostly with Bogdan who is the lead of the development team, and Piotr who is the CEO.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

Can you share any outcomes from the project that demonstrate progress or success?

Not yet.

How effective was the workflow between your team and theirs?

Very effective. After first contact we got a detailed vision of the project. From that we are having calls one time per month, so we always know what's going on. Overall work with the team was great, and the project is coming out wonderfully.

What did you find most impressive or unique about this company?

They are always focused on delivering high-quality work. that's their main goal - we feel that we get the best possible quality we could.

Are there any areas for improvement or something they could have done differently?

Not really. More frequent updates would be nice.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

I am the founder of IT.focus and a programmer.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

For what projects/services did your company hire DreamStorm Studios?

We hired DreamStorm Studios to help us with the development of an AR mobile game for our client.

SOLUTION

How did you select this vendor and what were the deciding factors?

They were recommended to us by our friend. After the first two meetings we decided that we want to continue working with them.

Describe the project in detail and walk through their service package.

Initially, DreamStorm Studios helped us with coming up with an idea for the end client that wanted an innovative 3D mobile game . They were with us on the calls and helped us with initial estimates.

Then, as we progressed with the project, we have been working together - Dreamstorm was delivering 3D art and designs together with programming the looks of the application, we were working on the server-side of the application.

We have created a working prototype of the game, but the project was cut short due to COVID pandemic influencing the end client business

How many resources from the vendor's team worked with you, and what were their positions?

3 programmers, 2 3D artists and a designer.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

Can you share any outcomes from the project that demonstrate progress or success?

The game was not fully released.

How effective was the workflow between your team and theirs?

The workflow between our team and theirs was exceptional. We had a separate slack channel, we shared the details there and we worked together to make sure that front-end and the backend of the application worked together flawlessly.

Their team adjusted to our core hours, so it was easy to contact with them.

What did you find most impressive or unique about this company?

The amount of game development knowledge they have - sometimes they came up with ideas that we would never think of ourselves. Also, their team atmosphere was very friendly, and they were a pleasure to work with.

Are there any areas for improvement or something they could have done differently?

None obvious that come to my mind. The cooperation was short but very fruitful.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

I’m a founder of Flatmate - real estate services company. We help our clients in efficient management of their rental properties.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

For what projects/services did your company hire DreamStorm Studios, and what were your goals?

We hired Dream Storm for help with our newest project - it included consultancy and design of automation in our company and infrastructure.

SOLUTION

How did you select this vendor and what were the deciding factors?

I met Piotr - their CEO at a business conference. We talked about automation in our companies, and I have decided to give it a try.

Describe the scope of work in detail, including the project steps, key deliverables, and technologies used.

Piotr and one more teammate from DreamStorm helped us in creating a design for automation connecting our website, email, lead page and contact page. Then, they started working on making the automation work. All was done pretty quickly.

How many people from the vendor's team worked with you, and what were their positions?

CEO - Piotr and one more Automation engineer.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

Can you share any measurable outcomes of the project or general feedback about the deliverables?

We have managed to create automation process that cuts the time spent on managing incoming customers by 80%.

Describe their project management style, including communication tools and timeliness.

The workflow was very effective. After two calls, we already had a plan, they started to draft the algorithm in some whiteboard app, and then they showed us how the algorithm would work. After polishing some details, they implemented it and helped us connect it to the rest of our infrastructure.

What did you find most impressive or unique about this company?

We were shocked by their automation knowledge as we went this far, particularly regarding AI implementations.

Are there any areas for improvement or something they could have done differently?

Not really.