Green-Ear Developer Roadmap Survey

The Green-Ear Gaming Network is looking for feedback on our product roadmap. Please indicate each feature’s importance below. One Grand Prize winner will be selected for a $200 Best Buy Gift Card. Thanks for taking the time to help us build a product suited to the needs of developers like you. Your information will not be sold and will not be spammed.

1. For the following Communication Features, please specify how important they are to your development work based on the idea that they are "Must Have", "Nice To Have" and "Not Necessary".

	Must Have	Nice To Have	Not Necessary
“Always on” broadcasting	*For the following Communication Features, please specify how important they are to your development work based on the idea that they are "Must Have", "Nice To Have" and "Not Necessary". “Always on” broadcasting Must Have	“Always on” broadcasting Nice To Have	“Always on” broadcasting Not Necessary
Ability to call regular and cell phones from game chat	Ability to call regular and cell phones from game chat Must Have	Ability to call regular and cell phones from game chat Nice To Have	Ability to call regular and cell phones from game chat Not Necessary
Ability to dial into a game chat from regular and cell phones	Ability to dial into a game chat from regular and cell phones Must Have	Ability to dial into a game chat from regular and cell phones Nice To Have	Ability to dial into a game chat from regular and cell phones Not Necessary
Ability to invoke Communicator functionality externally through an API	Ability to invoke Communicator functionality externally through an API Must Have	Ability to invoke Communicator functionality externally through an API Nice To Have	Ability to invoke Communicator functionality externally through an API Not Necessary
Ability to record and send voice messages(non-real time)	Ability to record and send voice messages(non-real time) Must Have	Ability to record and send voice messages(non-real time) Nice To Have	Ability to record and send voice messages(non-real time) Not Necessary
Ability to send messages using Email or SMS messaging	Ability to send messages using Email or SMS messaging Must Have	Ability to send messages using Email or SMS messaging Nice To Have	Ability to send messages using Email or SMS messaging Not Necessary
Client-side Administration	Client-side Administration Must Have	Client-side Administration Nice To Have	Client-side Administration Not Necessary
Custom Away Messages	Custom Away Messages Must Have	Custom Away Messages Nice To Have	Custom Away Messages Not Necessary
Customizable Skins	Customizable Skins Must Have	Customizable Skins Nice To Have	Customizable Skins Not Necessary
Customized Key Bindings	Customized Key Bindings Must Have	Customized Key Bindings Nice To Have	Customized Key Bindings Not Necessary
Event based sound effects	Event based sound effects Must Have	Event based sound effects Nice To Have	Event based sound effects Not Necessary
Forums / Help	Forums / Help Must Have	Forums / Help Nice To Have	Forums / Help Not Necessary
Friend Lists	Friend Lists Must Have	Friend Lists Nice To Have	Friend Lists Not Necessary
Low CPU Usage	Low CPU Usage Must Have	Low CPU Usage Nice To Have	Low CPU Usage Not Necessary
On-demand text / voice chat room creation	On-demand text / voice chat room creation Must Have	On-demand text / voice chat room creation Nice To Have	On-demand text / voice chat room creation Not Necessary
Online Presence	Online Presence Must Have	Online Presence Nice To Have	Online Presence Not Necessary
On-screen Voice Indicator	On-screen Voice Indicator Must Have	On-screen Voice Indicator Nice To Have	On-screen Voice Indicator Not Necessary
Private text and voice chat	Private text and voice chat Must Have	Private text and voice chat Nice To Have	Private text and voice chat Not Necessary
Push To Talk	Push To Talk Must Have	Push To Talk Nice To Have	Push To Talk Not Necessary
Social Network Connectivity	Social Network Connectivity Must Have	Social Network Connectivity Nice To Have	Social Network Connectivity Not Necessary
Text Chat	Text Chat Must Have	Text Chat Nice To Have	Text Chat Not Necessary
User permissions	User permissions Must Have	User permissions Nice To Have	User permissions Not Necessary
Video Broadcasting	Video Broadcasting Must Have	Video Broadcasting Nice To Have	Video Broadcasting Not Necessary
Voice Recording	Voice Recording Must Have	Voice Recording Nice To Have	Voice Recording Not Necessary
Voice transformations	Voice transformations Must Have	Voice transformations Nice To Have	Voice transformations Not Necessary
Web- based Statistics	Web- based Statistics Must Have	Web- based Statistics Nice To Have	Web- based Statistics Not Necessary
Webcam Support	Webcam Support Must Have	Webcam Support Nice To Have	Webcam Support Not Necessary

Other (please specify)

2. For the following Multiplayer SDK Features, please specify how important they are to your development work based on the idea that they are "Must Have", "Nice To Have" and "Not Necessary".

	Must Have	Nice To Have	Not Necessary
Anti-Cheating Measures	*For the following Multiplayer SDK Features, please specify how important they are to your development work based on the idea that they are "Must Have", "Nice To Have" and "Not Necessary". Anti-Cheating Measures Must Have	Anti-Cheating Measures Nice To Have	Anti-Cheating Measures Not Necessary
Authoritative Server Support(allows to run game logic server-side)	Authoritative Server Support(allows to run game logic server-side) Must Have	Authoritative Server Support(allows to run game logic server-side) Nice To Have	Authoritative Server Support(allows to run game logic server-side) Not Necessary
Digital Rights Management (DRM)	Digital Rights Management (DRM) Must Have	Digital Rights Management (DRM) Nice To Have	Digital Rights Management (DRM) Not Necessary
Encryption	Encryption Must Have	Encryption Nice To Have	Encryption Not Necessary
Game play activity tracking	Game play activity tracking Must Have	Game play activity tracking Nice To Have	Game play activity tracking Not Necessary
Included Achievement System for players	Included Achievement System for players Must Have	Included Achievement System for players Nice To Have	Included Achievement System for players Not Necessary
Leaderboard tracking	Leaderboard tracking Must Have	Leaderboard tracking Nice To Have	Leaderboard tracking Not Necessary
Lobby / Party System	Lobby / Party System Must Have	Lobby / Party System Nice To Have	Lobby / Party System Not Necessary
Non-authoritative Server Support	Non-authoritative Server Support Must Have	Non-authoritative Server Support Nice To Have	Non-authoritative Server Support Not Necessary
Online User Authentication	Online User Authentication Must Have	Online User Authentication Nice To Have	Online User Authentication Not Necessary
Player match-making	Player match-making Must Have	Player match-making Nice To Have	Player match-making Not Necessary
Real-Time Game State Synchronization	Real-Time Game State Synchronization Must Have	Real-Time Game State Synchronization Nice To Have	Real-Time Game State Synchronization Not Necessary
Turn-based / Non-Real-Time State Synchronization	Turn-based / Non-Real-Time State Synchronization Must Have	Turn-based / Non-Real-Time State Synchronization Nice To Have	Turn-based / Non-Real-Time State Synchronization Not Necessary

Other (please specify)

3. What languages / platforms do you develop using?

What languages / platforms do you develop using? C#

C++

Flash (AS 2.0)

Flash (AS 3.0)

Java

Playfirst SDK

Popcap SDK

Other (please specify)

4. What platform would you prefer to use for authentication of users / players?

What platform would you prefer to use for authentication of users / players? Your own platform

Green-Ear's platform

OpenID authentication

Social Network authentication

Don't Care

5. How important would you gauge each method of voice channel management for your players?

	Must Have	Nice To Have	Not Necessary
Web-based application	*How important would you gauge each method of voice channel management for your players? Web-based application Must Have	Web-based application Nice To Have	Web-based application Not Necessary
System tray application	System tray application Must Have	System tray application Nice To Have	System tray application Not Necessary
Integrated management	Integrated management Must Have	Integrated management Nice To Have	Integrated management Not Necessary

Other (please specify)

6. How important is supporting the following Operating Systems for your products?

	Must Have	Nice To Have	Not Necessary
Linux	*How important is supporting the following Operating Systems for your products? Linux Must Have	Linux Nice To Have	Linux Not Necessary
Mac OSX	Mac OSX Must Have	Mac OSX Nice To Have	Mac OSX Not Necessary
Windows (XP/Vista)	Windows (XP/Vista) Must Have	Windows (XP/Vista) Nice To Have	Windows (XP/Vista) Not Necessary

Other (please specify)

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1. For the following Communication Features, please specify how important they are to your development work based on the idea that they are "Must Have", "Nice To Have" and "Not Necessary".

2. For the following Multiplayer SDK Features, please specify how important they are to your development work based on the idea that they are "Must Have", "Nice To Have" and "Not Necessary".

3. What languages / platforms do you develop using?

4. What platform would you prefer to use for authentication of users / players?

5. How important would you gauge each method of voice channel management for your players?

6. How important is supporting the following Operating Systems for your products?

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7. Please let us know who you are so we can enter you into the contest!

Green-Ear Developer Roadmap SurveyExit this survey >>

1. Default Section

1. For the following Communication Features, please specify how important they are to your development work based on the idea that they are "Must Have", "Nice To Have" and "Not Necessary".

2. For the following Multiplayer SDK Features, please specify how important they are to your development work based on the idea that they are "Must Have", "Nice To Have" and "Not Necessary".

3. What languages / platforms do you develop using?

4. What platform would you prefer to use for authentication of users / players?

5. How important would you gauge each method of voice channel management for your players?

6. How important is supporting the following Operating Systems for your products?

*7. Please let us know who you are so we can enter you into the contest!

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7. Please let us know who you are so we can enter you into the contest!