Position: Lead Producer
Platform: Xfinity Games
NBA Jam performed well during Xfinity Games open beta, consistently ranking as the top-played game on our service week after week. Jam's cartoony styling, and arcade-inspired gameplay was an ideal fit for the more casual audience and allowed for an easy pick-up and play experience.
The HTML5 controller consisted of two virtual trackpads on a horizontal screen. Players used their left thumbs for movement, with shooting, passing and blocking all being handled via simple gestures from their right thumbs. The result resembled a typical gamepad, but the swipe, tap and hold-based gestures in lieu of virtual buttons meant that players could spend less time looking down at their smart device and more time focusing on the action.