Critic my logo animation!

[Layabout]

That's no problem. I thought Top Jack was quite good for a 5 minute thinkfest. topjackgames.com/net and jackinthepot.com/net are both the same length AND available. The only problem you will find with both of these is that when people search for your site, it will have trouble differentiating between all the other sites that also use those two words, thus not giving you the best name for being found and having a high search ranking.

The name Top Jack was meant to be vague in meaning, most people do not care what your company is called as long as it is memorable. Going for topjack games would be better as the google rank would be higher.

Your Company name needs to be easily remembered, have a good logo and have an available domain name to register.

Remember, the name doesn't mean anything. It is the product that gives meaning to the name. You could make the worlds most amazing game (you won't) and be called Bugger me in the Arse Entertainment. (admittedly, you'd probably just call yourself BMA Entertainment if you choose that name) That name would certainly be well known, and people would now associate great products with the name. Before, they would have just though you were a Men's social club.

[Renal Shutdown]

or jack the stripper (i mean, jack the ripper xD), but i preffer using jack in the pot.

Marvelous. I'll have Nick the Stripper in my head all week now, thanks.

[Jakerpot]

or jack the stripper (i mean, jack the ripper xD), but i preffer using jack in the pot.

Marvelous. I'll have Nick the Stripper in my head all week now, thanks.

xD sorry. Layabout: I don't think jack in the pot have a low search ranking. Jack-In-The-Pot would also help.

[Layabout]

I was just saying that in and the are usually omitted from google search results, and i'm pretty sure google ignores dashes as well and replaces them with spaces. So the google search will go for Jack Pot, for which a million casino sites will show up before your site does.

[Jakerpot]

ok, but i mean, if you search exactly: "Jack In The Pot Games" and i make my site named as this, the user probably will find the correct site, and i will add the url to the site above the name when finished, if the user can't remember the name, just play my games 

[Layabout]

I was just saying that in and the are usually omitted from google search results

Jack in the Pot Games will come up with a million casino sites.
Google omits in and the.

[Trent R]

I know I'm late to this discussion, but you don't necessarily have to have a team name. You could just put "A Jakerpot game" (think, "a Steven Spielberg film")


~Trent

[markbilly]

With AGS games, if you are just making the odd one here and there and none are commercial, then having a name is pointless. I've said this before, haven't I?

People will be looking at the game you make, and only that really. In terms of AGS, the only 'company names' I can remember are Wadjet Eye, Sektor 13 and Grundislav (probably one or two more if I try harder). And these all have many great games to their names.

When you have made one or two good games, that have been well recieved by the AGS community, that is when you shoud be doing this sort of exercise...

[rbaleksandar]

Yes, markbilly's right. You can just put your nickname there like many people here advised you. Take  Ben Croshaw  mostly known as  Yahtzee. So he makes awesome games. When you here his name, you say "Ah, this game's made by him. It's definitely worh trying it out." (this is just an example, there are other great devs here ).

[SpacePaw]

I dont agree with you guys completely. As I said before - if it motivates him to work and makes him feel happier then let him do it. It's not like there's something wrong with it. Maybe he needs it to get things started

[Haddas]

Don't forget Herculean Effort. Now that's a memorable company name.

[Jakerpot]

Herculean Effort?  : what the heck... Ok, but i want to have a company, and if they can remember yahtzee, why can't they remember jack in the pot? If they know me (jakerpot) will be easy to remember, and the logo will help.

[Ghost]

Who *IS* that Yatzeeh guy people keep talking about?

[Gregjazz]

Herculean Effort?  : what the heck... Ok, but i want to have a company, and if they can remember yahtzee, why can't they remember jack in the pot? If they know me (jakerpot) will be easy to remember, and the logo will help.

"Jack in the pot" is an awfully long name. It sounds more like the name of a casino than a game-designing company. In the four second window of time you have for retaining new visitors on your website, you don't want to give them the wrong impression of what the website is about.

Remember, you're not naming the company something you like, but something your customers will like.

For SEO, having the word "games" in your company name, while still coming up with a non-generic sounding name is ideal. Misj's idea "CreatIV Games" is a good example.

[SpacePaw]

Who *IS* that Yatzeeh guy people keep talking about?

you made my day

[Jakerpot]

I like Jack in the Pot. But Jakerpot Games is still up. I don't like CreatIV Games anymore... Who like Jakerpot Games raise your hand!

[SpacePaw]

*raises hand*

[Jakerpot]

*raises hand*

[Kastchey]

Well I didn't take part in the previous discussion, but I'd say that 'Jakerpot Games' sounds best. And Layabout is right, if you want people to find your name through google search, 'Jack in the Pot' is not the best option, hyphens or no hyphens.

*raises hand*

[markbilly]

*raises hand*

I'd raise mine, but you are decided anyway, right?