{"id":142059971336,"date":"2016-05-31T19:58:05","date_gmt":"2016-05-31T17:58:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.sketchfab.com\/?p=142059971336"},"modified":"2021-05-14T19:53:02","modified_gmt":"2021-05-14T17:53:02","slug":"7-ways-explode-game-following","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sketchfab.com\/blogs\/community\/7-ways-explode-game-following\/","title":{"rendered":"7 ways to EXPLODE your game following with Sketchfab"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>1. Screenshots and videos are so 90\u2019s. Use Sketchfab to share your 3D.<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"sketchfab-embed-wrapper\">    <iframe title=\"Dying Light: The Following - The Silas Buggy\" class=\"\" width=\"690\" height=\"388\" src=\"https:\/\/sketchfab.com\/models\/970cb41c75b24e298e65da27585faa94\/embed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen; xr-spatial-tracking\" allowfullscreen=\"\" mozallowfullscreen=\"true\" webkitallowfullscreen=\"true\" xr-spatial-tracking=\"true\" execution-while-out-of-viewport=\"true\" execution-while-not-rendered=\"true\" web-share=\"true\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>Not long ago, we all posted our 3D content with flat screenshots and videos instead of giving people the real 3D experience that you have with Sketchfab embeds. That changes today, because you can now share a fully interactive 3D experience with anyone online with Sketchfab.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/sketchfab.com\/signup\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Create an account for your game<\/a> on Sketchfab today.<\/p>\n<p><strong>2. Post your 3D content natively on Facebook and Steam with Sketchfab<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">For maximum exposure, be sure to use the right hashtag on your social networks. We recommend #gameart and #gamedev for both Twitter and Facebook.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>3. Host a Fan Art contest using Sketchfab Collections and Tags<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"oembed-sketchfab-com\"><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">3D modeling and game mods are becoming more mainstream with each passing day. Why not leverage that community to generate buzz around your games by hosting a Fan Art contest? This is rewarding and lets your fans share their passion for your content.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The basics to running a contest are:<\/span><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Post an announcement link to your audience with your contest rules<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Link to signup for <a href=\"http:\/\/sketchfab.com\/signup\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sketchfab <\/a>and choose a Sketchfab Tag like &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/sketchfab.com\/tags\/leagueoflegends\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">leagueoflegends<\/a>&#8221; for your game participants\u00a0should use.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Add all winning submissions to a <a href=\"https:\/\/help.sketchfab.com\/hc\/en-us\/articles\/202604983\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sketchfab collection<\/a> and share all the entries by using the Sketchfab tag page.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Here\u2019s <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.sketchfab.com\/star-wars-contest-famous-scenes\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">an example of a Starwars Fan Art contest<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>4. Share Sketchfab Collections to Downloadable\u00a0Content (DLC)<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"oembed-sketchfab-com\"><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Overkill software, the creators of Payday 2, use <a href=\"https:\/\/help.sketchfab.com\/hc\/en-us\/articles\/202604983\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sketchfab Collections<\/a> to share their latest DLC\u2019s. It\u2019s really simple. Just click the \u201cAdd to+\u201d button to create a collection for your latest content page.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>5. Use Sketchfab to get feedback about new content<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/sketchfab.com\/models\/b10c081bc5154ddca94a7e969c14cfec<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Asking your community for feedback about upcoming content is stellar. It makes them feel like a part of the process and gets their buy in. You can use <a href=\"https:\/\/help.sketchfab.com\/hc\/en-us\/articles\/202512456\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sketchfab Annotations<\/a> to point out certain key changes for feedback or if they simply like a new concept for a character or item.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>6. Share your 3D content on Sketchfab with gaming news and\u00a0press<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-142059971375 lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"http:\/\/blog.sketchfab.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Screenshot-2016-05-27-15.57.50-990x1030.png\" alt=\"Screenshot 2016-05-27 15.57.50\" width=\"900\" height=\"936\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-142059971375 lazyload\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.sketchfab.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Screenshot-2016-05-27-15.57.50-990x1030.png\" alt=\"Screenshot 2016-05-27 15.57.50\" width=\"900\" height=\"936\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sketchfab.com\/blogs\/community\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Screenshot-2016-05-27-15.57.50-990x1030.png 990w, https:\/\/sketchfab.com\/blogs\/community\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Screenshot-2016-05-27-15.57.50-288x300.png 288w, https:\/\/sketchfab.com\/blogs\/community\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Screenshot-2016-05-27-15.57.50-768x799.png 768w, https:\/\/sketchfab.com\/blogs\/community\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Screenshot-2016-05-27-15.57.50-481x500.png 481w, https:\/\/sketchfab.com\/blogs\/community\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Screenshot-2016-05-27-15.57.50.png 1446w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p>As mentioned in point #1, there&#8217;s no reason press or gaming news should be using screenshots to share what the game experience might be. With Sketchfab you can provide these sites\u00a0an\u00a0in-game snapshot of your game.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/kotaku.com\/strike-suit-zero-transforms-into-a-ps4-and-xbox-one-gam-1525942124\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Born Ready Games used Sketchfab to do just that<\/a>. We recommend sending them the full embed code and a link. Also don&#8217;t forget to embed Sketchfab\u00a0on your Press kit page as well.<\/p>\n<p><strong>7. Sharing your 3D content in Virtual Reality (VR) with Sketchfab<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sketchfab.com\/playlists\/embed?collection=09e976836c5045b39a5dade655968b64&amp;cardboard=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-142059971373 lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"http:\/\/blog.sketchfab.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Screenshot-2016-05-27-15.31.42-1030x715.png\" alt=\"Screenshot 2016-05-27 15.31.42\" width=\"900\" height=\"625\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-142059971373 lazyload\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.sketchfab.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Screenshot-2016-05-27-15.31.42-1030x715.png\" alt=\"Screenshot 2016-05-27 15.31.42\" width=\"900\" height=\"625\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sketchfab.com\/blogs\/community\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Screenshot-2016-05-27-15.31.42-1030x715.png 1030w, https:\/\/sketchfab.com\/blogs\/community\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Screenshot-2016-05-27-15.31.42-300x208.png 300w, https:\/\/sketchfab.com\/blogs\/community\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Screenshot-2016-05-27-15.31.42-768x533.png 768w, https:\/\/sketchfab.com\/blogs\/community\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Screenshot-2016-05-27-15.31.42-120x83.png 120w, https:\/\/sketchfab.com\/blogs\/community\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Screenshot-2016-05-27-15.31.42-720x500.png 720w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/noscript><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Virtual Reality is a great way to let your audience experience your content like it&#8217;s there\u00a0in the room with them. With just one tap, any model you upload can be viewed in VR. You can use any headset to view Sketchfab 3D models in VR today.<\/p>\n<p>The one requirement\u00a0while we wait for WebVR support with Chrome and other major browsers. You&#8217;d need to download Chromium for head tracking support on the Oculus CV1,DK1\/2, and the HTC Vive. <a href=\"http:\/\/blog.sketchfab.com\/virtual-reality-mobile-vr-webvr\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">More information on that here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/sketchfab.com\/signup\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Create an account for your game<\/a> on Sketchfab today.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Thanks for reading. If you have any questions or need help with your game send me an\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:michael@sketchfab.com\">email<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>1. Screenshots and videos are so 90\u2019s. Use Sketchfab to share your 3D. 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