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Overview

  1. Sign Up

  2. Content Details

  3. Pricing

  4. Uploading Content

  5. End-User License Agreement

  6. Your Tabs

 

 

1. Sign Up

First Steps in Starting Your Account

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  1. First, make sure you have contacted SpringboardVR and spoken with our Content team.
  2. After your title has been evaluated and approved, you will receive instructions on how to create your developer account. Follow the link provided and fill in the requested information to create your account.
  3. Next, check your email and verify your account.
  4. Once your account has been verified, log into your SpringboardVR account with your credentials at developer.springboardvr.com.
  5. Fill out your Organization Information.
    • Make sure all required fields are filled out.
    • Skip Steps 6 and 7 to Section 2. Content Details if it is not necessary for you to provide income tax information.
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  6. If necessary next you will need to provide an income tax information.
    • Based on the information you provided during the signup process, we provide the necessary tax form. If your tax professional recommends you use a different tax form or if you already have a completed current form, please skip downloading the form we have suggested and instead submit your own. Uploading a tax form is required for us to distribute payments to you.
    • If you get stuck, please contact us at tax@springboardvr.com.
    • NOTE: It may take 5-7 days to process your tax form. You will receive an email when your tax form has been accepted, or we will notify you of any specific concerns.
  7. Once you have provided us with your tax information you can click "Save" and will land on the Home Page. You can access the home page at any time by clicking on the SpringboardVR logo in the top left corner of your account.

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2. Content Details

The Basic Information For Your Title

 

  1. Fill out the information for your title.
  2. Select the Headset types that your title supports. The options are:
    • Vive
    • Oculus
    • Windows Mixed Reality
  3. Next, choose the Experience type for your title. The options are: 
    • Room Scale
    • Free-Roaming
    • Motion Platform
    • Seated
  4. Upload a Thumbnail Graphic and Video for your content.
  5. Now select what your content was primarily built for.
  6. Set the Difficulty Level, Age Rating, and Genres for your content.
  7. Finally, select the appropriate single and multiplayer settings and provide the minimum and the maximum number of players for multiplayer.
  8. If you are ready to move on to the next step click "Save & Go to Next Step" or click "Save & Exit" if you want to continue this step later.

 

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3. Pricing & Distribution

Pricing Your Content for Distribution on SpringboardVR

 

  1. Start by setting the prices for your content.
    • As the developer, you have full control over pricing your title. Our current price per minute suggestion is $.06 or lower.
    • Feel free to read our Pricing & Distribution Guidelines which provides more in-depth information about determining a fair price for your content. 
  2. PPM
    • Locations can choose to license your content on a per-minute fee basis.
  3. Monthly Price
    • Operators can choose to license your content on a flat monthly, per station basis.
  4.  Yearly Price
    • Operators can choose to license your content on a flat yearly, per station basis.
  5.  Per-Play Price (Coming Soon)
    • Operators can choose to license your content on a Per Play basis, meaning they will be charged whenever the content is played.
    • This option comes with the ability to set a minimum playtime in seconds to avoid operators getting billed for launching your content by mistake. We suggest that you make your content free for the first 60 seconds. This applies only to Per Play Pricing.
  6. Regional Pricing & Distribution 
    • Regional Adjusted Pricing allows operators to be charged a fair rate based on the Purchasing Power Parity for their country.
    • If you disable this, every operator will be charged at the same rate, making it less likely for developing countries to offer your content.
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  7. You can manually adjust prices for each individual country. Click into the box containing the price and adjust it accordingly.
    • Prices in blue are the prices you manually updated.
    • If you want to set the price back to the Regional Adjusted Price suggestion, backspace to clear out the entire price then click out of the box and it will automatically adjust back.
  8. You can also select which countries you want to distribute your title to. 
    • NOTE: If you decide you want to change the countries you distribute to after you continue, you will have to contact SpringboardVR. 
  9. Finally, choose which types of institutions you want to offer your content to. To learn more about these two types of institutions, read our article about Entertainment versus Educational Institutions.
  10. If you are ready to move on to the next step click "Save & Go to Next Step" or click "Save & Exit" if you want to continue this step later.

 

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4. Uploading Content

How to Upload Your Content to SpringboardVR

 

  1. Now it's time to begin uploading your title! Make sure you are logged into your SpringboardVR account.
    • NOTE: You can begin doing these steps immediately after uploading your tax information but will not be able to publish your title until it has been approved.
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  2. Navigate to the "Content" page then click “Add Content” in the upper right-hand corner of the page.

  

CONTENT DISTRIBUTION UPLOAD

  1. Uploading your title for our Content Distribution has to be done outside of the SpringboardVR Panel.
  2. Once your content is uploaded the status will list as "Content Uploaded - Review in Progress". This means that our Content Team is reviewing your title. You can continue to the next steps and fill out the additional information for the title but will not be able to publish it until the Content Team approves the build.
    • NOTE: Uploading your title can take time depending on the size of the title and your internet speeds.
  3. If the title is rejected, the upload status will show "Content Rejected, see email for details" and you will automatically go back to the beginning of Step 2. You will get an email explaining why it was rejected and you can re-upload a build for the Content Team to review again.
  4. If the title is approved, you will see "Content Uploaded and Approved" on step 2. You will receive an email confirmation and will be able to publish your title.
  5. You can also enable or disable our Digital Rights Management option from this page. 
  6. If you are ready to move on to the next step click "Save & Go to Next Step" or click "Save & Exit" if you want to continue this step later. 

 

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5. End-User License Agreement

Creating & Uploading Your EULA

 

SpringboardVR wants to help you protect your Content, so we require that you upload a Commercial End User License Agreement (EULA). A EULA is a legal contract between you and the end-user of your Content. In this case, the end-user is the Operator (the arcade, family entertainment center, or educational organization). A EULA contains legal clauses including a license grant, restrictions on use, liability limits, and other terms and condition governing the use of your Content. For your protection, we require all Operators to accept your EULA before they can access your Content.

 

  1. The final step before publishing your content is uploading a EULA. 
  2. If you already have a EULA, upload it on this page.
  3. If you do not have a EULA, we suggest you seek the advice of your legal professional.
    • NOTE: SpringboardVR does not warrant or endorse any EULA generator and you use one at your own risk.
  4. If you are ready to publish your content click "Save & Publish" or click "Save & Exit" if you want to come back to this later. 
    • NOTE: You will not be able to publish your content if your tax information is still pending. 

 

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6. Your Tabs

Navigating the Tabs in Your Panel

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Home Page

  1. When you log into your account you will be directed to your Home Page.
  2. On this page you will see helpful articles as well as links to our Knowledge Base, Feature Requests, and Support line.
  3. You can access the home page at any time by clicking on the SpringboardVR logo in the top left corner of your account.  

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Stats

  1. You can view your content's data by navigating to the "Stats" page in the panel.
  2. From this page you can see a breakdown of how your title is being licensed and download a .csv file to view more specific information about the organizations using your title.
    • Licensed through SpringboardVR
      • These are the statistics for licenses purchased from the SpringboardVR Marketplace.
    • Not Licensed through SpringboardVR
      • These are the statistics for when your title is side-loaded onto SpringboardVR. This may include direct deals or licenses from another source such as Steam Site Licensing.
    • Total Stats
      • These are the combined statistics for licenses purchased through SpringboardVR and side-loaded content.
  3. You can also sort your stats by the specific month or year you would like to see.
  4. You’ll also receive a monthly email with information on the VR operators using your title and your total minutes.

Content

  1. Once you have uploaded your content, you can access its information by clicking into the title.
  2. There is a navigation bar at the top of the screen with tabs for Content Details, Pricing & Distribution, Content Distribution Upload, & End User License Agreement.
    • You may also see a tab titled Steam Connect if you had titles on the platform before the removal of the Steam steps.
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Admin

  1. The "Admin" tab allows you to access a few different pages in your account.
    • Monthly Statements:
      • This page displays your statements for each month. You can download your statements here as well.
      • This page also allows you to adjust the payment threshold for your account.
    • Organization Details:
      • This page is where you can find your Organization Details and Contact Information for your account.
    • Tax Details:
      • This page will display a link to your uploaded tax form (if applicable). 

 

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