# Micro Putt

## What is Micro Putt?
Micro Putt is a casual mini-golf advergame in the form of an executive toy designed to engage visitors with **YOUR** brand in a fun and tactile way. It is designed to be customised and hosted on your website for free.

## What are the benefits of putting Micro Putt on my website?
Visitors often need a fun break while browsing, and Micro Putt provides exactly that. Their playing experience can inform and direct them to your products, services, or any content you wish to highlight when they putt the ball into each hole.

**10 good reasons to adopt Advergaming in your marketing strategies:**

1.  **Engagement:** Allows users to interact with your branding in a fun and engaging way.
2.  **Viral Traffic:** Adds a viral asset to your website or blog to drive more traffic.
3.  **Retention:** Keeps visitors on your website longer.
4.  **Proven Results:** Burger King launched 3 Advergames and saw a **40% increase** in profits during the release quarter.
5.  **Free Usage:** Free for your clients/public to use.
6.  **Implementation:** Easy and quick to implement.
7.  **Social Sharing:** Visitors can share their experience with friends via the Facebook share link, adding another viral element.
8.  **Effectiveness:** More effective than using banners or pop-ups.
9.  **Cost Efficiency:** More cost-effective to implement than traditional media methods.
10. **Enjoyment:** It’s fun!

## How will visitors drive traffic to my website?
Visitors can click on the **Facebook ‘Share’** button on the score sheet to share your game URL directly with their friends.

## Does it cost anything?
Micro Putt is absolutely **FREE** to host, provided you accept the Terms and Conditions. You are welcome to customise the background image from a series of templates.

## How do I host the game on my website?
1.  **Download the game ZIP file** (400kb).
2.  **Download the TXT file** (781b).
3.  **Download unbranded GAME Image Templates** (via Picasa Web).
4.  **Rename** the image you wish to test to `MicroPuttBG.jpg`.
5.  **Organize Files:** Put the SWF, JPG, and TXT files into a folder on your server. They **MUST** be together in the same folder.
6.  **Embed:** Embed the SWF onto one of your web pages.
    *   **Required Size:** 494 x 300 Pixels.
7.  **Test:** Open the game in your web browser to ensure it is using the image and text files correctly.
8.  **Customise:** Once successful, you are ready to customise your image and text file.

## What can I customise?
*   **Game Name:** Change the title of the game.
*   **Links & Text:** Add your own links and text to each score tab.
*   **Info Page:** Add your own text to the information page.
*   **Highscores:** Choose to enable or disable highscores for your game.
*   **Visuals:** Colour, add your logos, or paint anything into the image from a selection of templates using Photoshop or similar software.

## Will there be any other branding or links in my game?
All branding will be your own. 

*Note:* Damp Gnat retains a tiny credit on the info page and a link button to the full 12-hole game on the score sheet (this opens in a new tab).

## How do I embed the SWF file?
You can embed SWF files similarly to images. Insert the embed code below and change the URL to match the location where you placed the SWF file.

**Important:** The size **MUST** be **494 x 300 pixels**, or the game will not play correctly.

### HTML Embed Code
```html
<object width="494" height="300" data="http://[YOUR_URL]/MicroPutt.swf" type="application/x-shockwave-flash">
    <param name="src" value="http://[YOUR_URL]/MicroPutt.swf" />
</object>
```
*(Replace `[YOUR_URL]` with the actual location of your SWF file.)*

> **Tip:** Clear your browser’s cache if you change any content to ensure your changes display correctly.

## Planned Improvements
*   ✅ Facebook and Twitter score share (**DONE**)
*   ✅ Larger Background option (**DONE**)