Games as a Service: How Free to Play Design Can Make Better Games

ISBN-13: 9781138428300 / Angielski / Twarda / 2018

Oscar Clark

Opis

Written to help designers overcome many of the fears and misconceptions surrounding freemium and social games.

Recenzje

"The writer has not only researched widely, he has also read extensively. For non-games professionals, the notes themselves are a treasure trove of information and reference sources to follow up on, even if the thought of playing games is anathema to you." -- Monty Munford, founder of Mob76 Outlook

Spis treści

Chapter 1: Introduction

         Exercise 1: Coming up with an initial concept

Chapter 2: What is a game?

         Exercise 2: Who Are Your Players?

Chapter 3: The Anatomy of Play

         Exercise 3: What is the Mechanic?

Chapter 4: Player Lifecycle

         Exercise 4: What is the Context Loop?

Chapter 5: The Rhythm of Play

         Exercise 5: What is the MetaGame?

Chapter 6: Building on Familiarity

         Exercise 6: What is Your Bond Opening?

Chapter 7: Counting on Uncertainty

         Exercise 7: What is Your Flash Gordon Cliffhanger?

Chapter 8: Six Degrees of Socialization

         Exercise 8: What is your Star Wars Factor?

Chapter 9: Engagement Led Design

         Exercise 9: What is Your Columbo Twist?

Chapter 10: Delivering Discovery

         Exercise 10: What makes your game social?

Chapter 11: Counting on Data

         Exercise 11: How Does Your Design Encourage Discovery?

Chapter 12: Service Strategies

         Exercise 12: How Will You Capture Data?

Chapter 13: The Psychology of Pricing

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O autorze

Oscar Clark has been a pioneer in online, mobile and console social games services?since 1998 including Wireplay (British Telecom), Hutchison Whampoa (3UK), PlayStation®Home and Applifier. He is a regular columnist on PocketGamer.Biz and Develop-Online as well as a Mentor for Game Founders. He is also an outspoken speaker at countless games conferences on Games Design, Discovery, and Monetisation. He is also a notorious top hat wearer.

http://www.linkedin.com/in/oscarclark