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In-game messaging and the science of listening
The art of successful monetisation lies in the Science of Listening. Listening to your...
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[Gamesbriefers] Why are card battle games so popular?
A reader writes: “Right now I'm at pains to figure out what makes card battle...
- Posted 181 days ago
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What you should learn from HTML5 without using HTML5
Last week I was at the HTML5 developer's conference. A dark shadow hung over...
- Posted 215 days ago
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The future of freemium is no casual matter
If you've been to a games industry conference over the last couple of years,...
- Posted 229 days ago
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Three words – just three little words – that will save your game
I have started doing a new exercise with many of my consulting clients. I...
- Posted 234 days ago
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How user clusters are changing game design: after the Game Design Conference
I spent yesterday at the Game Design Conference in San Francisco as a media...
- Posted 249 days ago
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Designing for Mobile, for Browser, For Console – Understanding the Use case
Are you designing a game in Unity, or HTML 5? Have you decided to...
- Posted 326 days ago
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Better freemium design | Motor World: Car Factory
This is a guest post from consultant Ben Sipe crossposted...
- Posted 33 days ago
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An Indie Perspective: Implementing and Evolving the F2P Design Pattern
I’m not a fan of energy bars or other ‘negative’...
- Posted 73 days ago
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Hay Day and Beer: a toxic interaction?
I consider myself, emotionally, as a true fan, not a...
- Posted 75 days ago
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[Gamesbriefers] How much friction should there be in F2P games?
When designing F2P games, how do you decide how much...
- Posted 124 days ago
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How to ask someone out: part 1 of Dating Strategies for Player Retention
As with dating, engaging and retaining players early in the...
- Posted 158 days ago
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Why a game jam could be your greatest gift this year
I remember my first reaction when Nicholas Lovell suggested to...
- Posted 165 days ago
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Ten Gamesbrief articles Jonathan Ross should read
It’s just been announced that Jonathan Ross has started a...
- Posted 172 days ago
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In-game messaging and the science of listening
The art of successful monetisation lies in the Science of...
- Posted 180 days ago
- 2
[Gamesbriefers] Why are card battle games so popular?
A reader writes: “Right now I'm at pains to figure out...
- Posted 181 days ago
- 3
What you should learn from HTML5 without using HTML5
Last week I was at the HTML5 developer's conference. A...
- Posted 215 days ago
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Why Apple TV is a different strategy to Xbox One
Yesterday, I wrote a post on Microsoft’s flawed strategy...
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How bad is the discovery problem?
As the marketplace for mobile and casual games has...
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Xbox One: A flawed plan, well executed
There is a famous (unfortunately apocryphal) psychological experiment involving...
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