Mobile & Social Game Design

Author: Tim Fields
Publisher: CRC Press
ISBN: 1466598689
Category : Computers
Languages : en
Pages : 238

Book Description
Successfully Navigate the Evolving World of Mobile and Social Game Design and Monetization Completely updated, Mobile & Social Game Design: Monetization Methods and Mechanics, Second Edition explains how to use the interconnectedness of social networks to make "stickier," more compelling games on all types of devices. Through the book’s many design and marketing techniques, strategies, and examples, you will acquire a better understanding of the design and monetization mechanics of mobile and social games as well as working knowledge of industry practices and terminology. Learn How to Attract—and Retain—Gamers and Make Money The book explores how the gaming sector has changed, including the evolution of free-to-play games on mobile and tablet devices, sophisticated subscription model-based products, and games for social media websites, such as Facebook. It also demystifies the alphabet soup of industry terms that have sprouted up around mobile and social game design and monetization. A major focus of the book is on popular mechanisms for acquiring users and methods of monetizing users. The author explains how to put the right kinds of hooks in your games, gather the appropriate metrics, and evaluate that information to increase the game’s overall stickiness and revenue per user. He also discusses the sale of virtual goods and the types of currency used in games, including single and dual currency models. Each chapter includes an interview with industry leaders who share their insight on designing and producing games, analyzing metrics, and much more.

Mobile & Social Game Design

Author: Tim Fields
Publisher: CRC Press
ISBN: 1466598697
Category : Computers
Languages : en
Pages : 226

Mobile & Social Game Design

Author: Tim Fields
Publisher: CRC Press
ISBN: 104007359X
Category : Computers
Languages : en
Pages : 238

Book Description
Completely updated, this second edition explains how to use the interconnectedness of social networks to make stickier, more compelling games on all types of devices. Through the book's many design and marketing techniques, strategies, and examples, readers will acquire a better understanding of the design and monetization mechanics of mobile and social games as well as working knowledge of industry practices and terminology. Each chapter includes an interview with industry leaders who share their insight on designing and producing games, analyzing metrics, and much more.

Mobile & Social Game Design, 2nd Edition

Author: Tim Fields
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 236

Book Description
Successfully Navigate the Evolving World of Mobile and Social Game Design and Monetization Completely updated, Mobile & Social Game Design: Monetization Methods and Mechanics, Second Edition explains how to use the interconnectedness of social networks to make "stickier," more compelling games on all types of devices. Through the book's many design and marketing techniques, strategies, and examples, you will acquire a better understanding of the design and monetization mechanics of mobile and social games as well as working knowledge of industry practices and terminology. Learn How to Attract-and Retain-Gamers and Make Money The book explores how the gaming sector has changed, including the evolution of free-to-play games on mobile and tablet devices, sophisticated subscription model-based products, and games for social media websites, such as Facebook. It also demystifies the alphabet soup of industry terms that have sprouted up around mobile and social game design and monetization. A major focus of the book is on popular mechanisms for acquiring users and methods of monetizing users. The author explains how to put the right kinds of hooks in your games, gather the appropriate metrics, and evaluate that information to increase the game's overall stickiness and revenue per user. He also discusses the sale of virtual goods and the types of currency used in games, including single and dual currency models. Each chapter includes an interview with industry leaders who share their insight on designing and producing games, analyzing metrics, and much more.

Mobile Game Design Essentials

Author: Dr. Claudio Scolastici
Publisher: Packt Publishing Ltd
ISBN: 1849692998
Category : Computers
Languages : en
Pages : 521

Book Description
A step-by-step guide.This book is for all game developers, designers, and hobbyists who want to create assets for mobile games

Gamification by Design

Author: Gabe Zichermann
Publisher: "O'Reilly Media, Inc."
ISBN: 1449397670
Category : Computers
Languages : en
Pages : 211

Book Description
Provides the design strategi and tactics to integrates game mechanics into any kind of consumer-facing website og mobile app

Social Game Design

Author: Tim Fields
Publisher: CRC Press
ISBN: 0240817672
Category : Computers
Languages : en
Pages : 264

Book Description
What game company doesn't want to be the next Zynga? But does the world really need another "ville" game? What we do need are designers who know how to create compelling money-making social games while maintaining their creativity. This book provides the clues to creating social game systems that generate profit.

Social, Casual and Mobile Games

Author: Michele Willson
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN: 150132019X
Category : Games & Activities
Languages : en
Pages : 319

Book Description
The first collection dedicated to analysing the casual, social, and mobile gaming movements that are changing games the world over.

Social Game Design for Mobile Devices

Author: Adrian Crook
Publisher: Focal Press
ISBN: 9780415729147
Category : Games
Languages : en
Pages : 352

Book Description

Visual Design Concepts For Mobile Games

Author: Chirstopher Carman
Publisher: CRC Press
ISBN: 1317614984
Category : Computers
Languages : en
Pages : 321

Book Description
This book is geared towards both students as well as professionals who are looking to enter the mobile (tablet/smartphone) and PC (personal computer) industry as concept artists (for both 2D and 3D production pipelines) or 2D production artists (game-ready assets). This book is not specifically focused on game design or game development and is also not a 3D modeling or animation guide. However, certain aspects of game design, game development, and 3D modeling and animation will impact the visual development and art creation process. So, at points throughout we will explore topics such as game engine performance and game mechanics, though at a very high-level, bird's-eye, vantage point and only as they pertain to the visual development of the various assignments throughout this book. Through the completion of the exercises and assignments contained within Visual Development for Web & Mobile Games readers will be guided through the visual development process and execution of a variety of concepts and assets (final game art). This includes categories such as characters, props, and backgrounds, within an isometric design template. The categories themselves will relate more to their function within a very simple game design template than their completed visual representation (e.g., the "big build-able" category could be anything from a town square to a fire breathing dragon as long as it fits within the bare bones parameters of the asset types functionality). The concept, theme, and style of these assets, as well as the world they inhabit, will be completely up to the individual artist. Key Features Weaves knowledge of classic visual development principles and web/mobile game art production practices. Assignments and exercises at the end of every chapter allow the reader to create a game art project from start to finish. Examines both 2D/3D game art pipelines. Includes a companion website with project files, asset downloads & author created video tutorials.