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Will Freeman
Freelance GameDev Writer
8 min read
#Game Design
Getting Mobile Multiplayer Right (part 2): Design, testing, and scaling
Image courtesy of Hypernia Gaming News. As we saw in part one of our multiplayer series, the mobile multiplayer opportunity is bigger than ever. And there are a lot of reasons you should make multiplayer part of your next mobile release. But how do you get started with actually implementing multiplayer into your mobile game? Thereโs a lot to consider. And a bounty that makes it easier than ever to get right. Youโll need to read more than a two-part blog post to master it all, but weโve done our best to round up as many pointers and links to get you started on the right path. So letโs dig into part two. There are rules to mobile Over the years, mobile gaming has diversified (and then some). Game genres like casual, mid-core, hyper-casual, pay-to-earn and premium now offer very...
7 min read
#Game Design
Getting Mobile Multiplayer Right (Part 1): History, Genres, and Motivations
Adding multiplayer elements to your mobile game is a straight-up win-win situation. It creates a sense of community, brings a competitive edge, and gives your players a reason to come back. Taking all that on might feel intimidating. But today, building quality mobile multiplayer is easier than you might think. But how exactly do you make your mobile game multiplayer? What steps do you need to take? And what do you need to consider? We will cover in this two-part article that will help set you on the path to mobile multiplayer glory. This first part will look at the broad concepts and overarching considerations. And next time, weโll dive into the tech and techniques for part two. Yes, your game is suitable for multiplayer We appreciate there are different types of games. But multiplayer isnโt purely about competition and...
9 min read
#Marketing & Publishing
Understanding Player Motivations โ And How to Harness Their Power
We all play games for different reasons. Indeed, as individuals our motivations to play games shift continuously. Whether weโre playing to pursue the respite of escapism, or have some competitive urges to sate, we can all get different things from games at different times. That statement will likely feel rather obvious. โWe play games for different reasonsโ is a plainly straightforward assertion. But behind it lies considerable nuance; subtleties games makers can identify and harness to guide the design or their games in pursuit of both commercial and critical success. So what are the leading player motivations, and how can understanding them help your efforts in making and publishing your games? Letโs start by considering the eight most common player motivation, and how they connect with making a game that engages, retains and โ hopefully โ monetizes. 1. Competition With...
7 min read
#Guides
Getting Your Game Release Right โ A Checklist
Making a game is one thing. An impressive, creative and wonderful thing. But a game really comes to life when it is released to players. Being played is a gameโs reason to be โ and the vital step in starting to generate revenues that let your studio grow, or allow you to begin work on your next title. As such, getting the release of a game right is about as important as it gets. And in todayโs connected era where titles so commonly exist as live, maintained entities, releasing is now about a lot more than making it available for sale. With all that in mind, weโve built up a checklist of all the things you need to consider before releasing your games. Itโs a list that considers quality, performance, marketing, monetisation and more. Bear in mind that many of...
6 min read
#Game Design
5 Simple Ways to use Level Design to Improve Player Experience
Games have a great deal to learn from the likes of architecture, town planning, and even the layout of theme parks. Thatโs especially true when it comes to level design. A 3D adventure game, for example, is a space designed to be moved through; just as is the case with a city centre or a Disney resort. Head to Walt Disney World in Florida, and Space Mountain stands out from its surroundings, visible from multiple vantage points. Thatโs entirely deliberate. Its vertical height contrasts sharply with its environment, drawing the visitorโs eye. And yet most of the parkโs paths to Space Mountain are indirect, taking looping, curving routes. The idea is that visitors are never told where to go. Instead, Space Mountainโs constant presence gently pulls people towards it. Those winding paths, meanwhile, give a sense of exploration and discovery....
6 min read
#Guides
6 Tips for Running a Game Jam: a Guide from AudioMob
Editorโs Note: AudioMob, an advertising platform dedicated to non-interrupting audio ads, recently ran their first (of many) game jams. Hereโs what they learned from the experience. As 2020 came to a close, we ran a game jam that encouraged highly creative development teams to explore integrating a new audio ad format into mobile games. The jam was an amazing experience for us, one in which we learned a lot. Hosting certainly took a significant investment of effort and time. But it was worth it, bringing us and something weโd recommend any game tech, service, or publishing company consider doing. With that in mind, we wanted to share what we learned, in case you were curious about what happens behind the scenes (or were thinking of running one yourself!). Running a game jam was hugely rewarding, of course. We got to...