Logic Simplified

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

Here are some of the ways in which game demographics help: Our game developers use the data around demographics to identify their target audience. For example, if the target audience is primarily teenagers, our game app developers might focus on fast-paced action and trendy graphics. Does the audience like AR and VR games?

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PreMortem.Games

DECEMBER 6, 2023

The Steam audience in particular didn’t care and was mistaking our bespoke art for a Unity asset flip. Our number one reason for returns on Steam was: ‘didn’t know I had it on Game Pass’. Which if you know me is a good basis for a name”, Faliszek explains with a faint smile. “The problems we faced were two fold”, he says.

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PreMortem.Games

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

If you want to know more about the art, craft and science of game development, subscribe here. BLUF stands for ‘Bottom Line Up Front’ – the idea that the conclusion is the first thing your audience reads, that you both pose and answer the question in the first sentence.

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Brand Game Development

JULY 27, 2020

Need help on your board game? Advertising is the fastest way I know to bootstrap a company. There are three ways you can build your audience for the first time. Making your own content is good, but doing so with no outreach will make you feel like you’re screaming into a void. Why advertising is good.

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Brand Game Development

FEBRUARY 23, 2018

One of the biggest challenges I’m facing right now with Highways & Byways is that the audience I’m courting is different from the audience I won with War Co. Need help on your board game? and wanted to court an entirely different audience. Just here for Highway s & Byways updates? Click here.

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PreMortem.Games

JUNE 22, 2023

Image: pikisuperstar on Freepik Newzoo’s Global Gamer Study 2023 is a true treasure trove of interesting facts about the people out there that hopefully end up with your game in their hands. Did you know that more than half of all people with an internet connection play games? Or that 87% of players spend money on in-game items?

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Brand Game Development

MARCH 19, 2018

Welcome to the third unit of Start to Finish: Publish and Sell Your First Board Game. First came Game Development 101 and then came Designing & Developing Your Game. That’s why I’m especially excited to introduce you to unit 3: Marketing & Promoting Your Game. Need help on your board game?

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Brand Game Development

JUNE 18, 2018

Need help on your board game? I believe her story will be of special importance to many of you who want to get your foot in the door for the first time. Fourth one is large advertisement cons such as E3, GenCon, Essen, UKGE and more, where companies go specifically to get a booth and show off new stuff to an audience that expects it.

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PreMortem.Games

DECEMBER 22, 2023

He stresses the importance of looking after your mental wellbeing. “I Solo dev Dr.Kucho fights for true video games: “People play guided tours now” Mario Malagrino , creator of the recently released game Crude , knows exactly why he is working solo. “My Does your game exist if no one is playing it?”

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iXie gaming

MARCH 24, 2024

It allows you to detect technical problems in your game and assess gameplay and balance. The ultimate goal of beta testing is to ensure that your game meets its intended use when released to the intended audience. With open beta testing, developers collect feedback from a wider audience.

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Game Designing

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

Game analysis is an unbiased evaluation of a video game to provide audiences with critical insight into the content. They are also for designers who want to know if they have successfully executed the game’s objectives. If not, the designers will know which parts of the digital product must be improved.

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Brand Game Development

FEBRUARY 15, 2021

Need help on your board game? And hey, no judgment – I’ve made the same mistake and as a marketing guy, I should darn well know better! So with all this in mind, let’s talk about vetting your board game ideas before going through all the rigamarole of launching a Kickstarter campaign. It’s the culture!

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Deconstructor of Fun

AUGUST 15, 2023

Who is your target audience? And if the game you’re working on is a match-3 puzzle, there is a widely accepted assumption that your target audience primarily consists of women aged between 25 and 45. Of course, with this much simplicity comes an increased importance of creativity while developing your game.

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Brand Game Development

JANUARY 12, 2018

One of the hardest parts of entrepreneurship is knowing when to change your mindset. Our assumptions are always a little bit wrong, but the act of assuming we know how to act is sometimes a useful way to deal with the bigger enemy of indecision. Need help on your board game? Entrepreneurship is hard.

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PreMortem.Games

AUGUST 25, 2023

This can make it a bit challenging to ensure the game appeals to a wide audience.” What’s your creative process? “My Some days, you might find yourself disliking your own game, while on other days, you’ll feel a sense of pride in what you’ve accomplished. You never know what the future holds!”

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Game Biz

JANUARY 24, 2023

With mobile traffic accounting for 58.99% of overall web traffic worldwide, choosing the best ad network for mobile games is vital for advertisers and developers to reach a relevant audience and maximize ad purchases. We’ll discuss what each network offers and how they can help you make money from your mobile games.

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Deconstructor of Fun

JUNE 21, 2022

At this point, it’s all hands on deck for the product team who analyze the game and audience to the point of exhaustion just to make sure that the metrics are headed in the right direction update after update. When your budgets are small, you’re able to be more precise with your marketing. A lot of it.

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Brand Game Development

JANUARY 19, 2018

For the sake of this discussion, we’ll assume that you’re getting your board game reviewed prior to a Kickstarter campaign. Need help on your board game? Having a recognizable name on your project gives people the sense that you are serious. The Strategy of Reaching Out. It’s a doozy, too.

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PreMortem.Games

MARCH 11, 2024

Things like improving your magic broom while working to reach the top of the mountain. That’s one of the advantages of having launched some games and working with artists and musicians who you know will do an impeccable job. What makes this unique are the experiences that enrich the core loop of delivering packages”, says Moreno.

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Brand Game Development

MAY 14, 2018

This is part one of four in the Failure Recovery series in Start to Finish: Publish and Sell Your First Board Game. Understanding that and moving forward are critical to your success. Need help on your board game? You will find yourself out of your comfort zone, over your head, and unable to satisfy every demand.

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Brand Game Development

AUGUST 17, 2020

Through live-streaming, we can share videos of ourselves and our screens with a greater audience, who can communicate with us through chat. No matter how you choose to do it, live-streaming can be a great way to build an audience and share your game with the world. Need help on your board game? Why watch streams?

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Big Games

SEPTEMBER 3, 2021

There is a ‘n’ number of casino game apps available in the market, so for your app to stand out from the competition is to have unique elements that differentiate it from the rest of the apps. Knowing what not to do will give us the opportunity to create the best app. But it is important to consider the platforms.

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Game Daily

JUNE 2, 2023

The research sought to categorize Meta’s target audience according to their current relationships with games, ranging from shades of hardcore, through to ultra-casuals. 18 percent of casual gamers say they know “at least a fair amount” about the metaverse, compared to 63 percent of core gamers.

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iXie gaming

OCTOBER 10, 2023

Game developers are under constant pressure to reach a wider audience and expand their market coverage. One of the strategies adopted to reach a broader audience is porting games. Why is it important for your video game? Porting games to several platforms enables you to future-proof your creations by diversifying their reach.

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Game Daily

DECEMBER 1, 2022

This article is the third in a series that features the most up-to-date best practices and recommendations focusing on automation , measurement , creative and conversion schema optimization, which will help you to boost the performance of your app install campaigns. By being relevant you have a greater chance of extending your audience pool.

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Brand Game Development

OCTOBER 22, 2018

Everything would be just right if you could just hit that goal… Need help on your board game? The truth is that unless a Kickstarter is a total blockbuster, you won’t raise enough to print the game, pay your living expenses, and buy plane tickets to Hawaii. Keep updating your Kickstarter campaign.

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Brand Game Development

MAY 22, 2017

Sites like Twitter and Instagram provide some of the biggest and most accessible ways to attract an audience, even while they’re still mysterious and new. Need help on your board game? You might know me through Instagram, where I have a combined following of 30,000 for War Co. and Highways & Byways accounts.

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iXie gaming

MAY 8, 2023

If you’re interested in creating a Metaverse game, it can be challenging to know where to start. Whether you’re an experienced game developer or just getting started in the field, this guide will give you a solid foundation for creating your own Metaverse games. It also contains 3D modelling software.

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PreMortem.Games

JANUARY 8, 2024

There have been times in my work at Blizzard where I’ve made an animation or edited a PSD file or a 3D model to iterate more quickly on a design and the designers on those teams have let me know how much they appreciate it.” What’s your creative process? “I What are the biggest advantages of working solo?

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Game Daily

MARCH 22, 2023

Adopting a test-and-learn approach to ad campaigns can support your business to grow faster than those who don’t. How did you change your acquisition strategy during this time? But we knew that unless we tried, we wouldn’t know if they would be successful. Some strategies worked, some didn’t.

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CG Spectrum

JANUARY 16, 2023

Whether their work is hyper-realistic or uniquely stylized, CG Spectrum's 3D modeling students are proving they have what it takes to become the next storytellers and designers, helping to build worlds and products that entertain and delight their audience. Explore our courses and join the next intake! 3D MODELING COURSES.

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PreMortem.Games

MARCH 13, 2023

You may know them from the remakes of Galaga and Cut the Rope, or the Nintendo-published physics-based office simulator Good Job. “We Our core mission is to act as your cultural bridge to ensure developers do what’s necessary to access millions of new players across more high growth markets”, says CEO Steven Huot. “We

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Brand Game Development

NOVEMBER 16, 2019

Need help on your board game? Your board game box is the most important art you’ve got – make it count! (If If you’re looking for regulatory or legal requirements for packaging, check this article instead: How to Create Board Game Specs and Files for Your Printer.). People judge books by their covers.

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OPM Jobs

OCTOBER 5, 2023

So, how do you prepare for your first games industry interview and leave a great first impression? It’s ok to refer to your notes when you’re asked a question. It’s also more than ok to make notes during your interview, we actually strongly recommend it. Where is your interview going to be? Do you play them?

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PreMortem.Games

MAY 15, 2023

The game launched in November last year (and the Mac version last month) but unfortunately failed to find an audience. What’s your creative process? “I Oakenfold is your debut game. The first one, you really can do anything you set your mind to. What are your next plans now? Two lessons. I really did not.

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Game Analytics

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

The obvious reason is that by incentivizing likes, you’re getting your players to do the work for you. But it also means that players will get their mates to like your experience to get their reward faster. That way, players immediately know there are new goodies ready for them to dig into. Roblox’s audience is young.

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The Bottom Feeder

OCTOBER 4, 2023

Thanks for your patience. People used to know about us. Create and customize your personal army of mutant monsters. The list of indie hits that can probably be re-unleashed onto a new audience in ten years with profitable results is LONG. I don't know. Just be sure to keep control of them. They can get touchy.

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