Deconstructor of Fun

DECEMBER 19, 2022

With privacy becoming more important to mobile players and the prevalence of artificial intelligence (AI) in app advertising inventories, the quality of your creatives has never been more important to the success of your games. In most app advertising inventories, you do not have many levers to pull.

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The Knights of Unity

MAY 6, 2020

Hyper casuals dominated the mobile games market in 2017 and they are still growing in popularity. This Free2Play model generates more than 50% of the global gaming market revenue. Their beginnings reach to the early ’70s, but then they were called arcade games. Voodoo, Ketchapp, Lion Studios, King. Interested?

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Deconstructor of Fun

JANUARY 31, 2021

Post-COVID investment flows in Social and mobile gaming emerged as one of the best performing sectors during coronavirus, and the ensuing influx of investment will likely impact companies large and small. In mini-game designs, look for apps to chase greater novelty as they compete for the attention of a fixed player base.

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The Bottom Feeder

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

The price of this blog is that, every so often, I put an advertisement in your inbox. We have just started a Kickstarter for our next game, Geneforge 2 - Infestation. When I did earlier remasters, I often redid things like the game system, because I thought my wiser game designer brain could make the old stuff better.

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The Knights of Unity

JUNE 15, 2020

This is one of the pillars for creating and developing mobile games. Without it, the game would probably not be so well thought out, which could badly affect the return on investment (ROI). In short: it is used to measure the value of your game and assess the profitability of investment. advertising).

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CG Spectrum

JUNE 10, 2024

3D Modelling 3D Animation FX Concept Art 2D Animation Game Design Game Programming 3D Modelling: Shaping Virtual Worlds “3D modelling is a rewarding career where you get to bring concepts and 2D imagery to life, sculpting personality and story into characters, objects, and environments.

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Deconstructor of Fun

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

Guest post by David Fox , founder of Double Coconut — a design and development studio that has delivered hit mobile and web games for partners such as EA Sports, WB Games, Microsoft Casual Games, and more. Experience with idle games — making a repetitive action seem fun and not taxing — is key.

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Deconstructor of Fun

JANUARY 13, 2021

Written by Michail Katkoff , games executive and founder of Deconstructor of Fun, and Niek Tuerlings , Senior Game Designer and author of popular game development blog Ludocious.com. Special thanks for the Hybridcasual design insights to Abhimanyu Kumar , founder of Naavik consulting. Surplus of games.

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iXie gaming

MAY 24, 2023

Hyper-casual games are simple, easy-to-play games that have become increasingly popular in recent years. With the rise of smartphones and mobile gaming, hyper-casual games have exploded in popularity due to their accessibility and addictiveness.

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Deconstructor of Fun

JANUARY 24, 2023

TWIG #216 Ubisoft Staff Threatens to Strike over 4-Day Work Week / Laying out the Bull case for Mobile ? How to Plan and Nurture Your Career in Games - with Sophie Vo and Mishka Katkoff (Rise & Play podcast) ✉️ Received this email from a friend? For a market game designer, revealing information should be an orchestrated event.

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Keith Burgun

JUNE 7, 2022

Of course mobile F2P gacha games are the absolute peak level of this sort of stuff, but it bleeds out and infects everything else too, more and more, year after year. More and more things “level up” in some way.

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Deconstructor of Fun

MARCH 4, 2019

This one is written by Om Tandon (Director of User Experience, DIGIT Game Studios) and Abhimanyu Kumar (Mobile Games Consultant). The dormant downloads growth trend of Slots games over the past 2 years further fuels the idea of innovation unlocking more growth in the sub-genre. To make sure you don’t miss on all of the ?content

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Deconstructor of Fun

DECEMBER 11, 2019

The exchanging of audiences between hypercasual titles can be seen in the share of ad impressions “Jelly Shift” by SayGames has across 8 out of the top 11 apps it is advertised in. Source: Mobile Gaming Industry Analysis for H1 2019. Most definitely, this reinforces the above mentioned design evolution - more Hybridcasual!

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Deconstructor of Fun

JUNE 6, 2022

Key components of a Battle Pass Pricing When it comes to pricing, most mobile Battle Passes range from $5 to $15 in the basic tier, which is fairly cheap but not the regular ultra-low conversion offer price. This is a significant margin and the exact right price will depend on the specific game audience. Pass Gifting.

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Deconstructor of Fun

JANUARY 17, 2020

Here are the three things you need to know about ironSource: #1: They’re developing the most robust, data-driven growth engine for mobile games. #2: The State of Arcade Games While the Arcade genre only accounts for 7.5% In fact, Arcade games alone make up for ~45% of 2019’s total download volume across all mobile gaming genres.

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Deconstructor of Fun

MAY 20, 2020

The minute a supercell game is released, a thousand slack notifications go off. Mobile developers look up their fake AppStore accounts and download with excitement wondering what the new game could be. It’s like this because each new game has a history of defining a genre. Turns out we all had some time to play it.

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Deconstructor of Fun

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

A 10-year gaming industry veteran, leading game development teams focused on free-to-play titles across mobile and PC. Worked on hit mobile titles such as Sims Freeplay, Need for Speed No Limits, Subway Surfers, and Sims Mobile. Written by Christopher Brousseau. The Arclight Booster pack, available for $19.99

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Deconstructor of Fun

JANUARY 10, 2021

Mat Baker has been making mobile games for 15 years. Currently in charge of systems design at Trailmix. Laura Taranto has 12 years experience in casual games and is a product advisor and puzzle game aficionado. 2020 was a very good year for mobile games. Previously at King and Glu. It made $5.1

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Deconstructor of Fun

APRIL 25, 2022

Cookie Run is has some imporessive traction in the Western markets, which may potentially turn this game into a proper worldwide hit. The card-battling RPG genre was one of the first in mobile games that enjoyed success at scale and popularity around the world.

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Deconstructor of Fun

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

A 10-year gaming industry veteran, leading game development teams focussed on free-to-play titles across mobile and PC. Worked on hit mobile titles such as Sims Freeplay, Need for Speed No Limits, Subway Surfers and Sims Mobile. Written by Christopher Brousseau. The Arclight Booster pack, available for $19.99

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Deconstructor of Fun

MAY 18, 2023

If you liked this analysis, you’ll love: Why Rovio is Such a Juicy Catch #1 What is the rationale and Strategic interest behind Sega Sammy’s desire to acquire Rovio Entertainment Firstly, Rovio is an earnings-generating mobile gaming company with studios in Europe and Canada. You see, 91% of Sega’s revenue on mobile comes from Japan.

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Deconstructor of Fun

AUGUST 27, 2019

This post is sponsored by Lab Cave , a Mobile Growth Company that provides App Store Optimization and Mediation services for mobile Apps and Games. This deconstruct is written by Eva Grillova (Game Designer at Smirk Game Studios) and Abhimanyu Kumar (Mobile Games Consultant).

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Game Designing

JULY 30, 2023

Selection of programs offered include: Advertising Animation and Visual Effects Game Development Graphic Design Motion Pictures and Television 2. It offers the following programs: 3D and VX Game Design and Development Film/Video Game Programming 24 – Cinema School 2D Film Animation 5.

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