Sirlin

OCTOBER 22, 2019

Fantasy Strike is an interesting case study in game balance for an asymmetric game. I did the entire balancing process without any data at all, and now, after it’s all done, we have the data. In other games, I’m not at all (Yomi, Puzzle Strike, Kongai) so I rely on players who have expert knowledge about balance.

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iXie gaming

APRIL 16, 2024

Establishing a sustainable and balanced game economy is crucial to the success of any game, as it helps drive player satisfaction and engagement. This has made it difficult to find the right balance between numerical indicators, such as player engagement and rewards, and in-game spending incentives. Where Do You Start? But worry not!

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AWS Games

DECEMBER 19, 2024

Using Amazon Bedrock, developers built an AI agent that analyzes near real-time game data streaming from Amazon Kinesis. Amazon S3 and Amazon DynamoDB continue to play a role in short- and long-term data collection. Creature-catching games are very popular, but its often too easy to figure out their meta after a few minutes.

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Smart Fox Server

OCTOBER 20, 2021

In this article we are going to explore several ways to use the open source HAProxy load balancer in conjunction with SFS2X , to increase the scalability and availability of a multiplayer project. Round robin Load Balancing. After a few seconds the load balancer should be up and running. Introducing HAProxy.

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Brand Game Development

SEPTEMBER 1, 2017

Every opinion – however misinformed you may believe to be – is a data point. As in rigorous scientific experiments, data points are to be gathered accurately and then interpreted later. ” If you’ve made a recent tweak, having objectives going in helps you gather relevant data.

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Nvidia

JANUARY 30, 2024

Accelerated networking combines CPUs, GPUs, DPUs (data processing units), or SuperNICs into an accelerated computing fabric specifically designed to optimize. Accelerated networking combines CPUs, GPUs, DPUs (data processing units), or SuperNICs into an accelerated computing fabric specifically designed to optimize networking workloads.

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Filmustage

DECEMBER 30, 2024

Multiple actors balance different projects, personal commitments, and contractual obligations at the time. Let's examine everything involved in creating a balanced shooting schedule that benefits everyone involved. Production teams must direct complex scheduling while balancing creative vision and budget limitations.

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Filmustage

FEBRUARY 28, 2025

A comprehensive features list includes: Project name and type Software utilized Specific tasks performed Technical specifications Unclear Contact Information Strategic data placement demands attention at opening and closing segments. 264 codec configurations to balance visual fidelity and file management requirements.

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Filmustage

FEBRUARY 12, 2025

Resource allocation requires the gentle demeanor of a skilled coordinator, balancing cast, crew, and equipment availability. Production teams can efficiently generate Day Out of Days (DOOD) reports and call sheets, while managing location data through Google Maps integration and customizable time estimates.

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PreMortem.Games

JANUARY 3, 2024

We both share the same responsibilities and brainstorm ideas together based on previous data and research on the market. Compelling gameplay loop Balancing the creation of assets, the Mojsovski brothers share that the assets are a mix of marketplace acquisitions and in-house development. “I say it’s 50/50.

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Deconstructor of Fun

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

It’s not about budget limitations – it’s about leveraging data and performance metrics to find the right audience and make each acquisition count. As Meta and Kwalee demonstrate, today’s data-sharing partnerships and predictive AI tools make it easier than ever to stay nimble, create relevant campaigns, and target the users that matter.

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Grumpy Gamer

JANUARY 3, 2018

It’s basically where you write programs that feed data (sometimes random data) into program’s functions or modules and make sure you get the expected results or proper errors. No one of going to die or lose their entire bank balance because of our bugs. What is unit testing you ask?

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PreMortem.Games

MAY 23, 2023

Oscar Hogervorst is founder and CEO of Steam Data Suite , a data-driven tool designed to give users insight in the inner workings of Steam and help them make informed decisions and strategies. Striking the right balance between marketing and game development is crucial, ensuring a unique and marketable product.

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PreMortem.Games

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

During his time at MEST, Esio adopted a data-driven approach, conducting thorough market research and learning from African peers. ” While Ogunyebi and Abdulkabir balance full-time jobs alongside their commitments to the company, Esio remains actively involved. However this year he is going to be embarking on a new adventure.

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AWS Games

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

The cloud operates on physical hardware that AWS manages in various data centers around the globe. When it comes to streaming game data to end users, there are important factors to consider when architecting your streaming design for AWS. Resource Quotas By default, new AWS accounts have low quotas, formerly known as limits.

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AWS Games

MARCH 6, 2024

2:00-2:30pm: Capturing the magical realm of data generated by Baldur’s Gate 3 Room 3022, West Hall Baldur’s Gate 3 is built on an intricate storyline heavily affected by player choices.

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Deconstructor of Fun

SEPTEMBER 16, 2019

This is the second and the final part of the series on how to build and grow products with data (you can find the first part here ). Oleg has built his data driven product management expertise working on some of the biggest games as well as some of the biggest social platforms in the World. The new move disrupted this balance.

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Deconstructor of Fun

DECEMBER 2, 2024

This shift came from years of trial, and error, and a growing body of data on what drives long-term player value. LiveOps platforms add another layer, letting studios make real-time adjustments based on data, and ensuring alignment between revenue goals and player expectations. And it’s not just small studios.

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Deconstructor of Fun

OCTOBER 30, 2023

Her guidance was instrumental in building and nurturing a team of talented professionals, including product managers, data analysts, and user researchers. Balancing Between Creativity and Productivity First and foremost, Carol emphasises the importance of distinguishing between different types of mistakes. It helps, right?

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PreMortem.Games

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

In 2013, the investors asked for a data room when we raised the Next Games pre-seed. That’s going to be the smallest data room ever.” Also, I would like to have all the due diligence-related documents in a data room folder on Google Drive or Dropbox. Can you share that in the data room?” You can find one here.

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Grumpy Gamer

JANUARY 4, 2018

It's basically where you write programs that feed data (sometimes random data) into program's functions or modules and make sure you get the expected results or proper errors. No one of going to die or lose their entire bank balance because of our bugs. Why don't we unit test games like you would other software?

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AWS Games

MARCH 27, 2024

Capturing the magical realm of data generated by Baldur’s Gate 3 : Baldur’s Gate 3 is built on an intricate storyline heavily affected by player choices. The PM’s dilemma – Striking a healthy balance when managing live games : Product managers must be more efficient than ever in deploying resources and spending their time.

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Deconstructor of Fun

OCTOBER 28, 2024

What It Takes to Compete It’s easy to despair based on this data -- but the shooter category is massive (the largest on PC/Console) so it makes sense why its so hotly contested and all why players have appetite to try the new thing in the genre. The player base dropped from 80 million monthly active users in 2021 to 50 million by mid-2024.

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Deconstructor of Fun

DECEMBER 16, 2024

A Balanced Growth Philosophy This doesnt mean SciPlay isnt evolving. This requires a careful balance of data, player feedback, and an innate understanding of the player experience. Mishka also pointed out that being part of a larger company means they dont need to force a growth narrative just to please analysts.

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Deconstructor of Fun

FEBRUARY 17, 2025

Ilkkas famous worlds least powerful CEO line is charming, but leadership clearly makes big calls and manages the organization as a producthow does that balance evolve as the company grows? How do they maintain culture while scaling? Looking Ahead: IPO on the Horizon? Supercell is heading into a defining year.

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AWS Games

JANUARY 11, 2024

They deploy live operations that surface real-time data and make accurate predictions on players’ actions. You can get an accurate prediction on customer churn without having to hire an entire data science team or take precious time away from your game developers. Download the game-features-balanced dataset to build the model.

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Deconstructor of Fun

FEBRUARY 3, 2025

This success highlights their ability to generate revenue through a balanced mix of IAP and ads. Players are given fewer levers to pull, which forces the design to focus on creating engaging, well-balanced puzzles without relying on extraneous elements to sustain interest. Why have hybridcasual puzzles become successful?

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Half Geek

JULY 28, 2022

update if you want to keep current save data or you are still playing current Pilots. Data over the years show the Omni Fleet under-performs during player in-system combat. Ship re-balancing: The goal is to make lighter ships more viable longer towards the mid & late-game, by improving firepower.

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Brand Game Development

MAY 12, 2017

In the world at large, primary sources can include all sorts of things: data from your business, academic journals, videos, blogs, magazines, news sites, social media, books, and so on. I moved starting spaces around on the map so they’re more balanced. I broke the hardest roads into two sections for both balance and simplicity.

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iXie gaming

NOVEMBER 27, 2024

Advanced Compliance Requirements: Meeting Platform-Specific Standards Console platforms like PlayStation, Xbox, and Nintendo have compliance standards that cover everything from accessibility to user data handling. Common failure points include issues with frame rates, UI compliance, save data management, and connectivity bugs.

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Deconstructor of Fun

DECEMBER 11, 2023

The podcast unfolds an engaging conversation that delves into the challenges aspiring entrepreneurs face, the distinguishing traits of successful founders, and the timeless topic of work-life balance. This means honing in on a single hypothesis, swiftly generating prototypes for immediate feedback, and meticulously collecting data.

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Brand Game Development

OCTOBER 20, 2017

Now I’m going to share with you specifically the feedback I got and I’ll tell you how I’m processing it… Step 1 – Gather Data through Surveys. Major fixes include: Event card balancing – no more accidents to completely take your turn away, that just sucks. That’s why it’s so important.

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AWS Games

JANUARY 18, 2024

The result was an architecture crafted around a generic model comprising of data collection, campaign creation, data filtration workflow, and execution workflow. The solution’s components include: Data Collection : Gathering information from MongoDB and MySQL, both self-managed on EC2 , ensuring comprehensive data availability.

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AWS Games

AUGUST 21, 2024

An Anywhere location typically maps to a data center or a group of data centers in a geographical location. Figure 1 – Game backend sending requests to Amazon GameLift Queue that balances traffic between two On-premises locations. The Amazon GameLift Agent is installed on hardware on-premises to manage game servers.

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Brand Game Development

MARCH 17, 2017

This early data will give me a sense of how the game needs to be structured and at what levels its objectives need to be set in order to be balanced. Once I complete a map of byways, I’ll connect them with highways. Then I’ll start self-testing to see how long it takes me to cross the map.

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AWS Games

MAY 7, 2024

Palia’s external traffic is routed through a geo-load balanced domain name system (DNS) address to a Network Load Balancer (NLB). To generate sufficient load, S6 wrote a Locust test, ran it from within the Amazon EKS cluster, and then scaled it rapidly and effectively while gathering data that showed how the test systems responded.

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Brand Game Development

APRIL 21, 2017

It upset the whole drafting balance. In this case, it wasn’t so bad, but in general, you want to have to track as little data as possible. For example, if you’re making a fighting game with Life, Stamina, and Endurance trackers, consider simplifying that into one piece of data, such as HP.

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