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How to Leverage Trends and Motivations to Build Better Casual and Hyper-Casual Games

Game Refinery

Widely regarded as the biggest trendsetter when it comes to entertaining content, the short-form video content platform, TikTok, has become the new home for viral content. TikTok’s community leverages the engaging short-form video format to share their creative takes on games, whether humorous or educational. Meta layers.

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Insights from Xsolla Funding’s VP on Slowdowns, Self-Publishing and Smart Funding

PreMortem.Games

Educate yourself on successful Kickstarter strategies, and consider the advice of experts like Anya Combs, formerly of Kickstarter.” We’ve launched 151 Web Shops this year and are featured in 40 of the top 100 mobile games. It’s a full-time commitment for about three months.

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Indie Gaming’s Last Stand: How Willem Delventhal Is Battling Corporate Dominance!

Game Dev Unchained

The Transformative Landscape of Game Development: A Deep Dive with Willem Delventhal As a digital ecosystem thrives and transforms at a rapid pace, a recent conversation with game designer and educator Willem Delventhal offered insights into the evolving realm of game development.

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Mastering Metaverse: John Krajewski’s Eco Adventure

Game Dev Unchained

“But there’s a fine line between using these platforms as beneficial learning tools and as mere distractions.” One crucial area where games are making waves is in the field of education. “Games can form a better motivational framework that we shouldn’t ignore with education,” he said.

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Cocos Runtime, the technical foundation for mini-game platforms

Cocos

Mini-Game Runtime In China, many popular mini-game platforms, such as WeChat, Douyin (TikTok), QQ, and Kwai, have opted for Mini-Game Runtime technology architecture rather than the traditional H5/Webview as their runtime environment. Capable of spanning mainstream platforms.

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6 x Operative Changes That Kept SciPlay Growing Despite the Market Headwinds

Deconstructor of Fun

SciPlay invested significantly in its data platform , allowing real-time decision-making. Josh's forward-thinking approach, transforming their best people into internal educators, goes beyond the norm. The key here is having control over the entire platform instead of relying on someone else's.

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Top gamification examples in mobile apps

Game Analytics

Great for fitness, health, and education apps. A must for any education or fitness apps. And if you add a feature which lets you compare streaks with their friends, they’ll have all the more motivation to come back. Strava’s Streak feature lets users set challenges and goals while joining in on community set ones.

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