Casual Connect Asia Highlight: Roberto Dillon, Kentaura Pte. Ltd …
Operations started in early 2011, and it is very close to releasing its first social game. As chief game designer , Roberto Dillon is an important piece to this international company. Beginning his...
View ArticleGame Developers Conference | GDC Europe 2012 adds new social …
In a session dubbed ” Game Design is Business Design,” Ethan Levy (formerly of BioWare Social ) will discuss how the rise of the free to play market has transformed the role of the modern game designer...
View ArticleBuddy Monster: Mobage Gets Great-Looking 3D Social RPG [Social …
Even though the name is terrible, the game itself actually looks great: after all, Buddy Monster is the brain child of Yuji Naka, the legendary video game designer responsible for some of Sega's...
View ArticleThe DeanBeat: Zynga battles to dominate the red ocean, not the blue
The Ville, introduced by game designer Mark Skaggs above, is squarely aimed at taking players away from Electronic Arts' The Sims Social . By the same token, EA's own SimCity Social is aimed at Zynga's...
View ArticleGame Changing: Thriving During Games' Seismic Shift – VFS Blog
Games are changing. The landscape once dominated by behemoth AAA titles is almost gone. Gamers have more choices. Social games and free-to-play models have transformed the game industry you thought you...
View ArticleWagner James Au « Wiley Authorities Speak
Wagner James Au is an author, consultant, and game designer , and was lead writer/mission designer for City of Eternals, a Facebook-based MMO acquired by Electronic Arts. He's written on the subject of...
View ArticleNicole Leffel » Will Work for XP Series
Will Work for XP is a series chronicling my experience as an entry-level game designer at a social games startup in NYC. It was hosted on the NYU Game Center website from Spring 2011 to Summer 2012,...
View ArticleSocial Games and Hollywood IP: How and Why Hollywood is …
RockYou's third-party publishing arm, RockYou Studio Partners, is bringing big media companies and high value IP from popular movies and TV shows into the social game realm, and has partnered with Sony...
View ArticleFive questions with: game designer Nikita Mikros
Nikita Mikros has been a professional programmer since 1994 and a game designer since 1997. He paused his work as … I'm very interested in the freemium sales model as it relates to non casual/ social...
View ArticleFive questions with: SMERC CEO Brian Wane
Brian is a game designer who has been developing games since 1996. He earned an MFA in Design and Technology from Parsons School of Design. In 2000 he founded SMERC, an award-winning mobile and social...
View ArticleA Social Contract for Gaming/Learning | EdLab
Among various elements, she describes this unique social contract between a game designer and the players that seems to me the ultimate guideline for any great game design (she explains this in this...
View ArticlePeter Molyneux Defends Zynga and Social Games
Fresh off a live demo for the upcoming experimental Curiosity social game, respected game designer Peter Molyneux defends Zynga, extols the social gaming space and has harsh words about the console...
View ArticleNew hires in social games: Social Point, CrowdStar and more
José Ignacio Montes, Game Designer — Montes worked as game designer and Metacognition Seeker. Mike Allender, Game Balancer — Allender comes to Social Point from Jagex where he was a game balancer....
View ArticleNew hires in social games: Social Point, CrowdStar and more
José Ignacio Montes, Game Designer — Montes worked as game designer and Metacognition Seeker. Mike Allender, Game Balancer — Allender comes to Social Point from Jagex where he was a game balancer....
View ArticleNot Safe. Why Mobile Social Games Are Just As Vulnerable As Zynga
Why Mobile Social Games Are Just As Vulnerable As Zynga. by admin. Editor's note: Tadhg Kelly is a game designer with 20 years experience. Zynga's misery continues, yet mobile seems a little rosier....
View ArticleGame Economy Designer job in New York, United States …
Previous experience as a game designer , social designer or gambling designer. Benefits @ Gameloft Work with some of the most talented and passionate people in the industry in one of the world's best...
View ArticleSenior Game Designer | Startup Jobs in Silicon Valley
Booyah is seeking an experienced game designer with a proven track-record in the Mobile/ Social space and a passion for play & innovation. The ideal candidate thrives in a fast-paced start-up...
View ArticleSenior Game Designer | Startup Jobs in Silicon Valley
Booyah is seeking an experienced game designer with a proven track-record in the Mobile/ Social space and a passion for play & innovation. The ideal candidate thrives in a fast-paced start-up...
View ArticleNicole Leffel » Will Work for XP Series
Will Work for XP is a series chronicling my experience as an entry-level game designer at a social games startup in NYC. It was hosted on the NYU Game Center website from Spring 2011 to Summer 2012,...
View ArticleIs Your Game Crowd-Ready? | TechCrunch
Tadhg is a senior video game designer , producer and creative director. Tadhg has held roles at various video game development, technology and publishing companies. Since the early 90s, Tadhg has...
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