w10611: Common Playability Problems in Social Network Games

Social network games on Facebook have become a popular genre of video games. Social network integration and the free-to-play revenue model make them easily accessible but also easy to discard. In such an ecosystem, the quality of the game plays an important part. Improving playability is one method for achieving higher quality game experiences which might in turn lead to better retention and monetization. In this work-in-progress paper, we examine 12 social games and present the ten most common...

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From: ACM CHI 2014

Related topics : video game social network

Social Games Development: Q&A with Blake Commagere - Part 2

http://www.offerpalmedia.com - Part 2 of the interview with social gaming pioneer, Blake Commagere. Blake is the creator of the highly successful Zombies, Vampires, and Werewolves games on Facebook. Previously, he led the development of the Causes application on Facebook. In part 2 of the interview, Blake provides his insights on social versus traditional (PC/console) game development.

Topics include:

- Are gamers moving away from traditional PC/console games?

- Is gaming being...

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From: Offerpal

Related topics : social network game developers

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From: KazPLAY

Related topics : gaming social network for gamers / service industry social networking / social networking websites

Edith Elkind: Coalitional Games on Sparse Social Networks

We consider coalitional games played on social networks (graphs), where feasible coalitions are associated with connected subsets of agents. We characterize families of graphs that have polynomially many feasible coalitions, and show that the complexity of computing common solution concepts and parameters of coalitional games on social networks is polynomial in the number of feasible coalitions. Also, we establish a connection between coalitional games on social networks and the synergy...

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From: Hausdorff Center for Mathematics

Related topics : games social network

Duxter (The First Social Network Gaming Website)

A little review on the first social network gaming website

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From: Garrfield9240

Related topics : social networking websites

OpenXLive--Game Social Network on Windows Phone 7

OpenXLive connects gamers on Windows Phone 7 with a social network (SNS) platform, and enables mobile game developers to add social networking features in games with minimal development efforts, including friends, leaderboards, forum, and more. OpenXLive was developed by Fulcrum Mobile Network, Inc. Similar platforms include OpenFeint and Plus+, both of which run on iOS devices.

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From: OpenXLive

Related topics : social network game developers / gamers social networking

Stupidest Game Ever!!!!!!! Social Network Simulator

This Is not a PG game you have been warned Download Link: http://www.indiedb.com/games/social-network-simulator-2014

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From: JoepedPlays

Related topics : games social network

O'Reilly Webcast: Information Security and Social Networks

Social networks are an information security game changer, and enterprises and their management are struggling to understand and deal with the security risks of social networks.

Traditional information security protected your corporate IT perimeter. But that won't help in the web 2.0 era of social networks, as effective security for social networking require a security focus shift from infrastructure protection to data protection.

This webcast details the significant security and privacy...

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From: O'Reilly

Related topics : social network information

Ex-TV producer looking for developers to launch a new social gaming network

George Zaloom is the CEO of Playmo.re, a pure play social gaming network. David Spark caught up with Zaloom to discuss what he's looking for in terms of talent for his social games platform. He's looking for people that want to create a social gaming platform that's more gaming based rather than Facebook's social based gaming network.

Zaloom has an interesting past before gaming. He was a television and film producer. He produced the film "Encino Man" and the documentary about "Apocalypse Now"...

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From: DiceOutLoud

Related topics : social network game developers

uVme-New Online Gaming, Social & Network Marketing Video

a new Online Gaming, social networking and network marketing platform.

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From: tony4thomas

Related topics : online gaming social network / online social networking marketing / social marketing network