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ethan levy | monetization design consultant | @FamousAspect

Understanding F2P
with the 4 pleasures
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one must accept F2P as valid to properly design for the business model

Understanding F2P
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I think game design is the process of
assembling the components that can
make up a game to produce a
desired experience in the player.

Rich Hilleman, Chief Creative Director, EA
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a mental framework to understand why players play

4 pleasures model
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the 4 pleasures model

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a framework for F2P
• Physio-pleasure
• Socio-pleasure
• Psycho-pleasure
• Ideo-pleasure

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physio-pleasure

“This has to do with the body and with pleasures derived from the
sensory organs”
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physio-pleasure

“This has to do with the body and with pleasures derived from the
sensory organs”
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physio-pleasure

“This has to do with the body and with pleasures derived from the
sensory organs”
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socio-pleasure

“This is the enjoyment derived from relationships with others.”
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socio-pleasure

“This is the enjoyment derived from relationships with others.”
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socio-pleasure

“This is the enjoyment derived from relationships with others.”
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psycho-pleasure

“Psycho pleasure pertains to people’s cognitive and emotional
reactions.”
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psycho-pleasure

“Psycho pleasure pertains to people’s cognitive and emotional
reactions.”
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psycho-pleasure

“Psycho pleasure pertains to people’s cognitive and emotional
reactions.”
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ideo-pleasure

“Ideo pleasures pertain to people’s values.”
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ideo-pleasure

“Ideo pleasures pertain to people’s values.”
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ideo-pleasure

“Ideo pleasures pertain to people’s values.”
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“Do I not destroy my enemies when I make
them my friends?”

Abraham Lincoln
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Look at the author's job title. Just
look at it. That's not a career, that's
a punishment for being an abusive
prison guard in a past life.

Ben Kuchera, Senior Editor, Penny Arcade Report
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continue the conversation
• Email: ethan@FamousAspect.com
• Twitter: @FamousAspect
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