The document discusses several mobile games and their key features. It begins with short summaries of 6 games including Trade Nations, Dead Space, Infinity Blade, Order & Chaos, Doodle Jump, and Cut the Rope. These summaries highlight the games' genres, mechanics, controls, and monetization approaches. The document then provides more in-depth reviews of 9 additional games: Triple Town, Flick Homerun, Super Stickman Golf, Scramble with Friends, Slotomainia, evaluating their gameplay, design, social features, and monetization strategies.

1. From the Living Room to the Restroom
Aaron Bannin
Ben Sipe
Jimi Van Guilder
Nate Dykstra

2. Platform Marketshare

3. Shameless Promotion
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4. iOS Global Distribution

5. Category Popularity
**iOS and Android

6. Indies vs. Major Publishers
**iOS and Android

7. Freemium Overview in 2010

8. Freemium vs. Premium

9. Freemium vs. Premium

10. Games Category in Mobile
**July 2011

11. Revenues in iOS - Sept 2011

12. Game Demos
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13. Game Demos
Trade Nations (Aaron/Ben)
- Stereotypical mobile/social freemium game
- Isometric resource management
- Cooperative social mechanics
- Very well balanced
- Monetizes with Magic Beans for speed ups, special items, and more
Dead Space (Aaron/Ben)
- Unique gameplay for iOS
- Successful console game
- Hardcore gaming look and feel
- Controls feel intuitive

14. Game Demos
Infinity Blade (Ben/Jimi) -
- Has the depth of a console game
- Good cutscenes to show off the Unreal engine
- Unique battling system that works well on mobile
Order & Choas (Ben/Jimi)
- Clone of World of Warcraft
- Solid MMO
- Very good implementation of dynamic dual joysticks
- Monetizes as a paid app, subscriptions, and virtual currency
Doodle Jump (Nate/Jimi)
- Uses the accelerometer
- Mechanic is unique to mobile devices

15. Game Demos
Cut the Rope (Nate/Jimi)
- Great use of the touch screen
- Very effective at progressively teaching the player
- touch screen and tutorial
Triple Town (Aaron/Jimi) -
- Unique puzzler
- Started on Facebook and moved to mobile
- Smooth transition due to minimal inputs from player
Flick Homerun (Jimi/Nate)
- Can be played in short increments
- Can monetize through the use of powerups
- Good job at making a sports game casual

16. Game Demos
Super Stickman Golf (Jimi/Nate)
- Scalable level design
- Because of the unique level designs, powerups are a core mechanic within
the game
- Synchronous multiplayer
Scramble with Friends (Aaron/Nate)
- Best in class for using social
- Asynchronous multiplayer (turn-based)
- Can use preexisting graph or meet new players
- Monetizes through powerups
- Paying only gives you an advantage, it is not pay-to-win
Slotomainia (Ben/Nate)
- Light, mindless gameplay
- Replicates the slot experience
- Love/hate the Facebook integration