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Gameful Design
The document features a panel discussion on gameful design, highlighting its evolution and impact on game development. It points out the shift from expensive, custom-built tools in the 1990s to more accessible platforms like Unity and Unreal today. Additionally, it discusses the rise of indie games and crowdfunding in various entertainment sectors, illustrating the growth and democratization of game development.
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Gameful Design
- 1. Panelists 1 WandaMeloni CEO, M2 Publishing @wandameloni wanda@m2researhc.com Sandro Alberti Chair- ACM SIGGRAPH salberti@fen-om.com @sandroalberti Scott Tilton CEO, Hookit scott@hookit.com @Hookitcom Joann Hoffman CEO, Game On Data joann@gameondata.com
- 2. Gameful Design Whatis it and what does it mean? Wanda Meloni M2 Research G:LIST San Diego, Oct 15, 2014
- 3. Gameful Design Gamesnow reach more people regardless of age, demographics or geography
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- 6. 6 1990’s -2000’s • Tools very expensive or custom built • Specialized high-end systems • Cost Millions of dollars to build Nicole Stenger, 1992 Today • Unity and Unreal have democratized tools • 8% of developers doing VR games • Cloud-gaming , Games for Change, Serious Games Paul Bettner: Playful Corp. – Lucky’s Tale State of Game Development Source: M2 Research
- 7. 7 State ofGame Development Film • 1919- United Artists • 1981 – Sundance Film Festival • 2010 – 42% of US box office revenue comes from Indie titles • Crowdfunding Music • 1950s – Start of indie music • 1970s – National Association of Independent Record Distributors • 2013 – 510% increase in indie musicians making their living • Apple – over 16 billion songs sold through iTunes Games • 1995 – first Amiga games • 2004 – Unity founded • 2005 - IndieCade • 2008 – Microsoft launches Xbox Live Indie Games • 2009 – Minecraft launches • 2014 – Minecraft sold 54 million units and reaches 100 million registered users • Crowdfunding Source: M2 Research
- 8. Developer Focus andGame Genre 8 State of Game Development 51% 42% 31% 29% 26% 25% 23% 22% 20% 16% 13% 12% 12% 9% 8% 8% 7% 7% 7% 7% 6% 5% 5% 4% 4% 3% Source: M2 Research
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- 10. 10 Gameful Design 22% 33% 44% Source: M2 Research
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- 12. Panelists 12 WandaMeloni CEO, M2 Publishing @wandameloni wanda@m2researhc.com Sandro Alberti Chair- ACM SIGGRAPH salberti@fen-om.com @sandroalberti Scott Tilton CEO, Hookit scott@hookit.com @Hookitcom Joann Hoffman CEO, Game On Data joann@gameondata.com