Game Design for Free-to-Play Live Service

2024
ISBN: 978-3-031-56155-9
Verlag: Springer Nature Switzerland

Buch, Englisch, 270 Seiten, Format (B × H): 173 mm x 246 mm, Gewicht: 657 g

Reihe: Synthesis Lectures on Image, Video, and Multimedia Processing

"Game Design for Free to Play Live Service" is the ultimate guide to designing successful free-to-play mobile games. Based on a decade of experience at companies like Rovio, EA, and Supercell, the author provides practical advice on gameplay mechanics, monetization strategies, and player engagement. With case studies and expert insights, this book is essential reading for any game developer looking to create a hit mobile game.

Zielgruppe

Professional/practitioner

Autoren/Hrsg.

Stankovi¿, Stanislav

Stankovic, Stanislav

Fachgebiete

• Mathematik | Informatik EDV | Informatik Programmierung | Softwareentwicklung Spiele-Programmierung, Rendering, Animation
• Mathematik | Informatik EDV | Informatik Programmierung | Softwareentwicklung Grafikprogrammierung
• Technische Wissenschaften Elektronik | Nachrichtentechnik Nachrichten- und Kommunikationstechnik Signalverarbeitung

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction.- Business Model of Free To Play.- Player psychology.- Modeling player audience.- Understanding time.- Mathematics of game design.- Social features.- Game design methods.- Live service.- Practical design examples.

Über Autor(innen)

Stanislav Stankovic is originally from Niš, Serbia, where he completed his studies in Computer Science and Engineering at the Faculty of Electronic Engineering, Univeristy of Niš. He obtained his PhD from Tampere University of Technology, TUT (now Tampere University) in Digital Signal Processing. Virtual Reality and Virtual Environments were one of his main research interests during his time in academia. He has been lecturing courses on Virtual Reality and human Computer Interaction for several years at this institution.

After leaving academia, he has been working for over a decade in the video games industry, as a game designer and a creative director in several renowned companies including Rovio, Electronic Arts and Supercell.