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April 2012
Facebook Credits: The Future of Game Profits
Gamification is at the core of much of what is going into business systems today. It is a concept of taking structures from successful game concepts like World of Warcraft and Farmville and applying them to tasks that people would rather not do. It is forming the basis of systems that require behavioral change to work. At the core of Gamification are reward structures based on games and at the core of rewards may be some form of currency like Facebook Credits that can be used to acquire something the user wants. (more…)
February 2012
How App TV will Disrupt the Game Industry – Part 2
As an industry, video games are at an inflection point as economic, technological and social trends are coming together to disrupt the way we develop, sell and build games. These trends will remake the console business in ways both expected and unexpected. (more…)
February 2012
How App TV will Disrupt the Game Industry
Chris Ulm, CEO of Appy Entertainment, looks ahead to the transition of App Store-style, bite-sized entertainment consumption to the living room. (more…)
August 2011
Raising Money for Charity is a Smart Virtual Goods Strategy
When an earthquake struck Haiti in January 2010, many organizations rallied around the cause and started to raise money for relief efforts. The social game industry also joined in, giving birth to the concept of the “charity virtual good”. (more…)
August 2011
Global VC Forecast: Sunny in Emerging Markets
A survey of investors found broadly bullish expectations for VC activity over the next five years in emerging economies in China, Brazil and India, but a much grimmer outlook for the US and parts of Europe. Meanwhile, in an upbeat sign at least for the near term, US quarterly data showed that 2010 VC deals are on pace to beat last year’s tally. (more…)
February 2011
Strategies for Virtual Goods Price Benchmarks
The last time you boarded an airline, you made your way down to your airplane, and plopped down in the seat next to a person who reached the same destination, on the same flight, receiving the same service you did. She may have paid way less money than you did. (more…)
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