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VERBY NOUNS a casual well played drew davidson ABOUT ME WELL PLAYED W ell Read & W ell Made Analysis & Criticism Gameplay & Narrative Design & Development Literacy & Mastery WELL PLAYED Presentations Books


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VERBY NOUNS

a casual well played drew davidson

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ABOUT ME

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WELL PLAYED

W ell Read & W ell Made Analysis & Criticism Gameplay & Narrative Design & Development Literacy & Mastery

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WELL PLAYED

Presentations Books Conferences Journal

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VERBY NOUNS

Casual Mobile Game Genre

and more…

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CASUAL WELL PLAYED

Played W ay Too Much (!) Some Forums, Some $ No Game Center nor Notifications Commonalities V ariations

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COMMONALITIES

Mechanics Features

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COMMONALITIES

Endless Runner, Keep Moving Simple Controls Difficult Challenges

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Flappy Bird

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COMMONALITIES

Free to Play IAP & Ads 6-Hour Time Frame

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Faily Brakes

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COMMONALITIES

High Scores, Light Social Missions Random Unlockables

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Steppy Pants

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COMMONALITIES

Replayability Tight Gameplay Loop Goals (Short & Long)

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Shooty Skies

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AESTHETICS

Genre has a Blocky Style Isometric & Procedural Enables Lots of Content Fits Phone Screen Dimensions

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ADS

Length & Frequency Production V alues Interactivity

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VARIATONS

Mechanics Features

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VARIATONS

Unlockable Boards Franchise Tie-Ins

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Pac-Man 256

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VARIATONS

Light Leveling Abilities Power Ups

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Looty Dungeon

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WORDY NOUNS

Not Really Related Levels Collect 3

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GOLDILOCKS

Mechanics Features

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GOLDILOCKS

Time & Effort to Earn Currency In Relation to Costs of Unlockables

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Crossy Road

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GOLDILOCKS

IAP Costs Amount & V alue of Ads

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Rodeo Stampede

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GOLDILOCKS

Length of Play Sessions Rate of Currency & Unlockables

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Disney Crossy Road

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UNICORN

Mechanics Features

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UNICORN

Land Sliders

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Land Sliders

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UNICORN

Coordinate Puzzles ARG(?)

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UNICORN

ARG (!) http://toucharcade.com/2016/01/22/land-sliders- arg-comes-to-an-end/

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Casual Mobile Game Genre Mechanics & Features Commonalities & V ariations Goldilocks & Unicorn

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AND MORE…

Faily Rider Blocky Hockey Wrecky Road Drifty Chase …

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WHY?

Video Games, V alue and Meaning Analysis & Criticism Literacy & Mastery W ell Read & W ell Made

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THANKS!

Questions? drew@andrew.cmu.edu Let’s Play! & Open CfP http://press.etc.cmu.edu/wellplayed/