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VERBY NOUNS a casual well played drew davidson ABOUT ME WELL - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
VERBY NOUNS a casual well played drew davidson ABOUT ME WELL - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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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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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PLAY
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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PLAY
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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PLAY
Pac-Man 256
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VARIATONS
Light Leveling Abilities Power Ups
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PLAY
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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PLAY
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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VERBY NOUNS
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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