Comments on: “Don’t Make Me Think” for social games? http://justingibbs.com/2010/04/08/dont-make-me-think-for-social-games/ Bringing a little drama to social games Tue, 31 Jan 2012 22:16:19 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: padnpen http://justingibbs.com/2010/04/08/dont-make-me-think-for-social-games/comment-page-1/#comment-1193 padnpen Sat, 10 Apr 2010 00:38:36 +0000 http://justingibbs.com/?p=3983#comment-1193 Just my two cents but my limited experience with social games suggests otherwise. The games seem to have a LOT to offer in the beginning, unlike the traditional websites you mention. I believe the bigger challenge in social games is getting people to stick around.<br><br>Here's my shameless plug but I actually just wrote about Farmville, outlining some of the issues I saw... including keeping people around:<br><br><a href="http://hookorsink.com/2010/04/06/farmville-game-review/" rel="nofollow">http://hookorsink.com/2010/04/06/farmville-game...</a> Just my two cents but my limited experience with social games suggests otherwise. The games seem to have a LOT to offer in the beginning, unlike the traditional websites you mention. I believe the bigger challenge in social games is getting people to stick around.

Here's my shameless plug but I actually just wrote about Farmville, outlining some of the issues I saw… including keeping people around:

http://hookorsink.com/2010/04/06/farmville-game…

]]> By: justingibbs http://justingibbs.com/2010/04/08/dont-make-me-think-for-social-games/comment-page-1/#comment-1192 justingibbs Fri, 09 Apr 2010 19:44:36 +0000 http://justingibbs.com/?p=3983#comment-1192 Great blog. Really looking forward to your book. Great blog. Really looking forward to your book.

]]> By: Facebook Indie Games http://justingibbs.com/2010/04/08/dont-make-me-think-for-social-games/comment-page-1/#comment-1191 Facebook Indie Games Fri, 09 Apr 2010 14:05:28 +0000 http://justingibbs.com/?p=3983#comment-1191 Just post the notes on a blog, like Aki does. The act of gathering the notes will be what makes you smart enough to write the book. Just post the notes on a blog, like Aki does. The act of gathering the notes will be what makes you smart enough to write the book.

]]> By: Aki Järvinen http://justingibbs.com/2010/04/08/dont-make-me-think-for-social-games/comment-page-1/#comment-1190 Aki Järvinen Fri, 09 Apr 2010 10:36:27 +0000 http://justingibbs.com/?p=3983#comment-1190 Well, my book in progress won't focus exclusively on the UI design of social games, but it will touch upon it through discussing gameplay, tutorials, etc. - and you can't really escape UI issues while doing that. Please follow the book notes via the link. Well, my book in progress won't focus exclusively on the UI design of social games, but it will touch upon it through discussing gameplay, tutorials, etc. – and you can't really escape UI issues while doing that. Please follow the book notes via the link.

]]> By: justingibbs http://justingibbs.com/2010/04/08/dont-make-me-think-for-social-games/comment-page-1/#comment-1189 justingibbs Fri, 09 Apr 2010 00:26:25 +0000 http://justingibbs.com/?p=3983#comment-1189 Agreed. The list has begun. Agreed. The list has begun.

]]> By: Simon Newstead http://justingibbs.com/2010/04/08/dont-make-me-think-for-social-games/comment-page-1/#comment-1188 Simon Newstead Thu, 08 Apr 2010 21:53:29 +0000 http://justingibbs.com/?p=3983#comment-1188 Agree with Facebook Indie Games. I'm sure a lot of folks would love a book like that (myself included) Agree with Facebook Indie Games. I'm sure a lot of folks would love a book like that (myself included)

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