10 Things We Learned at GDC San Francisco
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3 members of the Highwinds team put together the Top Ten things they learned while attending GDC in San Francisco this year. Enjoy!
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- 1. 10 Things We Learned at GDC San Francisco Barry Whitley Highwinds Solutions Engineer Donna Hipp Highwinds Solutions Engineer Nathan Pendley Highwinds Solutions Engineer
- 3. Latin America is the fastest growing market in gaming. 42% of the population is connected, with an annual growth of 20%. 62% of their users are between 15 and 34. Julian Migura Director of Business Development - UOL
- 4. Getting featured is the number one way to get paid games to be successful. Nathan Vella Co-founder & President - Capybara Games
- 5. What makes small and early stage startups successful? The answer: energy, iteration, keep up the funnel of new users, endless playability that is socially connected, be able to measure success, and don’t put lipstick on a pig. Margaret Wallace CEO - Playmatics Daniel Bernstein CEO - UpTap
- 6. Updates and new content are an incredibly important way to keep your downloads high and keep everyone interested in your game. James Vaughan CEO – Plague Inc
- 7. It is more important than ever to do a staged roll-out. Paul Winterhalder CDO - bitHeads and playBrains
- 8. The average player downloads 1-5 games and plays 1-3 hours a week. Jussi Laakkonen CEO - Applifier
- 9. Mobile players want stable, fast games, and are not as concerned with an integrated story. Patrick Mornan Creative Director – Disney Interactive
- 10. Don’t get too attached or entrenched with anything. You have stay nimble and ready to change. Ian Marsh CEO - nimblebit
- 11. It should only take 7 days to prototype a game. It’s about 1 month for polish for every 1 day of prototyping. Devin Reimer CTO - Owlchemy
- 12. Mobile gaming is growing faster than PC did in early 2000’s. Josh Klint CEO & Founder – Leadwerks Software
- 13. What is the Game Delivery Network? Visit the GDN customers page to read how successful game companies like Valve - Steam, Online Warmongers, U4iA Games, Funcom, GameFly and Penny Arcade are leveraging the GDN today. Visit www.highwinds.com/GDN to learn more! 10 Things We Learned at GDC San Francisco