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Do’s and don’ts: how to make your social game successful Bastian Hofmann VZnet Netzwerke Ltd. VZnet Netzwerke Ltd. - Friday, November 5, 2010

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Do’s and don’ts: how to make your social game successful

Bastian HofmannVZnet Netzwerke Ltd.

VZnet Netzwerke Ltd. - Friday, November 5, 2010

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#1Do use a successful

social network!

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VZ-Networks

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Apps and Games @VZnet

33 Mio. Installs

1,8 Mio. DAU

5,5 Mio. MAU

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VZ-Apps compared to other gaming sites  Daily Unique Visitors (Mio) Time on Site (min)

VZ-Apps 1,80 10:50jetztspielen.de 1,30 13:50

gameduell 1,10 20:00Spieletipps.de 1,00 09:00

king.com 1,00 28:00BigPoint 1,00 05:40

1001spiele.de 0,46 20:00spielkarussel 0,43 14:40gamesload 0,29 04:30fettspielen 0,24 14:20spielen.de 0,18 12:30

Yahoo! Spiele 0,16 04:30spiele-zone.de 0,12 12:00sevengames 0,11 05:50

Google! Adplanner, Feb 2010

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Top Developers at VZnet

Beijing ELEX4.6 Mio.

Plinga2.08 Mio.

i-Jet Media1.33 Mio.

Wooga1,28 Mio.

Monthly active users within all applications

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#2Don’t use a proprietary interface!

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OpenSocial Reach

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OpenSocial Europe Event06.12. - 07.12.

Utrecht (NL)

http://blog.opensocial.org/2010/10/first-european-opensocial-event-in.html

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#3Don’t develop a

casual or hardcore game!

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What is a Social Game?

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Sessions within a week

Leng

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f a s

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on Heavy PlayersTenacious Players

Moderate Players Frequent Players

Casual Games

Social Games

Core/Hardcore Games (MMO)

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Bad example: Devil Fight (GameGenetics)

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Good Example: Dorfleben (HalfQuest)

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#4Allow social interactions

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Example: Frohe Ernte (Elex)

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#5Use Cross

Promotion between your apps.

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Example: Cafe time (Elex)Started cross promotion

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#6Don’t use a fantasy

name!

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Case Study: BolaRenamed to „soccer manager“

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DEMO

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#7Extend your reach

and use mobile devices!

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