2010-03-11 19:04:25
GDC10 ThursSession1 4 Most important emotions for social games
4 Most important emotions for social games Speaker: Nicole Lazzaro
what emotions customers / gamers share?
laughter fun for example
Amusement
Mango = Social Token (bouncing back and forward)
Mango is a inside social token
laugh with or at
-grouping
amici
feeling funny and or friendly
desire for ...,
social grooming
conversation starting
amidar
most about admiration
it becomes a gaming (bouncing Mango with her sister)
its about ranking
help succeed
Amiero
>>>> reciprocity
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amusement laugher wow silly dancer starts bringing people together
ice you is better than kill you
fun changes the social interaction
friends as coworkers....using emotional binding for amusement
chat and jokes
amusement mechanics
language
chat and jokes
many more ...
2
cute characters change how it feels to play
caretaking emotions: tilt flips adventure in a1.5d environment
easy to start social grooming mechanics
pets animals....
wow orhan guest. the lost thing that needs some caring!
amici /
make friends or die vs... make friends vs Buy
real friends = more emotion
create stronger social emotions
likes and interests
people pets and plants
real friends
pet like caretaking
more ....
make it easy to start friendly interaction
3
ranking mechs
epic amor = horse stable
award that you're so smart
friends as important as tools
looking using your friends as tool
tilt the real world
compare
rank
check with friends
see what other do
more ...
amiero
social bonding
comes out of all the other 3 emotions
mechanics
healing in WOW
cultivating friendships
builds trust in the social bond
gift giving easy fun baked in there
asking for valentines dates / social risk
personal interest communication
themed materials
gifting
re
offer risk in the social bonding
more ...
The three main questions to solve:
how will your game go viral?
look up
how will you make money?
tilt factor
social features
gameplay
monetization
bound together
how you will connect friends?
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