Games As A Service

How Free to Play Design Can Make Better Games

Oscar Clark

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Routledge
11 February 2014

Games development & programming

The games industry is serious business and the role of a games designer has dramatically changed over just the last few years. Developers now have to rethink everything they know about the creative, technical and business challenges to adapt to the transition to games as a service.

Games as a Service: How Free to Play Design Can Make Better Games has been written to help designers overcome many of the fears and misconceptions surrounding freemium and social games. It provides a framework to deliver better games rather than the ‘evil’ or ‘manipulative’ experiences some designers fear with the move away from wasteful Products to sustainable, trustworthy Services.

Oscar Clark is a consultant and Evangelist for Everyplay from Applifier. He has been a pioneer in online, mobile and console social games services since 1998 including Wireplay (British Telecom), Hutchison Whampoa (3UK) and PlayStation®Home. He is a regular columnist on PocketGamer.

Biz and is an outspoken speaker and moderator at countless games conferences on Games Design, Discovery, and Monetisation. He is also a notorious hat wearer.

By: Oscar Clark
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 152mm, Spine: 20mm
Weight: 580g
ISBN: 9780415732505
ISBN 10: 0415732506
Pages: 312
Publication Date: 11 February 2014
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Oscar Clark has been a pioneer in online, mobile and console social games services?since 1998 including Wireplay (British Telecom), Hutchison Whampoa (3UK), PlayStation®Home and Applifier. He is a regular columnist on PocketGamer.Biz and Develop-Online as well as a Mentor for Game Founders. He is also an outspoken speaker at countless games conferences on Games Design, Discovery, and Monetisation. He is also a notorious top hat wearer. http://www.linkedin.com/in/oscarclark

Reviews for Games As A Service: How Free to Play Design Can Make Better Games

The writer has not only researched widely, he has also read extensively. For non-games professionals, the notes themselves are a treasure trove of information and reference sources to follow up on, even if the thought of playing games is anathema to you. -- Monty Munford, founder of Mob76 Outlook