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Social Games,What’s the Dif-

ference?김기웅

Who am I?

Socialvs.

Game?

Social > Game?

Social < Game?

Social Games,What’s

the Difference?

Audience&

Platform

Audience&

Platform

Who are playing social games?

Demographics

Source: Brian Reynolds , The Social Gaming Tipping Point, GDC Autsin 2009

Weekdaysvs.

Weekends

Lifebefore games

Casualor

Non-gamers

Source: 10 Ways to Make Your Game Appeal to Teens(GDCA2009)

Source: 10 Ways to Make Your Game Appeal to Teens(GDCA2009)

Source: 10 Ways to Make Your Game Appeal to Teens(GDCA2009)

Asynchronousvs.

Synchronous

Source: http://www.avantgame.com/top10.htm

Source: http://www.avantgame.com/top10.htm

“ 사실 많은 수의 게이머들은

혼자 ( 편하게 ) 게임을 즐기기를

원한다 . 하지만 혼자 있다는

느낌을

받기를 원하지는 않는다 .”

- Damion Schubert, “The Loner”,GDC Austin 2009

Social interactions

vs.Game mechanics

Other playersas

contents

Friendsbefore gamers

Win-Winvs.

Win-Lose

Conclusion

Social games are doing

what we don’t.

Audience&

Platform

1. Casual or Non-gamers vs. Hard-core

2. Asynchronous vs. Synchronous

3. Win-Win vs. Win-Lose4. Social interactions vs.

Game mechanics

Source:

Social games areanother side

of the same coin.

Socialvs.

Game?

Everythinggoes to Social!

SocialX

Game!

Let’s make“Games for Everyone!”

Anyquestion?

Coming soon…

“How Social games work?”

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