MasterClass: Game Economy Design Interactive Workshop

Steel Media (Publishers of Pocket Gamer)

The PocketGamer.biz MasterClass series is a collection of deep-dive workshop sessions, covering essential practical game design topics.

PocketGamer.biz MasterClass 2024 Programme

The PocketGamer.biz MasterClass Summer 2024 Programme features a collection of free webinar and deep-dive workshop sessions, covering essential practical game design topics, led by renowned industry veteran Oscar Clark.

PocketGamer.biz announces a brand-new 'Game Design &amp; Monetisation' MasterClass programme for 2024To help game professionals in the industry during this difficult period, we are reintroducing our MasterClass programme, which shares expertise and best-practice advice from recognised industry veterans.We offer interactive webinars, hands-on online MasterClasses, and a library of focused material on each topic.

<h2>Game Economy Design Interactive Workshop</h2>

Learn how to build how to build sustainable long-term engagement into your game. This 2-hour interactive online masterclass will show you will give you the skills required to balance your game economy in a manner that ensures both player commitment and satisfaction as well as clarity and efficiency in terms of approach and implementation. Online Workshop with group exercises using a digital whiteboard to explore the key themes with practical examples focused on: PROGRESSION AND POWER CURVES: Find out how to use ‘system thinking’ to evolve players from their First Time User Experience to a sustainable long-term engagement without falling prey to the dangers of Power CreepSINKS &amp; SOURCES: Learn how to model the ‘Sinks &amp; Sources’ of different currencies and resources to ensure balance between progression and grindRESOURCES, ANCHORS &amp; RATCHETS: Discover tools which can help make the allocation of rewards more effective and avoid overly complicating the analysis of your game economy

TARGET AUDIENCE: We recommend that attendees have some understanding of the business of games and product lifecycle. The class is intended for game designers and commercial management who want to understand the best strategies to develop sustainable game experiences.

Oscar Clark has been a pioneer in mobile and connected games since 1998. He led Wireplay, one of the first online PC games platforms, and was the global lead for games for Hutchison Whampoa (3UK), the most successful mobile Java games platform in terms of revenue per user in the world in 2005. He was also the Home Architect for Sony’s Online Virtual World, PlayStation Home, and the Evangelist for Unity Ads, one of the most successful advertising networks in games. He is CEO of Fundamentally Games offering consulting, training and publishing services on PC, mobile, and console. He has run classes for teams of all sizes (AAA to indie) and game accelerators for many organisations, including the Indielab Games accelerator programHe literally wrote the book Games As A Service, which was published in 2014 by Routledge. He is a contributing editor for PocketGamer.biz and a speaker, host and moderator for conference events around the world.

<h2>Looking for more MasterClasses in game design?</h2>

This MasterClass is part of a wider programme of free webinar and premium workshop sessions, covering practical game design topics, brought to you by PocketGamer.biz.The free webinars introduce you to the core concepts of the course, whilst the workshops deep-dive into the fundamentals and provide real-world practical knowhow to enable the implementation of your newly acquired skills.If you’re interested in attending another MasterClass, our <a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/cc/pocketgamerbiz-masterclass-2024-programme-3488969" title="https://www.eventbrite.com/cc/pocketgamerbiz-masterclass-2024-programme-3488969">full summer 2024 schedule</a> is below:Wednesday 24 July (16:00–17:00 BST) <a href="https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/masterclass-game-monetisation-design-webinar-tickets-938372416157" title="https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/masterclass-game-monetisation-design-webinar-tickets-938372416157">MasterClass: Game Monetisation Design Webinar</a> [FREE]Wednesday 7 August (16:00–18:00 BST) <a href="https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/masterclass-game-monetisation-design-interactive-workshop-tickets-944068693877" title="https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/masterclass-game-monetisation-design-interactive-workshop-tickets-944068693877">MasterClass: Game Monetisation Design Workshop</a> [PAID]Wednesday 14 August (16:00–17:00 BST) <a href="https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/masterclass-game-design-for-engagement-retention-webinar-tickets-944142976057" title="https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/masterclass-game-design-for-engagement-retention-webinar-tickets-944142976057">MasterClass: Game Design For Engagement &amp; Retention Webinar</a> [FREE]Wednesday 28 August (16:00–18:00 BST) <a href="https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/masterclass-game-design-for-engagement-retention-interactive-workshop-tickets-944153126417" title="https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/masterclass-game-design-for-engagement-retention-interactive-workshop-tickets-944153126417">MasterClass: Game Design For Engagement &amp; Retention Workshop</a> [PAID]Wednesday 4 September (16:00–17:00 BST) <a href="https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/masterclass-game-economy-design-webinar-tickets-944161732157" title="https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/masterclass-game-economy-design-webinar-tickets-944161732157">MasterClass: Game Economy Design Webinar</a> [FREE][THIS SESSION] Wednesday 18 September (16:00–18:00 BST) <a href="https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/masterclass-game-economy-design-interactive-workshop-tickets-944163296837" title="https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/masterclass-game-economy-design-interactive-workshop-tickets-944163296837">MasterClass: Game Economy Design Workshop</a> [PAID] Please note the final ticket price is in £UK, and conference tickets can be subject to UK VAT at a rate of 20%. You will be sent a VAT receipt by email along with confirmation of your booking.For all other questions, please contact support@pgconnects.com.Terms and conditions apply.

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