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Information wants to be free and so do games - Seminar 19. Nov. 2009

torsdag 10 sep, 2009 |  0 Kommentarer 

af Claus Berg

Spændende seminar i Filmhuset i København...

"Information wants to be free and so do games

But where newspapers, music, and films are struggling to find a way to
make money on the free content the games industry is just doing it.

Online games have gone up with 22 per cent over the last year and we
are at a point where almost every other internet user plays games
online (source: comScore, July 2009). At E3 this year an analyst
forecasted that the 2009 revenue of online games will hit $11 billion
out of the total games revenue of $44 billion.

One
of the business models for online games is to offer the games for free
and give the players the possibility to pay for extra elements
providing them with extra powers or adding to their appearance. This is
a way to provide free games and still profit. But how do you create a
community around your game giving the users incentives to upgrade? And
how do you do this without letting down your potential customers: the
players that are playing for free?"

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Read more: http://www.dadiu.dk/seminar/playforfree/

The Organizers: MEDIA Desk Denmark + DADIU, National Academy of Digital, Interactive Entertainment.

Skrevet 10/09 2009, 23:36 af Claus Berg i kategorien Computerspil  |  0 Kommentarer