playing is a core human desire - how social games change the entertainment industry
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Keynote at GDC Europe in Cologne by wooga founder Jens Begemann on August 15th 2011.* Playing is a core human desire - How social games change the entertainment industry *'Social' is not just a buzz term in the game world - it is a movement that not only reaches out to new target groups, but will also lead to a transformation of the entire entertainment industry. As computer technology becomes increasingly integrated in our everyday lives, new tech-savvy target markets have emerged, paving the way for an evolution in game design encompassing new genres and wider tastes. In his keynote, Jens Begemann will talk about the success of Social Gaming beyond the game development landscape, and how it is shaping our perceptions about social games, interaction, and human communication.Jens Begemann shared his ideas and thoughts about the future of social games, and discussed how social interactions in games will deepen and evolve to synchronize with real-time social interaction, therefore becoming communication. He covered how to best bridge the gap between games and social reality by creating games that are fully integrated into the everyday life of everyday people in a fun and meaningful way. On the business side, he also focussed on Monetization, addressing how the free-to-play business model will change as social games become one of the biggest entertainment services by time spend. Begemann will also give personal insights about building wooga, a top three social gaming company, in less than two years.TRANSCRIPT
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Playing is a core human desire -‐How social games change the entertainment industry-‐
Jens Begeman (Founder & CEO)
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wooga – world of gaming
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Key stats
5 games on Facebook, 34 million acAve users
2nd biggest social game developer worldwide
Only 5% of users from adverAsing
70% of users are female (age 20-‐60)
About wooga
Founded January 2009
Funding of $32m (Balderton Capital, Holtzbrinck Ventures, Highland Capital Partners & Tenaya Capital)
InternaAonal team of 100 from over 20 countries in Berlin
Jens Begemann -‐Founder & CEO-‐
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Vision:
„Games for everyone“
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Agenda
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I. Playing is a core human desire
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Typical cliché gamers
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We start playing as kids
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And conAnue playing our whole life
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But computer games are quite male
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and young (or do you believe this is real?)
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They don’t play computer games
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She doesn’t play tradiAonal games
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Flow Concept
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Difficulty
Time/ Skill
Too hard
Too easy
Flow = „opKmal human experience“
Source: Murphy, C.
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How to achieve flow (in a game)?
13 Source: Murphy, C.
Clear tasks 1
Immediate Feedback 2
Balanced, aRainable goal 3
ConcentraKon on the game 4
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To achieve flow is a challenge for all computer games
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Some of the best selling games of past years
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PC
Console
§ Starcrab: 11 m shipped § Half-‐Life: 9.3 m shipped § World of Warcrab: 12 m subscribers
§ Grand Theb Auto IV: 36.2 m § Call of Duty Black Ops: 23.2 m § Halo 3 (Xbox): 11.3 m
Source: http://www.vgchartz.com
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Flow Concept
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Difficulty
Time/ Skill
Too hard
Too easy
Source: Murphy, C.
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E.g. Halo controller layout is not for beginners
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Flow Concept
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Flow Concept Difficulty
Time/ Skill
Too hard
Too easy
Source: Murphy, C.
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Agenda
I. Playing is a core human desire
II. EvoluAon of computer games
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Pong
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Atari 2600 – Space Invaders
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Home computers
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PlaystaAon 1 – GTA
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PlaystaAon 2 – GTA3
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PlaystaAon 3 – GTA IV
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Massive MulAplayer – World of Warcrab
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Why isn‘t she playing?
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Wants to play with friends § Playing rather alone § Playing with strangers
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Entry barriers § Investment of ca. 300 € § IniAal set-‐up and installaAon
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Does not have the Kme § Learn modern games: 50 h § +10 h per week
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Playing everywhere? § Usually bound to home
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Agenda
I. Playing is a core human desire
II. EvoluAon of computer games
III. Social Games
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1. Social – Playing with friends
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Social games connect real friends on social networks
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2. No entry barriers
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No installaKon necessary
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Free to play
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3. Quick – „I only have a 10 min break“
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Appointment Gaming
3 min 4 hours
23 hours 70 hours
3 min to understand the game
Short core game loop
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4. Place – ConAnue playing anywhere, anyAme
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It seems easy to create a successful social game
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5m MAU
But only 25 really big games currently on Facebook
Source: Appdata.com, Top Games by MAU, Aug 14 2011
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How to achieve flow (in a game)?
36 Source: Murphy, C.
Clear tasks 1
Immediate Feedback 2
Balanced, aRainable goal 3
ConcentraKon on the game 4
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Clear tasks Immediate feedback
Balanced, aRainable goal ConcentraKon
Achieving flow in Monster World 1 2
3 4
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Flow Concept
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Difficulty
Time/ Skill
Too hard
Too easy
Source: Murphy, C.
Future: more in-‐depth gameplay
?
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Vision:
„Games for everyone“
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2,00
2,50
3,00
1 2 3 4 5 6
Hours spend on leisure/day in US
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0,00
0,25
0,50
0,75
1,00
2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
Social Gaming enables widespread
use of games
TV
Socializing
Other leisure
Reading Computer
Sports Relaxing
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Casual websites 23%
Social networks
16%
Mobile devices 12%
MMO games 12%
Console games 19%
PC/Mac boxed 9%
PC/Mac download
9%
Time spent on games in hours/day in the US
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215,000,000 hours per day
Games for everyone
51%
Source: Newzoo 2011
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5
10
15
20
25
2009 2010 2011 2012
Social networks
Casual websites
Mobile devices
MMO games
Console games
PC/Mac boxed
PC/Mac download
2.5
1.8
8.0
2.6
2.8
1.8
2.1
Money spent on games in bn $ in the US
42 Source: Newzoo 2011
2011 esKmate: $ 21.6bn
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I. Playing is a core human desire
II. EvoluAon of computer games
III. Social Games
IV. MoneAzaAon
Agenda
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How do we make money in Monster World?
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DecoraKons Expansions Instant Build
Materials Coins Magic Wands Fuel
Customize avatar
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Coins Materials
Expansions Customize avatar DecoraKon Items 2.3% 2.8%
10.5% 9.6%
0.3%
Instant Build 6.3%
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Magic Wands
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33%
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Magic „woogoo“ (limited resource)
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35%
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I. Playing is a core human desire
II. EvoluAon of computer games
III. Social Games
IV. MoneAzaAon
V. Development of social interacAons
Agenda
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Give and take: Acts of friendship reinforce relaAonships
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Pay friends a visit and help
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CompeAAon: Challenges encourage players
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„StammAsch“
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Using the game as a cause to communicate
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Social games are parallel play
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This is fine
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Asynchronous play
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§ Short game sessions
§ Playing with Friends more important than playing synchronously
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MMOG
Source: Aki Järvinen (Digital Chocolate)
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MMOG MPPG
Source: Aki Järvinen (Digital Chocolate)
Massive Parallel Play Games
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Intensifying social interacKons
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Helping represented by friend ghost
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Real-‐Ame presence: Bringing friends together
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Possible synchronous game features
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Will chat be standard?
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Mobile = More frequent interacAons
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I. Playing is a core human desire
II. EvoluAon of computer games
III. Social Games
IV. MoneAzaAon
V. Development of social interacAons
Agenda
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I. Playing is a core human desire
II. EvoluAon of computer games
III. Social Games
IV. MoneAzaAon
V. Development of social interacAons
VI. One more thing
Agenda
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Flow Concept
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Difficulty
Time/ Skill
Too hard
Too easy
Next level Social Games
Source: Murphy, C.
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New game
launching now
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Demo Video
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Henric Suuronen -‐Head of Studio-‐
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Killer Game Loops in Social Games
3:20pm Rheinsaal (1st floor)
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Join the wooga team
wooga.com/jobs
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I. Playing is a core human desire
II. EvoluAon of computer games
III. Social Games
IV. MoneAzaAon
V. Development of social interacAons
VI. Magic Land
Agenda
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II. EvoluKon of games I. Core human desire III. Social games
VI. Magic Land V. Social interacKons IV. MoneKzaKon
Flow
Broad audience
Why isn‘t she playing?
Social Easy
Quick Not bound
Consumables for progress Massive Parallel Play Games
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Thank you!
Jens Begemann Founder & CEO wooga
TwiRer: @begemann
wooga.com/jobs GDC booth: #159