aNewDomain.net — There are four emotions that drive the monetization of free to play games, like Candy Crush Saga and Clash of Clans, according to the cool infographic presentation and video below. Gaming expert and XEODesign’s Nicole Lazzaro gets credit for this interesting information.
Nicole’s analysis sure rings true. Look at the top grossing free to play games, and it’s difficult not to agree that curiosity, desire, amusement and frustration are the prime emotions that monetize top free to play games.
Scroll below to see the Game Developers Conference (GDC 2014) slideshow plus the video Lazzaro delivered on how free to play games drive microtransactions. Totally worth it.
Infographic: courtesy of XEODesign
Here’s the slideshow Nicole delivered on free to play games at GDC 2014. Scroll below that to see the video of the speech. Great wisdom on the topic.
Video: XEODesign YouTube channel
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