3 Game Industry Trends You Need to Know

Come hear games industry veterans Jon Radoff & Amy Jo Kim share their view of the key trends in gaming that developers need to know about.

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Twitter: @amyjokim
Game Thinking: https://gamethinking.io
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FOLLOW JON RADOFF
Twitter: @jradoff
Beamable: https://beamable.com

CHAPTERS
00:00 Introductions
02:11 Trend 1: SOLO TO SOCIAL
10:28 Trend 2: TECHNICAL TO ARTISTIC
17:29 Trend 3: GAMES AS ECONOMIES
24:10 Trend 4: COMMUNITY-FIRST GAME DEVELOPMENT
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31:54 In play-to-earn, is earning money the engaging loop?
37:13 What play-to-earn games are trending?
41:07 Do NFT assets createssustainability?
45:58 Is play-to-earn really play?
47:49 What about money winning competition games?
49:53 What about gamifying habit forming apps using NFTs as rewards?
52:37 Can you comment on "The Sandbox"?

GAMES WE TALKED ABOUT
Undertale — https://undertale.com
Cookie Clicker — https://orteil.dashnet.org
Archer Danger Phone — https://bit.ly/2YhMkso
Roblox — https://roblox.com
Axie Infinity — https://axieinfinity.com
Star Atlas — https://staratlas.com
The Loot Project — https://www.lootproject.com
The Sandbox — https://www.sandbox.game