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In the Wilderness...
Making Money on AndroidDroidcon London, 29 Oct 2010
@vhirsch
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Not enough? There’s many of them...
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In short...
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What You Need...
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Product
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Marketing
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A Curator ?
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Enough?
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Hmm...
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Spare the group from scale. Scale alone kills conversations, because conversations require dense two-way conversations.
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Hmm...
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In the Wilderness...
you need Direction.
Don’t let them Go...
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You need Context!
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You need Focus!
On your Own Games!
users’ gaming profile works across games and platforms
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23 Games / 7 Friends / 120 Achievements
connected
Platforms: iPad, Android Galaxy S
Give them a Home and Connect Them
Mobile Gaming Profile
Games
Friends
Achievements
Social SDK
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Native In-Game SDK connects users and builds engagement
with immersive social features
Use activities from games to instil social context
Social Context API
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Virtual Currencies• Global currency (akin to Facebook
Credits)• Conversion to game-specific currency
possible• Ability to use as reward mechanism (e.g.
credit, free items, etc)• Ability to use as secondary billing tool
Virtual Goods & In-App Item Downloads• virtual goods and in-app item downloads • Fully integrated into the Social Market ecosystem
Versatile business models & DRM• Unlockable Trial versions (Try-before-
you-buy)• Freemium (add premium levels, character
packs, etc)• Effective DRM through tie to device ID
Social Vending
Freemium Model
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Friction can be good...
But not in billing!
Billing Solutions
Carrier
Friction
Live - Beta
- Create Fanatics.
- Provide avenues for passion.
- Activate people’s strongest community: their friends!
- Keep it in context (in the Game).
Combining Social and Commerce is Important.
Because...
Source: Bain Consulting
74% of all buying decisions are made on a friend’s recommendation
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The Law of Big Numbers
One last thing:
Live - Beta - Under Way / Symbian, Windows ME, Blackberry live via Airplay
@vhirsch / @scoreloop
http://vhirsch.com/blog
+44 7843 599 678
http://scoreloop.com
Thank you!