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VERBY NOUNSa casual well played

drew davidson

ABOUT ME

WELL PLAYED

Well Read & Well Made

Analysis & Criticism

Gameplay & Narrative

Design & Development

Literacy & Mastery

WELL PLAYED

Presentations

Books

Conferences

Journal

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Casual Mobile Game Genre

and more…

CASUAL WELL PLAYED

Played Way Too Much (!)

Some Forums, Some $

No Game Center nor Notifications

Commonalities

Variations

COMMONALITIES

Mechanics

Features

COMMONALITIES

Endless Runner, Keep Moving

Simple Controls

Difficult Challenges

PLAY

Flappy Bird

COMMONALITIES

Free to Play

IAP & Ads

6-Hour Time Frame

PLAY

Faily Brakes

COMMONALITIES

High Scores, Light Social

Missions

Random Unlockables

PLAY

Steppy Pants

COMMONALITIES

Replayability

Tight Gameplay Loop

Goals (Short & Long)

PLAY

Shooty Skies

AESTHETICS

Genre has a Blocky Style

Isometric & Procedural

Enables Lots of Content

Fits Phone Screen Dimensions

ADS

Length & Frequency

Production Values

Interactivity

VARIATONS

Mechanics

Features

VARIATONS

Unlockable Boards

Franchise Tie-Ins

PLAY

Pac-Man 256

VARIATONS

Light Leveling Abilities

Power Ups

PLAY

Looty Dungeon

WORDY NOUNS

Not Really Related

Levels

Collect 3

GOLDILOCKS

Mechanics

Features

GOLDILOCKS

Time & Effort to Earn Currency

In Relation to Costs of Unlockables

PLAY

Crossy Road

GOLDILOCKS

IAP Costs

Amount & Value of Ads

PLAY

Rodeo Stampede

GOLDILOCKS

Length of Play Sessions

Rate of Currency & Unlockables

PLAY

Disney Crossy Road

UNICORN

Mechanics

Features

UNICORN

Land Sliders

PLAY

Land Sliders

UNICORN

Coordinate Puzzles

ARG(?)

UNICORN

ARG (!)

http://toucharcade.com/2016/01/22/land-sliders-arg-comes-to-an-end/

VERBY NOUNS

Casual Mobile Game Genre

Mechanics & Features

Commonalities & Variations

Goldilocks & Unicorn

AND MORE…

Faily Rider

Blocky Hockey

Wrecky Road

Drifty Chase

…

WHY?

Video Games, Value and Meaning

Analysis & Criticism

Literacy & Mastery

Well Read & Well Made

THANKS!

Questions?

drew@andrew.cmu.edu

Let’s Play! & Open CfP

http://press.etc.cmu.edu/wellplayed/