10 reads on game analytics

10 Reads on Game Analytics

Get up to speed with these 10 great articles and presentations – new and old - on game

analytics and game design from the pros

Your game is an Insecure Monopoly: Look internally to set prices, not externally

Emily Greer Maximizing Monetization

Build better games through data mining – use data mining to improve game design

David KennerlyBetter game design through data mining

Constantly drag people towards the experiences you want them to see

Roxanne GibertMonetization Toolkit: tuning game design using analytics

Selecting features to track from players should be a process that involves all the stakeholders. Always plan for the

present and future needs of everyone – including the playersAnders Drachen, Magy Seif El-Nasr, Alessandro Canossa

Introduction to User Analytics

Don’t track everything- Except when related to your economy

Trevor McCalmont5 Common pitfalls for mobile game analytics

While data mining is essential for shaping gameplay balance, you cannot rely only on behavioral data

Dustin BrowderStarCraft II’s Browder: You Can’t Rely Solely on Data

Players do not quit for any one reasonJoakim Achren

Ten reasons why players quit

Measure or dieJefferson Valaderez

Measure or Die: Analytics and F2P Mobile Game Design

Veteran player do not quit – they fall into the pit

Dmitry NozhninPredicting Churn: when to veterans quit?

Launch softly – and iterate on the user dataEric Seufert

Soft launch product development using the Minimum Viable Metrics