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Europe 2016Video Coverage

Alex Cohen: The Novelty of the Gaming Industry Brings Constant Challenge

June 15, 2016 — by Catherine Quinton

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'Developing good hypotheses in the first place is definitely an art.' - Alex CohenClick To Tweet

Mobile is here to stay in social games worldwide. The Latin American market is a strong example of this foothold. In a talk entitled The Challenge of Mobile Social Games in Latin America, CPO of Akamon Entertainment, Alex Cohen, explained how to decide the most appropriate mobile platform in each country of Latin America. or being able to engage users in mobile as done online are key. Alex reflected, “I think there is a general impression in Latin America that it is a market that is full of low income feature phone users . . . In practice that really is not true. Smartphone penetration in Latin America is up in the range of 67% and feature phone penetration is smaller and declining.” To hear more stereotypes busted, listen to Alex’s talk from Casual Connect Europe.

Europe 2016Video Coverage

Hernan Lopez: A Hunger to Create Games | Casual Connect Video

April 7, 2016 — by Catherine Quinton

'With a bit of imagination, everything can be turned into a video game.' - Hernan LopezClick To Tweet

“Make the story a treat, not a penance or a tax for the player to suffer,” advised Hernan Lopez, founder of Epic Llama Games during Casual Connect Europe. Writing appealing characters and keeping a good narrative flow can become very difficult if you don’t have the right tools. Join Hernan in a recent talk about the good practices that can enable you to overcome the plethera challenges that come with game development. Hernan “Characters must have moral consistency and believable motivation to drive game actions.”

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