Comments on: Mass-Market: Who’s your Momma? http://iq212.com/blog2/2008/01/16/mass-market-who%e2%80%99s-your-momma/ Games for Everyone Thu, 28 Aug 2008 03:08:28 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5 by: Kelly T http://iq212.com/blog2/2008/01/16/mass-market-who%e2%80%99s-your-momma/#comment-9683 Mon, 21 Jan 2008 22:05:52 +0000 http://iq212.com/blog2/2008/01/16/mass-market-who%e2%80%99s-your-momma/#comment-9683 I don't want to play a game designed for my mom thanks. Bring on the D&D and Nintendo pls. Hardcore RPG? Bring it on. I don’t want to play a game designed for my mom thanks. Bring on the D&D and Nintendo pls. Hardcore RPG? Bring it on.

]]> by: Your Mom! Beyond opposites and 1-dimensional design: Can the core/casual assumption be upheld? « Thoughts on Moroagh - MMORPGs and other distractions http://iq212.com/blog2/2008/01/16/mass-market-who%e2%80%99s-your-momma/#comment-9630 Sat, 19 Jan 2008 02:18:17 +0000 http://iq212.com/blog2/2008/01/16/mass-market-who%e2%80%99s-your-momma/#comment-9630 [...] Raph quotes a post by IQ212 who talks about the mass market of casual gamers based on the Mom example. While Raph concludes that “Core gamers are almost certainly going to have to adapt to a world in which a lot of developer attention is going towards a much broader array of titles than in the past.” IQ212 however actually had a positive intend with his Mom example. He writes: So as you consider the gameplay, theme, platform, difficulty level and marketing of your game, consider your mom as a mirror of the mass-market. Don’t ship without observing your mom playing your game cold, and seeing what she finds fun, rewarding and challenging. Doing so could expand your market reach, and the average American represents a potential market of 300 million people. [...] […] Raph quotes a post by IQ212 who talks about the mass market of casual gamers based on the Mom example. While Raph concludes that “Core gamers are almost certainly going to have to adapt to a world in which a lot of developer attention is going towards a much broader array of titles than in the past.” IQ212 however actually had a positive intend with his Mom example. He writes: So as you consider the gameplay, theme, platform, difficulty level and marketing of your game, consider your mom as a mirror of the mass-market. Don’t ship without observing your mom playing your game cold, and seeing what she finds fun, rewarding and challenging. Doing so could expand your market reach, and the average American represents a potential market of 300 million people. […]

]]> by: Jason http://iq212.com/blog2/2008/01/16/mass-market-who%e2%80%99s-your-momma/#comment-9627 Sat, 19 Jan 2008 00:38:13 +0000 http://iq212.com/blog2/2008/01/16/mass-market-who%e2%80%99s-your-momma/#comment-9627 Yep (via Koster's RSS feed). And thanks for the linky -- I've added your feed to my igoogle reader. Yep (via Koster’s RSS feed). And thanks for the linky — I’ve added your feed to my igoogle reader.

]]> by: Administrator http://iq212.com/blog2/2008/01/16/mass-market-who%e2%80%99s-your-momma/#comment-9624 Fri, 18 Jan 2008 22:23:56 +0000 http://iq212.com/blog2/2008/01/16/mass-market-who%e2%80%99s-your-momma/#comment-9624 Jason, thanks for the note. Did you find iQ212 via Raph's blog link to us today? http://www.raphkoster.com/2008/01/18/what-will-the-gamers-do/ The RSS link is (kinda hidden) at the bottom of each page. Here it is for reference http://iq212.com/blog2/feed/ . Thanks for reading! Jason, thanks for the note. Did you find iQ212 via Raph’s blog link to us today? http://www.raphkoster.com/2008/01/18/what-will-the-gamers-do/
The RSS link is (kinda hidden) at the bottom of each page. Here it is for reference http://iq212.com/blog2/feed/ .

Thanks for reading!

]]> by: Jason http://iq212.com/blog2/2008/01/16/mass-market-who%e2%80%99s-your-momma/#comment-9620 Fri, 18 Jan 2008 19:24:27 +0000 http://iq212.com/blog2/2008/01/16/mass-market-who%e2%80%99s-your-momma/#comment-9620 Please add an RSS feed -- your articles are great and I'd love to add them to my daily habit :) Please add an RSS feed — your articles are great and I’d love to add them to my daily habit :)

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