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Comment on Facebook is the New Google - Guest blog by Leon Atkinson by Kyle

Mon, 25 Aug 2008 22:20:40 +0000

Thanks for writing this. I wouldn’t say I agree with everything written in it, but it was a good read.

Firstly, I’m okay with the delays in Google’s Android. I know that it takes a long time to make a great product, and by taking the time to perfect Android before it hits the market, we’ll get a product that’s everything we’re hoping for. Have faith in the people who brought you the world’s best free email.

You’re also being a bit of a downer by ragging on Google’s attempt at corporate social responsibility. I for one wish I worked at Google. Great HR practices, personally love the mission statement and I respect all it’s doing for the global community. We would all love an opportunity to work at their HQ too! :)

Congrats iQ212 on your latest game releases. I’d love to give it a try.

Comment on Mass-Market: Who’s your Momma? by Kelly T

Mon, 21 Jan 2008 22:05:52 +0000

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.

Comment on Mass-Market: Who’s your Momma? by Your Mom! Beyond opposites and 1-dimensional design: Can the core/casual assumption be upheld? « Thoughts on Moroagh - MMORPGs and other distractions

Sat, 19 Jan 2008 02:18:17 +0000

[…] 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. […]

Comment on Mass-Market: Who’s your Momma? by Jason

Sat, 19 Jan 2008 00:38:13 +0000

Yep (via Koster’s RSS feed). And thanks for the linky — I’ve added your feed to my igoogle reader.

Comment on Mass-Market: Who’s your Momma? by Administrator

Fri, 18 Jan 2008 22:23:56 +0000

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!

Comment on Mass-Market: Who’s your Momma? by Jason

Fri, 18 Jan 2008 19:24:27 +0000

Please add an RSS feed — your articles are great and I’d love to add them to my daily habit :)

Comment on Daffynition: “Casual Games” by Leon

Fri, 12 Oct 2007 03:30:33 +0000

If you spoke this post out loud, your fingers would be tired.

Comment on Rick’s 10 Rules of Great Game Design by Vaughn235

Thu, 05 Apr 2007 16:17:40 +0000

> What in the world are you talking about?

He’s talking about the fact that the same resources and effort can be used to produce a good game or a really terrible one (as regularly happens in the industry) - it’s all in the design. Design it right and prototype it right and it’ll be worthwhile.

Comment on Rick’s 10 Rules of Great Game Design by James

Thu, 22 Feb 2007 19:53:58 +0000

Spot on! Great Article.

Comment on Rick’s 10 Rules of Great Game Design by Anonymous

Thu, 22 Feb 2007 16:00:45 +0000

It takes just as much effort to build and ship a crappy game as a great one

What in the world are you talking about?