KefSensei Blog

Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-03-08

• RT @gamasutra Gamasutra: Greg Costikyan's Blog – Pay with FaceBook and Why Pigs Fly http://bit.ly/chknz7 #
• RT @tweetmeme New survey sheds light on social gamers | Gamezebo http://ow.ly/1oQJbH #
• RT @gamasutra Television, Meet Games – http://bit.ly/cT8U2H #
• On our way to GDC. Really looking forward to it… #

Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-03-01

• Another iphone casual games developer acquisition: http://www.casualgaming.biz/news/29856/Ngmoco-aquires-iPhone-dev-Freeverse #

Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-02-22

• RT @tweetmeme Apple's hidden efforts to support iPhone games developers | Mobile Entertainment News http://bit.ly/aqbuAz #

Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-02-15

• #casualconnect kickoff with Social Games monetization… #
• #casualconnect build 30% upfront, implement 70% later #socialmedia #
• Vanity, envy, gluttony, lust, anger, greed and sloth are the 7 social media sins games should rely on #casualconnect #socialmedia #
• #casualconnect heading into New Paradigms for Casual Games #
• #casualconnect 2009 record year on tractors sales.. China? US? Europe? No.. On Farmville… #socialmedia #
• #casualconnect #socialmedia growing into Twitter #
• #casualconnect http://tweetphoto.com/10928966 Youda Games Stand. Very cool! #
• #casualconnect Confessions of Big Portals #
• #casualconnect need great games for higher pricepoints. Publishers say they are willing to publish them and take the risks #
• #casualconnect threat to download is on #socialmedia so need to innovate #
• #casualconnect Hype or Real Deal? #
• #casualconnect Ipad hype by 90% I feel Real #
• #casualconnect $6.99 hype. 70% income of popcap for games over $15 but soon Also games for cheap games will come at $0.99 pricepoint #
• #casualconnect subscrption all you can eat model. I think real as it happens in music (pandora, real) or movies subscription #
• This is how weather is like at #casualconnect Hamburg http://tweetphoto.com/10942551 #
• #casualconnect games as services – Popcap #
• #casualconnect Day 2. Let's Rock it ! #
• #casualconnet @nils-holger Gov should fund games as they are culture like they do with movies. Mmm not sure I agree, what do u think? #
• #casualconnect the iPhone trends. The good, the bad and the ugly #
• #casualconnect 2.8 billion iPhone game sales by 2014 #
• #casualconnect day 3 here we go! #
• #casualconnect Aaron talking on how to leveradge your IP #
• #casualconnect Amazon webservices Evangelist #
• #casualconnect Designing Virality into Your online games #
• http://tweetphoto.com/11133109 #casualconnect #socialmedia #bejeweled what's the math? #

Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-02-08

• We are finishing amazing prototypes to show at Casual Connect…Great Games from KefSensei this year! #

Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-02-01

• 1 week to Casual Connect Europe, let us know if you will be attending and wanna meet! #
• Just finished reading #freakonomics and can't help wondering how the incentives work on videogames… insightful.. #

March 9-13, 2010-GDC San Francisco

The Game Developers Conference has grown to a week long conference for more than 18,000 industry insiders. From year to year, the GDC continues to define market innovations and future vision, providing insight into the future of gaming. GDC 2010 in San Francisco will take place between 9th and 13th March and we will be attending, please email us to info at kefsensei.com to schedule a meeting.

More info at http://www.gdconf.com .

February 10-12, 2010-Casual Connect Europe

We will be at Casual Connect Europe 2010 between Feb 9th and 12th.

Casual Connect is the educational component of the Casual Games Association, the international trade association for casual games professionals. Casual Connect encompasses online news, a regular magazine and yearly conference series in Kyiv, Europe and Seattle. If you are thinking of learning more about an industry which entertains 200 million people each month, Casual Connect is right place and we are planning to attend.  If you want to meet us in Hamburg shoot an email to info@kefsensei.com.

More info at http://europe.casualconnect.org/

Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-01-25

• Great article on creative ways to fund indie game development http://bit.ly/8BoO7n #
• Amazon is moving towards a similar model than iTunes by 70% royalties to authors on Kindle Books http://bit.ly/6JoV0t) #

Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-01-11

• RT @gamasutra Gamasutra – Features – Gamasutra's Best Of 2009 http://bit.ly/5OPJWk #