Social Games Developer http://socialgamesdeveloper.com tales of design and development Tue, 21 Feb 2012 22:06:22 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Now hiring a Principal Software Engineer at RockYou – StartUpers http://socialgamesdeveloper.com/now-hiring-a-principal-software-engineer-at-rockyou-startupers/ http://socialgamesdeveloper.com/now-hiring-a-principal-software-engineer-at-rockyou-startupers/#comments Tue, 21 Feb 2012 22:06:22 +0000 admin http://socialgamesdeveloper.com/now-hiring-a-principal-software-engineer-at-rockyou-startupers/ RockYou®, a leading social gaming company is looking for a Principal Software Engineer to join our engineering team and help design & build the next generation features in social and mobile games . Responsibilities: …

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]]> http://socialgamesdeveloper.com/now-hiring-a-senior-software-engineer-games-at-rockyou/feed/ 0 How Social Pages Can Make Money | Recensito.org http://socialgamesdeveloper.com/how-social-pages-can-make-money-recensito-org/ http://socialgamesdeveloper.com/how-social-pages-can-make-money-recensito-org/#comments Tue, 21 Feb 2012 11:26:12 +0000 admin http://socialgamesdeveloper.com/how-social-pages-can-make-money-recensito-org/ There are a number of games throughout these social networking websites that several users find addictive, so with proper game design and monetization, developers can create a billion-dollar business, as proven by a few designers in recent …

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]]> http://socialgamesdeveloper.com/how-social-pages-can-make-money-recensito-org/feed/ 0 Why I Hate Gamification | Social Enterprise Today http://socialgamesdeveloper.com/why-i-hate-gamification-social-enterprise-today/ http://socialgamesdeveloper.com/why-i-hate-gamification-social-enterprise-today/#comments Tue, 21 Feb 2012 10:54:00 +0000 admin http://socialgamesdeveloper.com/why-i-hate-gamification-social-enterprise-today/ Unfortunately, many leading lights of the social networking scene don't agree. Wikipedia describes gamification as the use of game design technique and mechanics to solve problems and engage audiences. Typically …

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]]> http://socialgamesdeveloper.com/why-i-hate-gamification-social-enterprise-today/feed/ 0 Sr. Social / Mobile Games Designer http://socialgamesdeveloper.com/sr-social-mobile-games-designer/ http://socialgamesdeveloper.com/sr-social-mobile-games-designer/#comments Tue, 21 Feb 2012 05:20:27 +0000 admin http://socialgamesdeveloper.com/sr-social-mobile-games-designer/ CA-San Francisco, Sr. Social / Mobile Games Designer Summary: We are searching for a skilled, creative Game Designer to make high-profile social games for our platform. In conjunction with the Creative Director, the Game …

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]]> http://socialgamesdeveloper.com/sr-social-mobile-games-designer/feed/ 0 Game of the Week: Hidden Chronicles … – Social Games Observer http://socialgamesdeveloper.com/game-of-the-week-hidden-chronicles-social-games-observer/ http://socialgamesdeveloper.com/game-of-the-week-hidden-chronicles-social-games-observer/#comments Mon, 20 Feb 2012 17:44:25 +0000 Social Games Developer http://socialgamesdeveloper.com/game-of-the-week-hidden-chronicles-social-games-observer/ We talked to creative director Cara Ely (former creator of the popular Dream Day Wedding series of hidden object games for PC) about some design choices and how social complements the hidden object genre. Developer: Zynga …

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]]> http://socialgamesdeveloper.com/game-of-the-week-hidden-chronicles-social-games-observer/feed/ 0 Spry Fox wary of social game addiction | Edge | ByDesign Games http://socialgamesdeveloper.com/spry-fox-wary-of-social-game-addiction-edge-bydesign-games/ http://socialgamesdeveloper.com/spry-fox-wary-of-social-game-addiction-edge-bydesign-games/#comments Mon, 20 Feb 2012 12:47:40 +0000 Social Games Developer http://socialgamesdeveloper.com/spry-fox-wary-of-social-game-addiction-edge-bydesign-games/ David Edery, CEO of Triple Town developer Spry Fox, recognises that one of social game development's biggest challenges is making players want to continue playing, and paying, for a game without becoming addi…

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