These are the slides for my talk at GDC Mobile 2008 (minus the screenshots demoing parts of Playyoo): 1/3 crash course on the social web, 1/3 rant on mobile gaming and 1/3 talk about enabling creative expression through games.

1. Designing a
mobile social gaming
experience for Gen-C
Kars Alfrink – Leapfrog – GDC Mobile 2008

2. Introductions
flickr.com/photos/janbru/70910272

3. IxD GD

5. Designing a
mobile social
gaming experience
for Generation C

6. Introducing Playyoo

7. “Experience”

8. algorithmancy.8kindsoffun.com

9. Systems

10. Playyoo’s system
Manage Play Create

11. “Products are
people too”

12. “Mobile”

13. Mobile gaming issues
– Discovery
– Downloading
– Pricing

14. Casual game
characteristics
– Short sessions
– Simple controls
– Low price

15. Short-session play
flickr.com/photos/mesh/76587035 addictinggames.com/zidaneheadbuttgame.html

16. “Generation C”

17. Introducing Gen-C
frontdesign.se/sketchfurniture en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doom_WAD

18. Levels of engagement

19. A closer look at the
Game Creator

20. Some games

21. Paradox of choice
addictinggames.com/zidaneheadbuttgame.html

22. Surprise
flickr.com/photos/shinythings/537113193

23. Snack culture
minnies.com

24. About the
game stream

25. “Social”

26. Social objects

27. Social software
building blocks
nform.ca/publications/social-software-building-block

28. Playyoo’s focus

29. The future…
flickr.com/photos/sots/1271028593

30. Mobile game systems
flickr.com/photos/imaginedreality/483504921

31. Mobile metagame
flickr.com/photos/mordrack/58679983

32. Thanks! Questions?
More: leapfrog.nl/blog or kars@leapfrog.nl