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Many think FlappyBird was a fluke. Something Dong Nguyen came up with on the fly. In actuality, Nguyen, leveraged well known best practices and game psychology to create a blockbuster.
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Lessons from a Phenomenon Ramya Gogineni
50 million downloads$50k/day ad revenue
Top spot in both Android and iPhone app stores for
free apps.
How the [explicative] did Flappy Bird become so successful?
The Best Artists Steal
Picasso
Don’t falsely conflate disruptive
innovation with technically radical
innovation. Venkatesh Rao
Radio, Walkman, Internet, Napster, Ipod
Braun T3 Pocket Radio 1958 Apple iPod 2001Sony Walkman 1979
Cash Only No More: Sell Anywhere
Understand the Problem, Understand the User
The Art of Game Design
No story
Game mechanics are difficult but simple
Game is perfectly suited to the technology at hand
Aesthetics are pleasing
Resonance: Stand for something bigger, something that touches your customers deeply
The Art of Game Design
“The hardest part is you have to make something different to make any sense. I’m trying to make something different.” Nguyen Ha Dong
Say no more than you say yes
Steve Jobs
Millennials prefer a boost to self-esteem over sex, food, drinking, and pretty much any other pleasurable outlet – Journal of Personality
“the first guy through the wall – it always gets bloody, always”
Moneyball
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