Social Games Development

Introduction

Amidst the numerous wonders of the 21st century, the evolution of social games and the ever-increasing population of social gamers have brought the dawn of fresh competition between the best game making companies. A change in scope and approach to meet several social requirements and wants suggests there is more to social games than just gaming.

Maybe you don’t even know what social game is or you can’t differentiate from other casual games? Social games are those games that involve active interaction between online players as part of the gameplay. These can simply be referred to as multiplayer games or games that are played through popular social networks like Facebook. In most social games, players interact with each other through in-game activities like collaborating on tasks, sending out invites, giving each other challenges, etc.

The Evolution of Social Game and Its Development

It’s wonder-worthy, why social network games are becoming so popular, well, the near to satisfactory answer can be attributed to the fact that these social games are less intense than most video games, they are easy to play, attractive and enthralling, showing no signs of slowing down even after long period of time.

The collaboration of Zynga and Facebook in 2009, was an indication of what better future and features await social games and its development, making companies like Zynga now evolving into a full-grown and lucrative company in the industry.

Quick Tips for Basic Social Game Development

Companies that develop some of the world’s most engaging social games are known to having great game development resources. They possess the best hands in programs such as Net, 3D Max, Arcade games, Browser games, flash, Java, Unity and a host of others.

The reasons behind their wealth of credentials can be narrowed down to the following reasons:

1. Great ideation
2. The great development team of expert
3. Ability to design based theme and game resources
4. Rich gaming code
5. Perfect interface incorporation
6. Security, privacy and protection
7. Incorporation of social media

The above, if done right, can be the reason people find it so hard to stop playing those games even though they pay to play those games. Yes! You read that right. They pay to play most of those games.

Social Game Development Basic Requirements

"Retrospect is a way of measuring prospects" they say, revealing what needs to be known and done in order to create and monetize online social games is what social game development companies do best. By taking care of the following:

Spam: Spammy game is one of the most frustrating aspects of social gaming. A tenable reason why most players abandon social games is the amount of spam generated by most games. Hence it is a major area of concern for gamers and developers alike.

Simplicity: For most social games, been overly simple has been a pain point for players, the clarity of a game shouldn’t be confused with the simplicity that breed boredom. When it’s not challenging, then it a toy and not a game, and toys are meant for kids, not adults.

Update: The sustainability of any social game is a function of how diligent its developers are working to keep it updated with thrilling and amazing features. If not, playing the same game, over and over with the same features, look and feel is the road to bidding it farewell

Poor design: Who will even attempt to play? The first impression lasts longer, bad impression sticks quicker, such as the case of sub-par game development. Great games with bad interface and design are nothing, but another frustration that deserves abandonment.

Bugs: Technical headaches are seen as an impediment to enjoyment, incessant crashing, broken interface and other technical discordance can make players decide to quit playing. Constant notification is also a hindrance to full-time enjoyment.

For any individual game developer or company, who wants to stay in the loop of this ever-demanding market, the above are a major area of concern and what successful companies do right, which makes their products continue to chart year-in-year-out.

Just Stephen. In love with games since 2003.