Apple’s new policy and the release of iOS 14.5 have already had a big impact on the mobile market. They affected not only advertising, but also affected game design and monetization. Joel Julkunen, Vice President of game analytics at GameRefinery, spoke about these trends.State of Survival

Many developers often have to move from place to place, which in the end can greatly harm mental health. Experienced game designer Laralyn McWilliams (Laralyn McWilliams), known for MMO Free Realms, wrote a big thread about this problem. She told how it affects her personal life, and how moving leads to burnout.Laralyn McWilliams

Due to the length of the cycle of modern development, game designers manage to implement not so many ideas during their career. Ryan Sumo, CEO of the Squeaky Wheel indie studio, believes that the situation will improve if the gaming industry can adopt one practice from cinema. We are talking about the sale of options for design documents.Academia: School Simulator, one of the Squeaky Wheel games

With a look at what principles a game designer should adhere to in his work, — in his column on App2Top.ru shared Eduard Kumykov, the lead game designer of the Solitaire Cruise project from Belka Games (according to App Annie, she is now among the top 20 highest-grossing publishers in EMEA).

How Zynga looks at game design, — the leading designers of FarmVille 2: Country Escape, Poornima Seetharaman and Vimal Sathish, told at the online Talents in Games Conference.

What should be understood by loot in games, what functions are assigned to it and what types it is divided into,” says Owlcat Games game designer Yulia Chernenko.

Abertay University has opened a new training center. It will teach, among other things, experimental game design.

A new selection of books for developers has been released. This time it is useful for game writers.

Nikita Belchak, a game designer at Black Temple Studio, and Vasily Sabirov, a leading analyst and cofounder at devtodev, told how they managed to double the conversion of the Epic Mine tutorial.

The history of the launch and changes of the Township builder is shared by Alexander Zabezhinsky, the project’s game design manager.

Learning is an important part of any video game. It shows the players the basic mechanics and helps to immerse themselves in the process. But developing a convenient and useful tutorial can be a difficult task. The Game Career Guide resource has collected six recommendations that will help avoid common mistakes.

Canadian scientists from Queens University have found out what spoils the impression of video games. It turned out that bad game design annoys players the most when the gameplay is not exciting and makes them bored.

How to approach the balance of games correctly, — said Konstantin Sakhnov, director of the game department of Rocket Jump studio. As examples, he took cases, both from his own experience and from games such as World of Warcraft and Clash of Clans.  

Electronic Arts is developing new algorithms for match selection in multiplayer titles. The technology will adapt to the gamer’s current skill level and make it easier for him to win after several unsuccessful fights.

The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office granted Activision a patent for using the method of “stimulating [making] microtransactions in multiplayer games.”

Why the monetization of Brawl Stars is much inferior to that in Clash Royale, he told on the blog pages mobilefreetoplay.com The former product is Wooga lead Adam Telfer.

Alexander Shilyaev, the leading game designer of Playrix, told how to create new elements, make levels and work with analytics in games in the genre of “three-in-a-row” using the example of Gardenscapes.

What is the difference between slots in the App Store and Google Play from real slot machines and how best to monetize users hooked on mobile casinos, – said Akim Denisov, co-owner of Orc Work Games.

Bungie plans to abandon the random selection of matches in the Destiny 2 MMO shooter and give players the opportunity to choose a company for themselves to pass game tests.