Game Analytics: The Basics

Anders Drachen; Magy Seif El-Nasr; Alessandro Canossa

doi:10.1007/978-1-4471-4769-5_2

Game Analytics: The Basics

Anders Drachen, Magy Seif El-Nasr, Alessandro Canossa

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Abstract

Developing a profitable game in today’s market is a challenging endeavor. Thousands of commercial titles are published yearly, across a number of hardware platforms and distribution channels, all competing for players’ time and attention, and the game industry is decidedly competitive. In order to effectively develop games, a variety of tools and techniques from e.g. business practices, project management to user testing have been developed in the game industry, or adopted and adapted from other IT sectors. One of these methods is analytics, which in recent years has decidedly impacted on the game industry and game research environment.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Game Analytics : Maximizing the Value of Player Data
Editors	Magy Seif El-Nasr, Anders Drachen, Alessandro Canossa
Number of pages	28
Place of Publication	London
Publisher	Springer
Publication date	2013
Pages	13-40
Chapter	2
ISBN (Print)	978-1-4471-4768-8
ISBN (Electronic)	978-1-4471-4769-5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-4769-5_2
Publication status	Published - 2013
Externally published	Yes

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Game Analytics: Maximizing the Value of Player Data
Drachen, A. (ed.), El-Nasr, M. S. (ed.) & Canossa, A. (ed.), 2013, 1 ed. London: Springer.
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