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By: Uwe Forster

Uwe Forster — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 19:04:28 +0000

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By: Raj

Raj — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 16:59:52 +0000

One of the most powerful aspects of multiplayer games IMHO is their ability to create bonds between the players which becomes a new kind of content – bringing them back again and again. Writ large a multiplayer game is an MMO. Writ small it can be a portable Flash game plunked down in various places around the Web.

However, the ability of a portable game to generate community is limited as its fragmented player-base does not share the same context the way they do in an MMO. The social context surrounding a game that one returns to frequently can often become more important than the game itself in creating long-term engagement. Creating this social context is part tech and part art – just look at the number of successful and failed MMOs.

So as a developer, I think you need to look at multiplayer as not only a tools question but also a social engineering one. Can your toolset enhance your ability to create the right social glue? Are you ready to spend time on that question or would you rather focus on a given game? Why will players return over time to give you money again and again? If you’re going to partner with another company to add value to your multiplayer efforts, what are their social engineering credentials?