Success with multiplayer games:  Slide Slides/Audio (86 MB)

Everyone wants to make multiplayer games, but how do you ensure they will succeed? The business of making successful multiplayer games is challenging. This session is intended for game designers, game developers, and gaming executives who want to know how to develop online multiplayer games that fit into the industry and become successful.

What are the best multiplayer platforms in the market? What is load testing and why is it important? Do I need to worry about scalability? How do I monetize my multiplayer game? What are the common pitfalls I need avoid when designing my multiplayer game? Can Flash really handle real-time multiplayer? The answers to these questions and a helpful multiplayer checklist will be discussed in this session.

Delivered at Casual Connect Kyiv, October 2008

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Kenny ROSENBLATTKenny ROSENBLATT (email)

Kenny Rosenblatt is the CEO and Co-Founder of Arkadium. Since the Company’s inception in 2001 Kenny has helped to develop hundreds of games for clients such as CBS, Harrah’s, Reebok, Mattel, Hearst, and AARP. Along with his wife and business partner Jessica, Kenny is responsible for driving the long term strategic direction of Arkadium and serves as the Company’s chief technologist. His extensive experience in the games arena, along with his entrepreneurial spirit has helped him always stay at the cutting edge of the games industry. Prior to founding Arkadium, Kenny was Vice President of Emerging Technologies at On2, a broadband media company, where he developed innovative Video on Demand systems for iTV and Set Top Boxes.