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Jenova Chen (CEO and Creative Director, thatgamecompany)
Location: Room 2006, West Hall
Date: Tuesday, March 19
Time: 5:30 pm - 6:30 pm
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Summits Pass - Get your pass now!
Topic: Free-to-Play
Format: Session
Vault Recording: Video
Audience Level: All
thatgamecompanys CEO and Creative Director Jenova Chen explores how specific design decisions can profoundly impact the wellness and engagement of players. With examples from Sky: Children of the Light, Jenova will demonstrate how providing players with opportunities to build meaningful real relationships, trust others and share powerful emotions can foster a thriving and wholesome community. To achieve high player retention and create positive free-to-play experiences that prioritize player safety and accessibility, thatgamecompany employs various design practices. These include consent-based communication mechanics, large-scale virtual events and non-predatory in-game transactions. Through real-life examples from thatgamecompany's Sky: Children of the Light, including a recent Guinness World Records™ breaking virtual concert bringing in 1.3 million concurrent players, Jenova will provide insight into why Sky remains a game players continue to turn to, and how other developers can learn from these intentional design choices.
Attendees will gain a new approach to designing safe, cooperative environments and gain a greater understanding of why this is important. They'll learn specific methods of how to gain players' trust through effective monetization strategies and thoughtful multiplayer mechanics, which translates to high retention levels and positive community sentiment.
The target audience for this lecture is developers seeking ways to increase positive community sentiment and learn about unique strategies to maintain their players' wellness and happiness in order to increase retention.
