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Mobile games popularity algorithm may predict user interest levels

03/29/201703/27/2017 John Montgallo

Researchers are using a combination of algorithms to develop a popularity prediction model. Scientists in Japan have come up with a new mathematical model using several algorithms to predict mobile games popularity. More specifically, the model helps to show the point in a gaming app in which users start losing interest. This model could provide useful insight to mobile game developers that want to keep users engaged. The idea is that the mobile games popularity will be able to be better maintained by stopping users from losing interest. This may…

Mobile gaming industry beginning to tap into crowd source techniques

05/24/201205/24/2012 Jesse Collins

It has been found to boost the speed of user acquisition through friend referrals. Though the national economy is repeatedly kicking the pins out of virtually every other sector, the mobile gaming industry is holding strong, having generated a massive $5 billion last year in revenues, and is expected to reach a tremendous $16 million in 4 years from now. Though there are incredible potential profits in this area, the individual developers and publishers are still faced with a number of hurdles that must be overcome in order to obtain…

Games can now use the new mobile news feed at Facebook as a viral channel

12/25/201111/23/2013 Stephanie Beck

There was a time that game companies at Facebook would draw a broader number of users through the news feeds of the gamers… which distributed the message to non-gamers, and though this channel was cut back, the social media company has now announced that it is using the mobile news feed to test game stories. Until now, game companies have been forced to use paid marketing techniques and actual word of mouth (as opposed to its digital equivalent) in order to grow their user numbers. However, this reinstatement of the…