MGF2012: The mobile games industry is maturing
For two days London was the epicentre of the mobile games industry, as the 9th annual Mobile Games Forum took place at the Hilton Tower Bridge hotel 25th and 26th of January.
An event like this is a good indicator of where the industry is at, and more importantly, where it is heading. Last year’s focal topics were whether or not to go freemium, what to do with location based services, and which platforms to embrace. This year’s event showed deeper signs of maturing as speakers were presented more forward-looking plans and showed concern with external adoption from both consumers and businesses alike. Of special interest were discussions around design convergence that have greater console-like experiences; the role of games in mobile transmedia; and the introduction of key performance indicators for stimulating transparency.
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