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Bill Grosso traces his journey from pricing folklore to rigorous experimentation and explains why co-authoring a new academic paper matters.
Jul 19 2024 . 4 min read
Here at GDP we often get asked about Generative AI. Questions like “Will the new generations of tools like Chat GPT and Dall-E and their rapid rate of improvement completely change how games are made?”And our answer is usually a variation on “Yes. But not yet.” Our CEO, Bill Grosso, wrote a longer article with Yuying Chen-Wynn exploring this topic. We thought it was worth reprinting on our blog, below: Artificial Intelligence (AI) has been making significant strides across various industries, and the video gaming industry is no exception. According to a survey by the Game Developers Conference (GDC) involving over 3,000
Jul 02 2024 . 6 min read
Want to learn more about revenue optimization in gaming? Join us for the Revenue Optimization in Games Mini-Summit and Happy Hour on March 20, 2 pm, in downtown San Francisco. We’re about a week away from our GDC event (signup) and I’m really excited. One of the reasons is, of course, the speakers. Here’s the schedule: That’s a pretty amazing set of speakers! Brett and Joost are two of the most insightful people around when it comes to the business of gaming (and Joost is just off an amazing 45-slide talk about “Games as a Platform” at SXSW. And
Mar 11 2024 . 2 min read
At Game Data Pros, a lot of our recent work on personalization has focused on what the Deconstructor of Fun podcast refers to as “Off-Platform Payments” and what Liquid & Grit calls “Web Stores“. We think it’s a big and important trend in the games industry. But how big? And how important? That’s what this survey wants to find out. We’ll report back on our blog in early March with what we’ve learned. And, as an extra incentive, we’ll be giving out $100 Amazon gift cards to two respondents. This survey is 12-15 questions long, depending on your answers, and
Jan 03 2024 . < 1 minute read
The beauty of creating your own tools is figuring out the significant pieces of information you need to make important decisions and bringing that to decision-makers as quickly and succinctly as possible. – Find out More! Introduction Over the past ten years, I have stated that good teams build products, and great teams build tools. Enough people have given me blank stares that this is not an obvious statement. The tools a team uses can make or break their ability to innovate, streamline processes, and ultimately achieve success. In the ever-evolving landscape of software, when given a choice between
Sep 26 2023 . 5 min read
So many factors go into delivering a hit game that compliance seems like the least of worries. One might be forgiven for thinking, “What’s the point in being compliant if the game isn’t successful?”. And the answer is clear: if the game becomes a hit, it’s too late to become compliant. The next thought might be, “So what? We’ll just pay some fines, no big deal, right?”. The reality can be far from what’s imagined. And if the game is not a hit title but violates privacy or other laws, the monetary risk could easily add losses to a
Sep 07 2023 . 9 min read

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