News and Notes on Social Network and User Behavior Analytics
In a post on techcrunch it was revealed that plaYce has announced the beta launch of its Game-Platform-as-a-Service, aimed at assisting game developers bring high-quality 3D game play right into the browser. Games in plaYce are based on 3D renderings of real cities such as San Francisco and New York.
plaYce is targeting independent game developers who will be [...]
Startups associated with social gaming were all the funding rage in 2008. However, with the recession in full swing the challenges and opportunities for social games, which still primarily exist on major social networks, are considerably different.
The unpredictability of social games is a major challenge. Majority of startups in the space are still at the mercy [...]