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18 practical game dev tips to learn at the Mobile Games University track at Pocket Gamer Connects London 2017

An education in mobile games development

18 practical game dev tips to learn at the Mobile Games University track at Pocket Gamer Connects London 2017

Pocket Gamer Connects London 2017 (January 16th to 17th) is just a couple of weeks away, and we have a packed schedule awaiting you.

Today we’re focusing on the practical development tips you can learn from the Mobile Games University track.

If you want more details on the entire conference and to buy tickets, head straight to the Pocket Gamer Connects London 2017 website.

Game dev education

The Mobile Games University track, hosted by Strike Gamelabs Commercial Director Ella Romanos, consists of 18 sessions from experts across the mobile industry, providing essential hands-on advice in the art of making and marketing your mobile games.

The introductory keynote comes from The Secret Police CEO Harry Holmwood, who will discuss the mobile game development commandments.

Later Gram Games developer Murat Gürel will provide a step-by-step guide for global success, using the studio’s most recent launch, Six!, as a case study.

Space Ape Games Senior Product Manager Nick Mansdorf, in his Live Ops session, will reveal the tools, analytics and processes the studio uses to grow its live games efficiently, freeing up devs to work on new projects.

Modern Dream Director Oliver Clarke will host a session entitled Game Hubs – A Quest to Revolutionise Game Production. Here he will discuss how game makers all over Europe have managed to forge collaborations between talented professionals that have led to co-working spaces being established, and how they are spawning the next generation of amazing games.

King Evangelist Oleg Pridiuk will teach developers all about its new free game engine Defold works, and how it’s working with developers that use it.

But that’s not all! Other speakers include Simpl Analytics Co-Founder Sebastian Lindén, The Guardian’s Games Editor Keith Stuart, Magmic Director of Freemium Simon Vendette, Russells Solicitors’ Marine Cabour, Vice and The Guardian games journalist Kate Gray, King Producer Sabrina Carmona, and more!

Check out the schedule for the full list of Mobile Games University sessions.

For more information about Pocket Gamer Connects London 2017, which takes place on January 16th and 17th, and to register, head to the event website here.


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Craig Chapple is a freelance analyst, consultant and writer with specialist knowledge of the games industry. He has previously served as Senior Editor at PocketGamer.biz, as well as holding roles at Sensor Tower, Nintendo and Develop.