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Gaming, Social, Virtual Worlds

In Online Ed, Content Is No Longer King—Cohorts Are

Wes Kao

Consumers pay for what’s scarce. And within the crowded, cheap, content-rich world of online education, what's scarce is community.

The Future of Games Is Instant

Jonathan Lai

A new class of inherently social instant games melds the click-to-play ease of early Flash games with the quality and performance of app-native games.

Fans, Not Professional Developers, Will Drive the Hit IPs of the Future

Jade Raymond

The franchises of the future need to be designed to ensure quality and canon even when we hand over ownership to the fans.

The Creator Economy Comes for Gaming

Joost van Dreunen

Players are discovering new ways to monetize, whether by building original game worlds, selling in-game goods on the blockchain, or engaging new streamer tools.

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