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The Android Game Developer???s Handbook

You're reading from   The Android Game Developer???s Handbook Discover an all in one handbook to developing immersive and cross-platform Android games

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Product type Paperback
Published in Aug 2016
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781785885860
Length 368 pages
Edition 1st Edition
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Avisekhar Roy Avisekhar Roy
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Preface 1. Android Game Development FREE CHAPTER 2. Introduction to Different Android Platforms 3. Different Android Development Tools 4. Android Development Style and Standards in the Industry 5. Understanding the Game Loop and Frame Rate 6. Improving Performance of 2D/3D Games 7. Working with Shaders 8. Performance and Memory Optimization 9. Testing Code and Debugging 10. Scope for Android in VR Games 11. Android Game Development Using C++ and OpenGL 12. Polishing Android Games 13. Third-Party Integration, Monetization, and Services Index

User acquisition techniques

If a game has no users, it is as good as scrap. This does not mean that the game quality or design is bad. In the Android gaming market, more than 5 million games are published. Hundreds of games are being published every day, which is increasing the competition.

In this immense crowd, a single game may disappear, irrespective of its quality, but due to having a poor or no marketing strategy. A game can only be successful if it has a significant number of users and good retention.

Let's have a look at few of the user acquisition techniques through the following topics:

  • Game promotion channels
  • Game blogs and forum discussions
  • Paid user acquisitions
  • Other techniques

Game promotion channels

There are several ways to promote the game in the market. There are some game promotion channels that advertise in various mediums. A specific game genre channel promotes the same kind of games. Let's look at few of these mediums:

  • YouTube channels
  • Android forums
  • Sports forums
  • Facebook...
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