Opocot quest : a facebook platform game

Casual game are widely available on the internet. A few years back, these games are mainly developed by game enthusiasts as a hobby. Coupled with the popularity of social networks, casual games spread virally and could generate multi-million dollars revenue. Besides the game itself, money can be g...

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Main Author: Mohammed Asari, Mohammad Khairul Shaleh
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spelling my-utm-ep.268832017-08-14T13:52:53Z Opocot quest : a facebook platform game 2010 Mohammed Asari, Mohammad Khairul Shaleh QA75 Electronic computers. Computer science Casual game are widely available on the internet. A few years back, these games are mainly developed by game enthusiasts as a hobby. Coupled with the popularity of social networks, casual games spread virally and could generate multi-million dollars revenue. Besides the game itself, money can be generated from the sales of virtual goods and upgrades, as well as the in-game advertisement and on-web advertisements campaigns. Taking the advantage of the emerging trends, a casual game called Opocot Quest was developed using Game Maker game engine. The main character is an imaginary superhero named Opocot, who needs to overcome many obstacles in order to save Puteri. This game is available on Facebook, a popular social network site, with the help of Facebook SDK. Players will be able to download the game from Facebook platform and play for free. Revenue will be generated from extension packages like virtual goods and games customization. Additional accessories, weapons and special power that can be used to increase score are also available for download at additional costs. Unlike traditional advertising, online advertisement alongside casual game is expected to open new profit generation opportunity with no limit, with the ability to reach out to wider audience with purchasing power. 2010 Thesis http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/26883/ http://libraryopac.utm.my/client/en_AU/main/search/results?qu=Opocot+quest+%3A+a+facebook+platform+game&te= masters Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Faculty of Computer Science and Information System Faculty of Computer Science and Information System
institution Universiti Teknologi Malaysia
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topic QA75 Electronic computers
Computer science
spellingShingle QA75 Electronic computers
Computer science
Mohammed Asari, Mohammad Khairul Shaleh
Opocot quest : a facebook platform game
description Casual game are widely available on the internet. A few years back, these games are mainly developed by game enthusiasts as a hobby. Coupled with the popularity of social networks, casual games spread virally and could generate multi-million dollars revenue. Besides the game itself, money can be generated from the sales of virtual goods and upgrades, as well as the in-game advertisement and on-web advertisements campaigns. Taking the advantage of the emerging trends, a casual game called Opocot Quest was developed using Game Maker game engine. The main character is an imaginary superhero named Opocot, who needs to overcome many obstacles in order to save Puteri. This game is available on Facebook, a popular social network site, with the help of Facebook SDK. Players will be able to download the game from Facebook platform and play for free. Revenue will be generated from extension packages like virtual goods and games customization. Additional accessories, weapons and special power that can be used to increase score are also available for download at additional costs. Unlike traditional advertising, online advertisement alongside casual game is expected to open new profit generation opportunity with no limit, with the ability to reach out to wider audience with purchasing power.
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author Mohammed Asari, Mohammad Khairul Shaleh
author_facet Mohammed Asari, Mohammad Khairul Shaleh
author_sort Mohammed Asari, Mohammad Khairul Shaleh
title Opocot quest : a facebook platform game
title_short Opocot quest : a facebook platform game
title_full Opocot quest : a facebook platform game
title_fullStr Opocot quest : a facebook platform game
title_full_unstemmed Opocot quest : a facebook platform game
title_sort opocot quest : a facebook platform game
granting_institution Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Faculty of Computer Science and Information System
granting_department Faculty of Computer Science and Information System
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