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Casual Games Panel,
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Game Design, Panel

Dave Rohrl
Lead Producer, EA Online/Pogo To Go

John Vechey
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Steve Meretzky
Chief Game Designer, Floodgate Entertainment
Casual games are generally given a short shrift even though FAR more people play casual games than hardcore games.(According to the most recent survey by Jupiter Media Metrix, 9 of the 10 most-played PC games were casual games, with only The Sims cracking the top ten.) But we hear the same old refrain: "Sure, more people play casual games, but there’s no money in them."

This panel, made up of industry veterans with experience on "both sides of the fence," examines the difference between the two types of games, and the two types of gamers. The panelists examines what makes a successful casual game. And we detail the many avenues in which companies are making casual games into an often extremely successful business.

Attendees learn the essential design criteria for a casual game. Attendees takeaway the profile of the casual gamer. Attendees are given a survey of the economically-viable avenues for making money on casual games.

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