Christoph Safferling is an economist and applied econometrician. He has many years of academic experience in building economic models and working with data. Having finished his PhD analysing economics of online games, he moved from academically dissecting game metrics to a more hands-on approach. He leads the service departments, including the game analytics and user research department, at Ubisoft Blue Byte in Germany, and is in charge of monitoring online and “traditional” games such as The Settlers Online, Anno 1800, and others.
Christoph Safferling
Ubisoft Blue Byte
All Sessions by Christoph Safferling
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2. Summit Morning
Nov. 19
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14:00
Game Development Summit - Motivation, Expectation, Innovation
14:00 - 15:00Björn Bartholdy and Johannes Roth: Interview
Live Interview with Johannes Roth - Co-Founder and CEO of German Indie developer MiMiMi Games. With titles like "Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun" or the "Desperados" series, the studio is one of the most successful independent companies in the German developer scene. Close to the wishes and needs of the players, the studio develops successful products that create a high level of player loyalty.We will ask Johannes about his company's strategy regarding player motivation… Sonia Fizek: Between Deep Intuition and Deep Data Christoph Safferling: What makes us play?WhereOnline via Eventbrite