https://www.jesperjuul.net/ludologist/2007/10/31/men-play-casual-games-too/ My name is Jesper Juul, and I am a Ludologist [researcher of the design, meaning, culture, and politics of games]. This is my blog on game research and other important things. Sun, 04 Nov 2007 14:21:12 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://www.jesperjuul.net/ludologist/2007/10/31/men-play-casual-games-too/comment-page-1/#comment-52546 Thu, 01 Nov 2007 08:19:53 +0000 http://www.jesperjuul.net/ludologist/?p=392#comment-52546 […] Jesper placed an observative post today on Men play casual games too.Here’s a quick excerpt:Those were some of the findings in the first yearly market report by the Casual Games Association, an industry group aimed at promoting a fast-growing segment that accounts for about 10 percent of the $30 billion global video game … […]

]]> https://www.jesperjuul.net/ludologist/2007/10/31/men-play-casual-games-too/comment-page-1/#comment-52542 Wed, 31 Oct 2007 22:48:08 +0000 http://www.jesperjuul.net/ludologist/?p=392#comment-52542 I think part of it is that more women have less experience paying for hardcore content, so to them a casual game with 30-50 levels that I could burn through in three hours is worth $20 bucks, while to me I’d rather get the gist of it and move on. Of course, I’m hoping lots of people buy CuttleCandy – but I think I’ve added something to that game’s post-trial content that makes it with it for all players.

]]> https://www.jesperjuul.net/ludologist/2007/10/31/men-play-casual-games-too/comment-page-1/#comment-52541 Wed, 31 Oct 2007 17:53:10 +0000 http://www.jesperjuul.net/ludologist/?p=392#comment-52541 Sure I’m a gamer, but I’m also a modder and an aspiring game designer, so that affords me a great excuse for playing anything I want. The latest casual game I’ve been playing is Luxor 2.

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