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Pocket Gems leverages PubNub to create a greater sense of community and heighten player engagement in their mobile strategy game, War Dragons.

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Technology Category	Analytics & Modeling - Predictive Analytics Analytics & Modeling - Real Time Analytics Application Infrastructure & Middleware - Data Exchange & Integration
Applicable Industries	Software
Applicable Functions	Business Operation Product Research & Development
Use Cases	Predictive Maintenance Real-Time Location System (RTLS) Remote Collaboration
Services	Cloud Planning, Design & Implementation Services Software Design & Engineering Services System Integration
Challenge	When Pocket Gems began building War Dragons in 2013, they intended for the game to be heavily reliant on multiplayer interactions. However, they soon realized the importance of social interaction for player engagement and retention. Initially, they built their own in-game chat, which allowed for simple text exchanges. This solution worked for private chats but was insufficient for real-time battles where players needed to communicate quickly and effectively. The challenge was to provide a robust, real-time chat solution that could handle the high volume of messages and users during large-scale battles and events. Read More
About Customer	Pocket Gems, based in San Francisco, has been creating graphically rich and innovative mobile games for over 11 years. They specialize in offering unique mobile experiences that appeal to a wide range of players, from narrative games to strategic, multiplayer titles with a focus on combat. A common theme in all their games is the ability to unite players globally. One of their flagship games, War Dragons, is a 3D real-time mobile strategy game where players collaborate to build dragon armies, form guilds, and battle rivals. The company emphasizes creating interactive experiences that connect players worldwide. Read More
Solution	To address the need for robust real-time communication, Pocket Gems implemented PubNub as their in-game chat solution for War Dragons. This allowed them to offer real-time chat for private conversations, group chats between guild members, and large-scale battles. Players could share contextual information like battle positions, enhancing their sense of connection and engagement. Additionally, PubNub enabled real-time updates, allowing Pocket Gems to push notifications about crucial events or changes in the game. This made the game more captivating and lively, as players received updates in real-time rather than only when they logged in. The implementation of PubNub was quick and seamless, allowing Pocket Gems to scale their chat and update features effortlessly. Read More Log in to view content
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Technology Category

Analytics & Modeling - Predictive Analytics

Analytics & Modeling - Real Time Analytics

Application Infrastructure & Middleware - Data Exchange & Integration

Applicable Industries

Software

Applicable Functions

Business Operation

Product Research & Development

Use Cases

Predictive Maintenance

Real-Time Location System (RTLS)

Remote Collaboration

Services

Cloud Planning, Design & Implementation Services

Software Design & Engineering Services

System Integration

Challenge

When Pocket Gems began building War Dragons in 2013, they intended for the game to be heavily reliant on multiplayer interactions. However, they soon realized the importance of social interaction for player engagement and retention. Initially, they built their own in-game chat, which allowed for simple text exchanges. This solution worked for private chats but was insufficient for real-time battles where players needed to communicate quickly and effectively. The challenge was to provide a robust, real-time chat solution that could handle the high volume of messages and users during large-scale battles and events.

About Customer

Pocket Gems, based in San Francisco, has been creating graphically rich and innovative mobile games for over 11 years. They specialize in offering unique mobile experiences that appeal to a wide range of players, from narrative games to strategic, multiplayer titles with a focus on combat. A common theme in all their games is the ability to unite players globally. One of their flagship games, War Dragons, is a 3D real-time mobile strategy game where players collaborate to build dragon armies, form guilds, and battle rivals. The company emphasizes creating interactive experiences that connect players worldwide.

Solution

To address the need for robust real-time communication, Pocket Gems implemented PubNub as their in-game chat solution for War Dragons. This allowed them to offer real-time chat for private conversations, group chats between guild members, and large-scale battles. Players could share contextual information like battle positions, enhancing their sense of connection and engagement. Additionally, PubNub enabled real-time updates, allowing Pocket Gems to push notifications about crucial events or changes in the game. This made the game more captivating and lively, as players received updates in real-time rather than only when they logged in. The implementation of PubNub was quick and seamless, allowing Pocket Gems to scale their chat and update features effortlessly.

Impact #1	Pocket Gems was able to create a sense of camaraderie and connection among players through real-time chat, which is a major draw for the game.
Impact #2	The real-time updates powered by PubNub kept players continuously engaged and informed about crucial events, enhancing the game's liveliness.
Impact #3	The ease of implementation and scalability of PubNub allowed Pocket Gems to pursue new ideas and features that were previously put off due to significant development time.

Impact #1

Pocket Gems was able to create a sense of camaraderie and connection among players through real-time chat, which is a major draw for the game.

Impact #2

The real-time updates powered by PubNub kept players continuously engaged and informed about crucial events, enhancing the game's liveliness.

Impact #3

The ease of implementation and scalability of PubNub allowed Pocket Gems to pursue new ideas and features that were previously put off due to significant development time.

Benefit #1	Players that joined War Dragons in 2014, when PubNub was implemented, are still active today.
Benefit #2	The implementation of PubNub allowed Pocket Gems to scale their chat to handle hundreds of players connecting, battling, and chatting simultaneously during worldwide live battles.

Benefit #1

Players that joined War Dragons in 2014, when PubNub was implemented, are still active today.

Benefit #2

The implementation of PubNub allowed Pocket Gems to scale their chat to handle hundreds of players connecting, battling, and chatting simultaneously during worldwide live battles.

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Pocket Gems leverages PubNub to create a greater sense of community and heighten player engagement in their mobile strategy game, War Dragons.

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