Naavik Gaming Podcast

Build or Buy: Gaming Backends

Mar 26, 2023
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1
Introduction
00:00 • 2min
2
How I Found Pragma
01:31 • 2min
3
Building a Backend for a Gaming Project
03:15 • 4min
4
The Four Aspects of Competitive Advantage
07:20 • 3min
5
The Confusion of Client-Based Matchmaking
09:55 • 2min
6
How to Choose the Right Backend for Your Game Development
11:47 • 2min
7
The Importance of Choosing the Right Backend for Your Game
14:02 • 2min
8
How to Start Play Testing for a Live Service Game
15:43 • 2min
9
What Makes a Good Matchmaking Program?
17:14 • 4min
10
The Existential Question of Builder By
21:29 • 5min
11
How to Deal With a Player's Request for a Refund
26:22 • 2min
12
The Pros and Cons of Using PlayFab to Build Your Games on Xbox One
28:18 • 2min
13
How to Use Telemetry to Improve Your Game Performance
29:50 • 2min
14
The Importance of a Good Data Pipeline
31:29 • 2min
15
The Importance of Asking the Right Questions
33:07 • 1min
16
Building a Game Account System on Your Own
34:36 • 5min
17
The Long-Term Dream of a Social Metagame
39:35 • 2min
18
How Pragma Is Different From the Current Incumbents
41:20 • 5min
19
How to Grow a Double AAA Studio With Live Services Cross Platform
45:58 • 3min
20
How to Convince Your First Studio to Build on the Pregnant Backend When They're Partnering With You
49:27 • 3min
21
The Different Types of Incentives and Spiritual Scaling for Game Growth
52:40 • 2min
22
How to Be a Competitive Player in the Back End Space
55:10 • 2min
23
How to Start a Gaming Founders Podcast
57:35 • 3min