💖The art and science of making games fun, with Joshua Lu (Investing Partner, GAMES FUND ONE by Andreessen Horowitz)🎮

Our guest  is Joshua Lu, Investing Partner with Games Fund One by Andreessen Horowitz. 

In this episode, we talk about all about games, their early days, various elements that contribute to designing great games, including habit forming experiences that contribute to the games experience, and Josh’s personal opinions on making, growing and learning about games. 

Today’s interview is a masterclass on games and what happens behind the scenes in the contribution of making these games, such as Farmville or Words with Friends, a long term enjoyable experience. 

This episode is a re-release of an older episode from our podcast How Things Grow

Check out the show notes of the episode here: https://mobileuseracquisitionshow.com/episode/gaming-growth-joshua-lu-andreessen-horowitz/

KEY HIGHLIGHTS
😜From liberal arts to gaming.
🎮Learning about social gaming.
🤔Why is viral cycle important and how to optimize it?
💯Experimental results and observations of early Facebook times.
😎The Wild West of virality.
🔡Relaunching Words with Friends.
🔑The key to longevity.
❓What is the core loop design and where does it apply?
✌How Spotify aces the core loop design.
📧Games on messaging platforms.
❓Tic-tac-toe and why people still play games like it.
✔The players are the content
👑What makes a great product manager.
🎮The games ‘book club’ and deconstructs
🎮Artificial intelligence and its role in games.
📚The 3 books that Josh recommends to PMs
💯Josh’s approach to networking to seek advice

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