1,500 Slot Machines Walk into a Bar - Adventures in Quantity Over Quality

Embark on a fascinating journey through the bizarre underbelly of the mobile app market in this 2019 GDC talk. Join game developers Alex Schwartz and Ziba Scott as they recount their audacious experiment to flood the market with over 1,500 auto-generated slot machine games, aiming to determine the lowest bar for success on App Stores. Discover the unexpected insights and revelations uncovered during their unconventional adventure, shedding light on the peculiar dynamics of quantity versus quality in the mobile gaming industry. Gain valuable knowledge about app store mechanics, market saturation, and the potential consequences of prioritizing volume over substance in game development.