Ruslan ValeevInterview Questions for Mobile F2P Game DesignersOver the past few years, I have interviewed a considerable number of game designers. I would like to share my list of questions and the…Jun 8Jun 8
Ruslan ValeevEssential Live Ops Calendar: Key Dates and Art for F2P GamesIncorporating events and offers into your game is a widely used practice in live operations management and can positively impact the…Mar 13Mar 13
Ruslan ValeevBuilding Hype: miHoYo’s Content Reveal StrategiesThis month marks roughly half a year since I started playing Honkai Star Rail, a game I’ve visited almost daily during this period.Nov 16, 2023Nov 16, 2023
Ruslan ValeevBooks and courses for a junior product managerSources of knowledge that would be useful for a product manager who is at the beginning of his careerMay 3, 2022May 3, 2022
Ruslan ValeevP-hacking and peekingHow jumping to conclusions and trying to find significance can lead to errorsApr 22, 2022Apr 22, 2022
Ruslan ValeevProduct teams. Part 1: Fixed vs flexibleDuring my 12 years of work as a project and product manager, I had the opportunity to work in various teams and formats in which they were…Apr 11, 2022Apr 11, 2022
Ruslan ValeevSampling and representativenessWhen we are evaluating the results of a campaign or planning to conduct an A/B test, one of the important questions to ask ourselves is —…Apr 10, 2022Apr 10, 2022
Ruslan ValeevClassification of users. KNN methodIn the last article, we discussed how to use percentiles to set thresholds. For example, they are useful for simple user classifications by…Apr 8, 2022Apr 8, 2022
Ruslan ValeevOutliers and anomaliesAnalyzing games data sometimes you will encounter values that go beyond the normal behavior of the system or the player. The data of such…Apr 7, 2022Apr 7, 2022
Ruslan ValeevHow to calculate ROI using predictive or real LTVupd 2024: The latest version of the calculator is available here. It has been updated to include revenue sharing with the publisher and…Apr 5, 2022Apr 5, 2022