Finding Your Voice on TikTok

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  • Опубліковано 23 кві 2023
  • In this GDC 2023 talk, Grace Curtis breaks down everything you need to know about TikTok, from the technical questions (how the hell do I share a draft?) to the bigger, more existential concerns (how do I carve out my own space on the platform?). She explains how to grab attention, win trust, and convert views into sales-all from the comfort of your smartphone.
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КОМЕНТАРІ • 53

  • @JustDaZack
    @JustDaZack 8 місяців тому +1

    Very, very good and interesting talk about marketing and the importance of understanding and using platforms correctly.

  • @chris_devlog
    @chris_devlog Рік тому +7

    Great talk! Dislikes surely aren't about the talk but about tiktoks reputation. Unfortunate because it's such a great platform for quick communication and marketing that serves games well

  • @REXanadu
    @REXanadu Рік тому +3

    I think it's funny as heck this is the SECOND talk about TikTok, and it's from the SAME COMPANY!

    • @Domarius64
      @Domarius64 10 місяців тому

      Yeah really side splitting, what's your point?

    • @REXanadu
      @REXanadu 10 місяців тому +2

      @@Domarius64 Bot? Or just that slow at making remarks?

    • @Domarius64
      @Domarius64 10 місяців тому

      @@REXanadu no life? Or just really bad at coming up with insults?

    • @REXanadu
      @REXanadu 10 місяців тому +2

      @@Domarius64 pay me $5000 to find out

  • @spookyanimator4695
    @spookyanimator4695 11 місяців тому +2

    This was super helpful! Started our tiktok for our studio 2 weeks ago and its a hell to get to learn the platform. so thank you!

  • @bethponcle
    @bethponcle Рік тому +3

    Brilliant talk, Grace! Thanks for sharing 👑🧄

  • @AcrylicPixel
    @AcrylicPixel 11 місяців тому +3

    Great talk. It’s like a new language for me in my 30’s

  • @cnfnbcn3227
    @cnfnbcn3227 Рік тому +20

    I don't understand why this talk got so many dislikes. Tiktok is an awful drug for users, but at the same time extremely useful tool to promote your game. I personally wish things like tiktok or youtube shorts never existed, but we live in the world where they are present and they are dominating, and there's nothing I or you can personally do about it but adapt to the reality and use it as a tool to accomplish our goals.

    • @PaulFidika
      @PaulFidika Рік тому +2

      how can you see the number of dislikes? I can't.

    • @cnfnbcn3227
      @cnfnbcn3227 Рік тому +1

      @@PaulFidika google "return UA-cam dislikes". numbers can be inaccurate, because *think* it only fetches dislikes of users who use this service, but it seems to work. In this video it shows 167 dislikes, which is a lot - it's about 40% of votes

    • @billyion6161
      @billyion6161 8 місяців тому +2

      Because all of this is incredibly obvious for anyone that has been involved with social media marketing in the slightest. I haven't even ever promoted anything on TikTok or anywhere else but i could have told you everything in this video. I was hoping to get some insight into marketing on TikTok beyond the obvious stuff.

    • @a.w_.
      @a.w_. 7 місяців тому

      @@billyion6161 good for you i guess this video isn't for you then?

  • @ProjectShinkai
    @ProjectShinkai 11 годин тому

    Interest topic

  • @OlivierMadiba
    @OlivierMadiba Рік тому

    Thanks for the video it help me a lot

  • @BrandonCourt
    @BrandonCourt Рік тому

    thanks! really practical tips here

  • @markffrench2558
    @markffrench2558 Рік тому +1

    I spent far too long trying to wipe that shadow off the screen 😂

  • @MTGJoeD
    @MTGJoeD 3 місяці тому

    Fantastic talk! Grace was incredibly engaging

  • @neozoid7009
    @neozoid7009 Рік тому

    Is this all Applicable for Twitter / other social platforms also ??

    • @Domarius64
      @Domarius64 Рік тому +2

      Some points carry across. And every social network is a different fit for each type of game.

  • @tuckerdidit42
    @tuckerdidit42 Рік тому +10

    I legit don’t understand why everyone is so mad that this talk happened or why tiktok is hated so much. The data says it has good numbers, and honestly the formulae for making it do good numbers are really straightforward compared to other platforms. Which is why it’s so dang useful for marketing 🤷‍♀️

    • @Domarius64
      @Domarius64 Рік тому

      More tribalism as usual. Tik tok represents everything detestable about this new low attention span society, so by extension they see it and everything that mentions it as some kind of "disease" that needs to be stopped. As if tik tok is the disease itself (and not actually a symptom)
      but the truth is its here to stay, and an increasingly huge way information is being disseminated. So they detractors are just shouting at the clouds.

    • @gamedev251
      @gamedev251 3 місяці тому

      It is important to talk about tik tok cause it is what it is. Its not really straightforward marketing when the best advice is just try a bunch of things and see what sticks. :( The video does not mention how things that go viral there are very obnoxious, in your face, farrrr from genuine personality content. It is in total a race to the bottom in terms of quality.

  • @aussieraver7182
    @aussieraver7182 11 місяців тому +2

    What if my game is violent?

  • @GypsumGeneration
    @GypsumGeneration Рік тому

    "challenging google" is a huge meme and always has been, it's hilarious people are acting like it hasn't been a totally ironic statement

  • @Ashkandi88
    @Ashkandi88 4 місяці тому +1

    Instead of "power of personality" i would say "power of being a good looking women".

  • @Xerobound
    @Xerobound Рік тому +24

    I would never recommend it for personal use, just like I wouldn't recommend Facebook, Twitter, or Instagram for personal use either... But for business marketing and promotion these are powerful tools to reach more eyeballs... The real shame is that it's necessary to promote such an unethical and scummy company just to get a few more views on your product.

  • @sir.richardpound
    @sir.richardpound Рік тому +7

    Great talk ! Also great to also see young talent make it to GDC !

  • @enyalieTheWriter
    @enyalieTheWriter Рік тому +2

    One of the best and most inspiring talks I have ever seen on GDC ty!!!😊

  • @sherry-games
    @sherry-games Рік тому +1

    Thank you for the Advice! Love it!

  • @z3r0slab96
    @z3r0slab96 Рік тому +3

    Keep CALM and hate tiktok

  • @BananaDramaful
    @BananaDramaful Рік тому +2

    This is a brillant talk. Anyone in the comments treating Tik Tok like some sort of boogeyman I only have one thing to tell you: adapt or die.

    • @Domarius64
      @Domarius64 Рік тому +1

      Is like that scene from the matrix: "hear that, Mr Anderson? That, is the sound of inevitably..."

  • @uhhmir
    @uhhmir Рік тому +3

    its kinda painful how the room of old dudes does not react whatsoever to her jokes but great talk nevertheless

  • @GranatenGecko
    @GranatenGecko Рік тому +4

    you win trust by not using tiktok

    • @Domarius64
      @Domarius64 Рік тому +1

      How? People who hate tik tok don't use tik tok, so they will never see your tik tok content...

    • @GranatenGecko
      @GranatenGecko Рік тому +2

      You can say that you do not use tik tok

    • @Domarius64
      @Domarius64 Рік тому +2

      @@GranatenGecko Street cred with a small minority of vocal users pays the bills not.

    • @a.w_.
      @a.w_. 7 місяців тому

      you win users by using it. I'll take the users.

  • @UCxcRAwlfb7ozS7ZHtmUqonw
    @UCxcRAwlfb7ozS7ZHtmUqonw Рік тому +9

    Such a weird talk to have at a GAME DEV conference,
    don't get me wrong, I'm not claiming that marketing isn't part of video game as a consumer product, but this feels so detached from the actual challenges of MAKING a game, Curtis in fact does a great talk, it's perfect for... shareholders, CEOs, advertising teams, marketing students... but at no point is it addressed at game developpers, maybe solo indie devs in that they have to handle everything by themselves?

    • @RannekoPlays
      @RannekoPlays Рік тому +34

      Games marketing are still part of the overall team producing the game, game development is not purely writing code

    • @gamongames
      @gamongames Рік тому +22

      sounded like someone that definitely didnt make a game.

    • @UCxcRAwlfb7ozS7ZHtmUqonw
      @UCxcRAwlfb7ozS7ZHtmUqonw Рік тому +6

      you two missed the "don't get me wrong" part I guess

    • @gamongames
      @gamongames Рік тому +13

      "don't get me wrong but I'm gonna be factually wrong rn"

    • @Domarius64
      @Domarius64 Рік тому +7

      That is a strange comment. If you have to handle everything yourself, marketing is even more relevant.