Interview: Kongregate’s Greer And Sirlin On Metagame Hopes With Kongai

[Will a Pokemon RPG-inspired card battle metagame break social Flash game site Kongregate into the mainstream? Big sister site Gamasutra’s Alistair Wallis chatted to site founder Jim Greer and Street Fighter II HD Remix balance designer and gadabout David Sirlin about the influences and design of Kongai, and how the game will aid the site in the long run.]
Online social Flash game site Kongregate launched in late 2006. Created by brother-sister duo Jim and Emily Greer, the site follows a YouTube-like model, allowing users to upload their own games to the service for play.
Another major difference from other Flash gaming hubs is the inclusion of profiles and reward points. In a similar fashion to Xbox Live’s Achievement system, players earn point for completing certain tasks within certain games. Also being distributed as rewards are collectable cards, for use in a site-wide metagame called Kongai.
Currently in closed beta, Kongai has […]

Original post by editors@gamesetwatch.com (Simon Carless) and software by Elliott Back