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Backflip Studios：利用 Google Cloud Platform 扩展移动游戏

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关于客户

Backflip Studios 是一家手机游戏开发工作室，在过去五年里员工人数已从 3 人发展到 100 多人。他们是《DragonVale》、《Paper Toss》和《Ninjump》等热门游戏的幕后制作者。

挑战

在快速变化的移动游戏市场中，Backflip Studios 需要一个能够处理频繁内容更新、跨设备游戏、社区活动、玩家交流和数据分析的服务器基础设施。

解决方案

Backflip Studios 使用 Google Cloud Platform 来满足其服务器基础设施需求。他们利用 Google App Engine、Google BigQuery 和 Google Cloud Storage 来构建游戏的服务器组件、存储和分析玩家数据并处理自动缩放。

运营影响

The use of Google Cloud Platform has significantly improved the operational efficiency of Backflip Studios. The platform's robust server infrastructure and autoscaling feature have ensured smooth handling of user traffic, regardless of sudden spikes. The company no longer needs to worry about server setup and management, allowing them to focus on game development. The data analysis capabilities of BigQuery have enabled the company to make data-driven decisions, leading to improved game features and content. The simplicity of App Engine's architecture has made each game rollout easier and faster than the previous one. Overall, the company has been able to accelerate its pace of game development and release, thanks to the services provided by the Google Cloud Platform.

数量效益

Autoscaling feature of App Engine allowed handling of sudden user traffic spikes, doubling or tripling normal volume within minutes.
Switching to BigQuery for data analysis resulted in faster data import and query execution compared to the previous SQL database.
Development cycle for DragonVale was completed in just six months with a small team, thanks to the Cloud Platform.