Platforms for community game development and community management of game lifecycle

A method for community game development and community management of game lifecycle, comprising:

• offering, by a specifically programmed virtual gaming platform, at least one first personalized computer interface to each of at least 1,000 users of an virtual game community managed by the specifically programmed virtual gaming platform;
• wherein the at least one first computer interface is configured to allow each of the at least 1,000 users to create at least one game idea;
• wherein the specifically programmed virtual gaming platform is configured to concurrently receive the at least one game idea from each of the at least 1,000 users of the virtual game community;
• wherein the specifically programmed virtual gaming platform is configured to automatically output, in real-time, a first plurality of game selections during creation of the at least one game idea based, at least in part, on data collected about the virtual game community;
• receiving, by the specifically programmed virtual gaming platform, a plurality of game ideas;
• receiving, by the specifically programmed virtual gaming platform, game idea votes on each game idea of the plurality of game ideas;
• automatically ranking, by the specifically programmed virtual gaming platform, the plurality of game ideas based, at least in part, on the game idea votes;
• automatically selecting, by the specifically programmed virtual gaming platform, at least one winning game idea to be developed by the virtual game community based, at least in part, on the ranking the plurality of game ideas;
• automatically identifying, by the specifically programmed virtual gaming platform, at least one first game developer whose at least one skill is suited for development of the at least one winning game idea based, at least in part, on matching at least one characteristic of the at least one winning game idea to information about skills possessed by game developers;
• automatically determining, by the specifically programmed virtual gaming platform, a role to be performed by at least one first game developer in developing the at least one winning game;
• receiving, by the specifically programmed virtual gaming platform, funds for developing of the at least one winning game;
• automatically outputting, in real-time, by the specifically programmed virtual gaming platform, a second plurality of game, wherein the second plurality of game selections is outputted during the development of the at least one wining game idea based, at least in part, on the data collected about the virtual game community;
• after the at least one winning game has been developed, tracking, by the specifically programmed virtual gaming platform, a validation of the at least one winning game;
• after the at least one winning game has been validated, automatically offering, by the specifically programmed virtual gaming platform, the at least one winning game to be played;
• receiving, by the specifically programmed virtual gaming platform, game reviews to the at least one winning game;
• managing, by the specifically programmed virtual gaming platform, at least one revision of the at least one winning game based, at least in part, on the game reviews;
• and
• offering, by the specifically programmed virtual gaming platform, at least one marketplace where the users of the virtual gaming community can perform at least one of the following activity:
• i) buy or sell at least one of the following:
• 1) a first game idea,
• 2) a first game,
• 3) a first game component, and
• 4) a first game content,
• ii) participate in an auction to buy or sell at least one of the following:
• 1) a second game idea,
• 2) a second game,
• 3) a second game component, and
• 4) a second game content,
• iii) fund development of at least one of:
• 1) the at least one winning game,
• 2) a third game,
• 3) a third game idea,
• 4) a third game component, and
• 5) a third game content, and
• iv) outsource development of at least one of:
• 1) the at least one winning game,
• 2) a fourth game,
• 3) a fourth game idea,
• 4) a fourth game component, and
• 5) a fourth game content.