[gameprogrammer] Re: Interesting commentary for independent game developers
- From: Mando Escamilla <mando.escamilla@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: gameprogrammer@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Mon, 21 Mar 2005 17:10:25 -0600
> Yeah... I think one of the most important things I took away from it was
> the somewhat hidden message that there are a lot of different kinds of
> people in the world and they aren't getting what they want from the big
> name game publisher and developers. Until I read that article I would
> have had a hard time believing there is still a market for MUD style
> games.
It's the whole "Long Tail" thingy that all the cool nerd bloggers have
been ranting about for the past couple of months. The Internet has
grown so much and encompasses so many different groups of people that
there's literally a market for anything. MUDs, MOOs, naked pics of
600 lb. women, whatever.
That's why I'm torn on this subject. I've heard similar arguments
from my friends in the game industry, but I have a hard time believing
that it's much more than "grass is always greener" moaning. But to
hear someone like Warren Spector make the same complaints makes me
wonder...
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Mando
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