Comments on: The Limits of Authorship http://flashofsteel.com/index.php/2007/11/02/the-limits-of-authorship/ The Best Strategy Game Blog in My House Mon, 21 May 2012 20:36:05 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Content is King: Thoughts on 2007 http://flashofsteel.com/index.php/2007/11/02/the-limits-of-authorship/comment-page-1/#comment-120652 Content is King: Thoughts on 2007 Tue, 01 Jan 2008 22:29:29 +0000 http://flashofsteel.com/index.php/2007/11/02/the-limits-of-authorship/#comment-120652 [...] fanbases, or when a respected game designer links and responds to something I wrote. Interestingly, a post that was picked up by major newsblogs like Kotaku and Game, Set, Watch led to a lot fewer hits [...] [...] fanbases, or when a respected game designer links and responds to something I wrote. Interestingly, a post that was picked up by major newsblogs like Kotaku and Game, Set, Watch led to a lot fewer hits [...]

]]> By: Jon Shafer http://flashofsteel.com/index.php/2007/11/02/the-limits-of-authorship/comment-page-1/#comment-111281 Jon Shafer Mon, 12 Nov 2007 16:21:21 +0000 http://flashofsteel.com/index.php/2007/11/02/the-limits-of-authorship/#comment-111281 Hey, this post is on Kotaku now. ;) http://kotaku.com/gaming/credit/games-are-brought-to-you-by-many-not-just-one-321363.php Jon Hey, this post is on Kotaku now. ;)

http://kotaku.com/gaming/credit/games-are-brought-to-you-by-many-not-just-one-321363.php

Jon

]]> By: blog free online game » Blog Archive » Games Are Brought To You By Many, Not Just One [Credit] http://flashofsteel.com/index.php/2007/11/02/the-limits-of-authorship/comment-page-1/#comment-111235 blog free online game » Blog Archive » Games Are Brought To You By Many, Not Just One [Credit] Mon, 12 Nov 2007 10:44:06 +0000 http://flashofsteel.com/index.php/2007/11/02/the-limits-of-authorship/#comment-111235 [...] The Limits of Authorship [Flash of Steel, via GSW] [Image] [...] [...] The Limits of Authorship [Flash of Steel, via GSW] [Image] [...]

]]> By: jason http://flashofsteel.com/index.php/2007/11/02/the-limits-of-authorship/comment-page-1/#comment-111054 jason Sun, 11 Nov 2007 19:39:01 +0000 http://flashofsteel.com/index.php/2007/11/02/the-limits-of-authorship/#comment-111054 Actually, Sid *is* the lead designer of CivRevolution. It's the first Civ game he's been involved in this heavily since the first one, but he's extremely involved in the design, coding, and pretty much every aspect of the game. But I get your point, since again, he hasn't been this involved since the first one. Actually, Sid *is* the lead designer of CivRevolution. It’s the first Civ game he’s been involved in this heavily since the first one, but he’s extremely involved in the design, coding, and pretty much every aspect of the game.

But I get your point, since again, he hasn’t been this involved since the first one.

]]> By: Kriss Daniels http://flashofsteel.com/index.php/2007/11/02/the-limits-of-authorship/comment-page-1/#comment-110937 Kriss Daniels Sun, 11 Nov 2007 10:26:29 +0000 http://flashofsteel.com/index.php/2007/11/02/the-limits-of-authorship/#comment-110937 Gamers are, in the majority, morons. Disagree? Go stand in any games shop and observe the customers. Do not tell me these are not the real gamers if anything the fantards (I'm not going to tell you to go read a fantard forum I'm not that cruel) are even more moronic than everyone else. The only point of interaction that matters is if they buy, this is mostly dependent on advertising/distribution. Putting a recognized name on the box will get more sales than putting a good game in the box. Thats the only reason its there. Doesn't really matter if that name had anything to do with development. Why should it? Indie doesn't get you anywhere, despite the self trumpeting, its just the difference between a small bastard and a big bastard if anything Indie is forced to be more conservative because they can't afford to fuckup. Authorship isn't the issue here, it never was, its all just branding where some people where lucky enough to turn their name into a brand in the distant past. Gamers are, in the majority, morons. Disagree? Go stand in any games shop and observe the customers. Do not tell me these are not the real gamers if anything the fantards (I’m not going to tell you to go read a fantard forum I’m not that cruel) are even more moronic than everyone else.

The only point of interaction that matters is if they buy, this is mostly dependent on advertising/distribution. Putting a recognized name on the box will get more sales than putting a good game in the box. Thats the only reason its there.

Doesn’t really matter if that name had anything to do with development. Why should it?

Indie doesn’t get you anywhere, despite the self trumpeting, its just the difference between a small bastard and a big bastard if anything Indie is forced to be more conservative because they can’t afford to fuckup.

Authorship isn’t the issue here, it never was, its all just branding where some people where lucky enough to turn their name into a brand in the distant past.

]]> By: Troy http://flashofsteel.com/index.php/2007/11/02/the-limits-of-authorship/comment-page-1/#comment-110895 Troy Sun, 11 Nov 2007 05:36:07 +0000 http://flashofsteel.com/index.php/2007/11/02/the-limits-of-authorship/#comment-110895 Indie development seems to be the last stand of the small design team. Here you can get a sense of authorship and continuity for a series or a franchise. Indie game developers are, sadly, notoriously indiosyncratic at marketing their games, let alone themselves. But connoisseurs do recognize names like Introversion or Chroniclogic. So the branding is attached to the team name more than the individual Considering how hard it is for a good casual game to stand out in an increasingly crowded market something along the lines of "From the Makers of Peggle" would be a blessing. (Still, the portals now have as much power over marketing for casual games as the big publishers do for the retail sector. ) Indie development seems to be the last stand of the small design team. Here you can get a sense of authorship and continuity for a series or a franchise.

Indie game developers are, sadly, notoriously indiosyncratic at marketing their games, let alone themselves. But connoisseurs do recognize names like Introversion or Chroniclogic. So the branding is attached to the team name more than the individual

Considering how hard it is for a good casual game to stand out in an increasingly crowded market something along the lines of “From the Makers of Peggle” would be a blessing. (Still, the portals now have as much power over marketing for casual games as the big publishers do for the retail sector. )

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