I agree that the generic categories don't work very well for games. However, I think the problem is made worse by the lack of good information from Google to the user/judges.
For example, you said in your blog post that you'd give an "Indispensability" rating of 1 to any game, and strictly speaking, I agree with you. But look at the following description of "Indispensability" for ADC2: "(4) Indispensability--Is the application compelling and essential, such as a game the user just can't put down or a utility she can't live without?" (from http://code.google.com/android/adc/adc2_terms.html) If "Indispensability" were renamed to "Compelling and/or Essential", as Google seems to mean it, suddenly the rating for good games gets a lot better. But this goes back to your Marketing point - this information is not getting out there to the user/judges. String On Sep 26, 8:04 am, Robert Green <rbgrn....@gmail.com> wrote: > There was a lot to write so I put it in an article here > -http://www.rbgrn.net/content/338-adc2-begins-potential-problems-with-... > > Here's the part I wrote specifically about games: > > In my opinion: > > No games are truly original. > Almost all games use the capabilities of the platform about equally. > Many games are well polished. > No games are indispensable. > > I've found it very difficult to get out a wide variety of ratings on > them. > > Here's how most gaming publications rate games: > > Gameplay (how well the controls work) > Fun (how much fun is it?) > Graphics (how cool or good does it look?) > Sound/Music (how good does it sound?) > > I play games because they're fun, end of story. I played one game that > I thought was really, really fun. I was actually laughing when funny > things would happen and yelling when I'd die. I found no way to > accurately express that when reviewing it. That's what got me thinking > about this. > > Solution: Different review criterion for games than for apps. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Developers" group. To post to this group, send email to android-developers@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to android-developers+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
