you're telling me. Good luck Josh. lol i kind of sound like a sinic... On 5/1/13, Draconis <i...@dracoent.com> wrote: > > The piracy number doesn't surprise me. It is a bit higher than what we've > seen, but not by too much, hence our new registration system going forward. > It's sad. > > On Apr 30, 2013, at 7:02 PM, dan cook <dan.sc...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> for some reason, i'm shocked about the piracy number, especially with >> VI folks. And they wonder why developers don't stick around? >> >> maybe it's an exajuration, but still. >> >> >> On 4/30/13, Dallas O'Brien <dallas.r.obr...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> In regards to finding out a little more about who games and how many are >>> out >>> there. I would suggest creating a survey page, and transmitting it on >>> Twitter and other social networks. You would be very surprised how >>> quickly >>> it gets out there, and how many people will respond. Just a suggestion, >>> but >>> perhaps you could create something to find out. Would be very interesting >>> to >>> know who plays what kind of games, what games people would be interested >>> in >>> if it were to be created. And how many are out there in total, and other >>> such information. >>> Regards: >>> Dallas >>> >>> >>> On 01/05/2013, at 7:13, Thomas Ward <thomasward1...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>>> Hi Ian, >>>> >>>> Well, the number of members who are subscribed to the Audyssey list >>>> generally is about 300 give or take a few. In the six years or so >>>> since I have been moderating the list sometimes it has been as low as >>>> 280 and as high as 320 per month. It just depends on how many >>>> subscribe and unsubscribe. However, I don't believe that is anywhere >>>> near the number of actual people who are out there playing games. >>>> >>>> I think the best estimates given is that the audio games community is >>>> somewhere between 1000 and 2000 members total. However, as yet I don't >>>> know if there is a good way to run a survey to find out something more >>>> substantial. >>>> >>>> Cheers! >>>> >>>> >>>> On 4/30/13, Ian Reed <supp...@blindaudiogames.com> wrote: >>>>> Hi Tom, Dark, and developers, >>>>> >>>>> Tom, I was just curious to know how many people are subscribed to this >>>>> list. >>>>> It would give me a bit more of an idea about the size of the audio >>>>> gaming community. >>>>> >>>>> Dark, I noticed that forum.audiogames.net states there are 12,762 >>>>> registered users. >>>>> I wonder if this number includes spam bots that created accounts and >>>>> were subsequently banned. >>>>> Do you have any idea about the number of registered users who have >>>>> visited the site in recent history? >>>>> >>>>> Just curious. I appreciate any information you can share. >>>>> >>>>> It would also be very interesting to hear the number of actual audio >>>>> game sales from developers but I understand if they wish to keep this >>>>> private. >>>>> >>>>> For my part I will share that I have between 90 and 190 unique players >>>>> of my games in a month and have had 513 users register to play since >>>>> my >>>>> first release. >>>>> >>>>> These numbers are definitely not something to base a business on as >>>>> even >>>>> 190 users playing my free games does not equal 190 users willing to >>>>> purchase a game. >>>>> And if I may say so, recent conversations on this list lead me to >>>>> believe that a high number of people would attempt to pirate any games >>>>> offered for purchase which make those numbers even weaker. >>>>> >>>>> My games are perhaps not as well targeted or advertised as others so I >>>>> wonder if there is a lot more audio games community out there. >>>>> >>>>> I have also heard Aprone quote numbers in the thousands for those who >>>>> play Swamp on a fairly consistent basis. I'd be interested to hear >>>>> those again if you're reading Aprone. >>>>> >>>>> Draconis, you seem to be able to maintain a very professional company >>>>> which includes more than just yourself. >>>>> As an audio game developer who would love to someday be able to >>>>> support >>>>> myself full time writing audio games I'd be interested to know if your >>>>> company is able to support you full time or is more of a supplemental >>>>> income. >>>>> >>>>> Feel free to write me off list if anyone is willing to share things on >>>>> an individual basis but not with the entire list. >>>>> >>>>> Ian Reed >>>>> supp...@blindaudiogames.com >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> --- >>>>> Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org >>>>> If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to >>>>> gamers-unsubscr...@audyssey.org. >>>>> You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at >>>>> http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. >>>>> All messages are archived and can be searched and read at >>>>> http://www.mail-archive.com/gamers@audyssey.org. >>>>> If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the >>>>> list, >>>>> please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org. >>>>> >>>> >>>> --- >>>> Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org >>>> If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to >>>> gamers-unsubscr...@audyssey.org. >>>> You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at >>>> http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. >>>> All messages are archived and can be searched and read at >>>> http://www.mail-archive.com/gamers@audyssey.org. >>>> If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the >>>> list, >>>> please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org. >>> >>> --- >>> Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org >>> If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to >>> gamers-unsubscr...@audyssey.org. >>> You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at >>> http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. >>> All messages are archived and can be searched and read at >>> http://www.mail-archive.com/gamers@audyssey.org. >>> If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the >>> list, >>> please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org. >>> >> >> --- >> Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org >> If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to >> gamers-unsubscr...@audyssey.org. >> You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at >> http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. >> All messages are archived and can be searched and read at >> http://www.mail-archive.com/gamers@audyssey.org. >> If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the >> list, >> please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org. > > > --- > Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org > If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to > gamers-unsubscr...@audyssey.org. > You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at > http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. > All messages are archived and can be searched and read at > http://www.mail-archive.com/gamers@audyssey.org. > If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, > please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org. >
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