Hi Josh, I don't completely disagree with you, but sometimes doing something just for the pure enjoyment of it isn't enough. The fact of the matter is enjoyment only goes so far, and then at some point developing games is no longer fun. I can speak from personal experience writing a game that takes a couple of months, perhaps a year can be fun, but after two, three, or more years it is no longer fun or entertaining. The developer will get tired of writing the game and want to move on to a new project. At least that has been my experience.
I can see some developer writing Ultra RPG 1.0. Maybe spend a year or two developing it, and then growing bored with it. They want to move onto something else but their customers want more content, more upgrades, more something else but the developer is burned out on the game and wants nothing else to do with it. It happens. Cheers! On 12/16/14, Josh k <joshknnd1...@gmail.com> wrote: > the incentive would not be for money. it would be to create a great > audio game that everyone could enjoy including yourself. it could be > donationware. I myself live in a small town in PA. I have a small very > part time business fixing and selling computers. think of it this way. > did leonardo da vinci create his art so he could get rich? no. he > created it because he enjoyed creating things using various art > forms.programming is more of an art or maybe something like a > combination of art and science. the people here in PA who make the > butter sculpture for the farm show do it every year because they enjoy > it. It gives them happiness and joy that others are enjoying and > appreciating their work. I really think that if and yes its sad but true > but if audio game developers expect to make big fulltime wages from > audio games. it just won't happen. make games because you're an > artist/scientist and because you enjoy it. the money is just a side > effect. make them at least freeware like jim does but include a donation > option. --- 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.
