This brings up a point that seems again and again, to be missed. People are always talking about the 'quote - unquote' blind gaming 'industry.' There is no 'industry.' These efforts of devs, even as strong as they are, and they definitely are, are just not united and wide-spread enough for really anyone to call this an 'industry.'
This means that as Thomas has said, he's got no one paying him for his time or efforts as he puts the time in day after day after day, to make progress toward a finished game or even an alpha. Are people really getting this?… Imagine yourselves getting up every day, and doing something that you consider work, and actually honestly getting nothing at all back for it at the end of that day to carry you through to do it all again the very next one. yes, there may be rumors of money at the end, whenever that happens, which are coming from a population which are not known for their deep pockets, or furthermore, their attitudes of actually knowing what something is really worth in the world, as they often feel they deserve something for nothing, just because, *sniff* they're disabled, and life is hard. Well guess what, life *IS* hard, and it's also hard for others, other than yourselves. Please don't lose sight of that. Would you honestly want to continue like that for very long? Now add to that; instead of these people thanking you for your time at the very least, they start in on you that now, in addition to your efforts and all your time spent every day, that you're now not doing it right, or fast enough, or whatever. Don't you think this can ware somebody down?… this would ware on *ANYONE*!… this is just simply not kind nor fair treatment of an individual. Surely you all can see that?… Anyway, thanks much for taking time to read this and I do hope we can all get this figured out and at least treat eachother with kindness. Have a great weekend and a Happy Easter!… Smiles, Cara :) On Mar 22, 2008, at 5:27 AM, Thomas Ward wrote: > Hi Charles, > Yeah, your side of things is the easy part. You can afford to wait > another year or two while I rewrite the side-scroller from scratch. My > part is the hard part, because I have to spend one or two years of my > life rewriting the thing all of it work, and people wonder my attitude > as a bit hostile. > While I am working on the game taking time away from friends, family, > hobbies all of you are watching TV, reading books, going to work, > playing ball with your kids, and life goes on while the guy making > that > game is slaving away for no pay or free time. Now, when it comes to > making games I don't expect a lot of pay, but i do expect to enjoy my > work. If I don't enjoy the game I am creating I usually don't make it. > > Charles Rivard wrote: >> I'm still willing to wait for Raceway and other games. The time >> factor is >> not the complaint. Anyone who has been reading would know that. >> > > > --- > Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org > If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > . > 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/[EMAIL PROTECTED] > If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of > the list, > please send E-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] --- View my Online Portfolio at: http://www.onemodelplace.com/CaraQuinn --- Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] 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/[EMAIL PROTECTED] If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
