as real as possible would rock. At 02:24 p.m. 15/09/2009, you wrote: >Hi all, >I've had some time on my hands tonight so I decided to put in some time on >Raceway. You know, that cool racing game that has been talked about for years >and years, and never seams to apppear? That's the one alright. > >Anyway, while working on, tinkering with, the half completed demo I thought >how nice it would be if the game mirrored an actual Nascar season. Like where >you could actually select a real Nascar driver like Tony Stewart, Mark Martin, >Jeff Gordon, etc and play his season virtually. One major advantage with is >that I wouldn't have to make up a bunch of dummy information. All of the >tracks and cars could be created to realistic specifications. Obviously by >using real life drivers and sponsors here I don't have to make up names, and >could use drivers and sponsors true Nascar fans would identify with. The >disadvantage I see here is copyright issues, and the game would be inflexable >when it comes to customization since by selecting a driver the game would >default to the driver's car and sponsor. > >As the game currently stands you pick a generic name like Tony, Roger, Bill, >John, Jeff, whatever which is impersonal and avoids all copyright issues. >Sponsors are basically a bunch of made up names like Burger Palace, USA >Electronics, Computer World, and other made up names. Diddo for the tracks. >Bottom line in order to avoid copyrights the game is rather generic, but it >does give you the maximum flexability. This way you can select a generic name, >the type of car, and select your sponsor. > >I guess the point of this message is do you, as gamers, want this game to be >as realistic as possible, or would you rather it to be somewhat generic when >it comes to drivers, make and mottles of cars, tracks, etc. Either way the >basic concept of the game will be the same, but I can make it fairly detailed >or I can flush out any and all copyrighted mnames or trade marks. Which do you >prefer? > >Smile. > > >--- >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/gam...@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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