[casual_games] .NET and Silverlight

[Gorm Lai]

Hi,

 

Thanks for taking the time to answer.

 

Well, I was thinking that in half a year or a year, Silverlight might no
longer be considered an extra download, just as I guess that the basic Flash
component no longer is?

 

If we are not considering Silverlight, do there exist any statistics on how
big the install base is for .Net 1.0, .Net 2.0 and .Net 3.0? Also, are there
any difference in how difficult it is to get people to download MS specific
components such the .NET runtime contrary 3rd party frameworks such as the
JRE?

 

Cheers,

Gorm

 

 

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From: casual_games-bounces at igda.org [mailto:casual_games-bounces at igda.org]
On Behalf Of Dave Rohrl
Sent: 02 June 2007 05:04
To: IGDA Casual Games SIG Mailing List
Subject: Re: [casual_games] .NET and Silverlight

 

Hi Gorm!

 

Broadly speaking, extra downloads are a big barrier to success in the casual
game world.  Player don't much like to download and install things,
especially things they aren't directly requesting.  If you talk to the
Puzzle Pirates folks, I believe they'll tell you that requiring the JRE
download was a barrier for many users. 

 

Dave Rohrl

Independent casual game producer/designer

 

On 5/31/07, Gorm Lai <gorm at lai.as> wrote: 

Hi,

 

Two questions, which are a bit related.

 

The first is, how difficult is it get .NET based games accepted on online
portals? I mean, even the new Silverlight does not support DX (to my
knowledge) and many people might not have the newest .NET framework
installed, which would be an extra download.   

However for the developer .NET based languages offer a lot in terms of
productivity.

 

Also, how quickly do you think Silverlight will spread and how popular will
it be for webbased games?

 

Cheers,

Gorm

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IGDA Denmark Chapter Committee Member

Core Engine Programmer @ Deadline Games

 

 


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