[casual_games] Google enters casual games?

[Duncan Gough]

My favourite casual games statistic comes from that game, and this
talk in particular:

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-8246463980976635143

"At about 7 minutes into the talk, he makes a staggering assertion
about the amount of time spent on casual games: in 2003, 9 billion
hours were spent playing solitaire. By comparison, it took only 7
million human hours (6.8 hours of solitaire) to build the Empire State
Building, and only 20 million human hours (less than a day of
solitaire) to build the Panama Canal."

http://suttree.com/2007/01/26/distributed-casual-game-power/

- Duncan

On 6/25/07, Wade Tinney <wade at largeanimal.com> wrote:

> I'd tend to agree, although they have done at least one individual game,

> which is pretty cool and pretty casual too.

>

> http://images.google.com/imagelabeler/

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> -----Original Message-----

> From: casual_games-bounces at igda.org [mailto:casual_games-bounces at igda.org]

> On Behalf Of Tom Hubina

> Sent: Monday, June 25, 2007 5:56 PM

> To: 'IGDA Casual Games SIG Mailing List'

> Subject: Re: [casual_games] Google enters casual games?

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> Individual games seem too small for them. A portal would be more their speed

> (games.google.com anyone?)

>

> Tom

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> > -----Original Message-----

> > From: casual_games-bounces at igda.org

> > [mailto:casual_games-bounces at igda.org] On Behalf Of Ben Lewis

> > Sent: Monday, June 25, 2007 2:54 PM

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> > Subject: Re: [casual_games] Google enters casual games?

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> > Joe wrote:

> >

> > >> Presumably this refers to their entering the casual game

> > *advertising* space.

> >

> > Correct, I should've clarified. Though I wouldn't be

> > surprised if they had an internal game studio already at

> > work, knowing them.

> >

> >

> > Ben Lewis

> > Yatec Games

> > Marketing and Sales

> > (225)274-1550  Ext. 149

> > www.yatecgames.com

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