[casual_games] the content problem from a casual gameperspective.

[Stephen Triche]

"Now everyone can pay tuition...."

 

I dunno, some of those "game schools" are pretty pricey.

 

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[mailto:casual_games-bounces at igda.org] On Behalf Of Robert Headley
Sent: Tuesday, September 18, 2007 2:49 PM
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Subject: Re: [casual_games] the content problem from a casual
gameperspective.

 

I wonder if things like the Salary survey are helping to inflate
salaries?
Also, I think the market is getting saturated with "talent" or rather
people who went to school and got a "game degree" and think they are
qualified. 

I think it worked much better when people got into the industry by
proving their metal with independent games and mods. Now everyone can
pay tuition and feel like they deserve a job.

On 9/18/07, Lennard <Lennard at rustyaxe.com> wrote:

There is enough money in this sector that I don't know why large
companies won't spend money as a way to erect barriers to entry in
popular genres.  There isn't a thing that can be done to stop it.  In
big sports the leagues have come up with complicated cap schemes because
things escalate out of control.  In free market business this is
illegal, I really see no way to stop it.

Lionel Barret De Nazaris wrote: 

> Hi all,

>

> I am just wondering if there is any specific view on the content

problem

> (i.e the inflating price of content) in the casual game market.

>

> The hardcore/next-gen went the way of more detail and (much) more

money 

> in a quite frontal way. So far, the casual games had less content (2d

> helps a lot) but also less budget. So basically the constraints are

the

> same but at a smaller scale.

> Still, the line between "casual" and "not casual" is blurring more and



> more.

>

> As far as I know it, there are 3 ways to manage  content : outsource,

> in-house or tech/middleware (disclosure : I am in the tech camp).

> But I am just wondering what are your opinion, position even future 

> strategy about this thorny topic.

>

>


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