Not cool to display private messages on public lists, regardless of content.
Shane On Wed, May 14, 2008 at 2:55 PM, Biosopher <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > From: Travis Berthelot [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Wednesday, May 14, 2008 1:31 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: You're and idiot > > Why keep on spreading lies about apps that are obviously not games? > > Why would you call Google Maps a game? > Why would you call teaching or music program a game? > > You're a fucking moron. > ----------------------------------------- > Hi tberhel, > > I'm trying to keep the dialogue here respectful & useful. There's > little to be gained by flaming out and calling people "morons". I'm > not trying to attack your application but simply trying to help us all > understand why some applications were or were not chosen. I have > several friends who's apps didn't make it through Round 1 and who are > now working on Round 2. So my posts here are attempts to understand > what happened in Round 1 so those lessons can be applied to efforts in > Round 2. > > If you read the write-ups for each of the applications I mentioned as > games, you'll see that their creators are calling them games. As I've > never seen these apps myself, I'm willing to take their word for it > until I know different. > > Joyity: Game combining geographic content with mobile game play. > Rayfarla: Turns your phone into a musical instrument as well as > providing a variety of mini games that are music related. > City Slikkers: A Pervasive Game (alternatively Location Based Game) > which takes place in the real-existing city. > Missing apps: All or none could be games for all I know > > As for location-based gaming (i.e. games using Google Maps), I don't > see any reason why a game could not be created by overlaying > functionality on a Google Map. It's actually implied by the very > concept & definition of "location-based gaming". A search for "google > map game" brings up numerous applications deemed "games " by a large > number of people. > > Just because some believe that games need not be narrowly defined > doesn't mean they're morons. > > Cheers, > Anthony > > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Challenge" group. To post to this group, send email to android-challenge@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-challenge?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
