And, there's also the matter of administration and coordination of the project team which, as BSC Games pointed out, can do a project in (especially long distance-wise). If you can work closely in-house with other members of the team, that's one thing, but trying to get people do complete stuff who aren't in the immediate vicinity is often difficult.
-----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Thomas Ward Sent: Wednesday, January 04, 2006 8:12 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: audyssey: Fw: 2006 update Hi. Well, there is already a forem called agdev where those of us in accessible games toss around ideas, secrets, and advice how to over come common programming issues. However, as Charles pointed out distribution and splitting the income is two major barriers from game companies joining forces on a project. Not to mention some of us like working solo. Charles is also right that there are areas a game dev may not want to share. For example key encryption and registration. Those are sensative areas and security has to be tight on how they work. Charles Rivard wrote: > There would also be the problem of dividing the proffit. There would also > be the problem, although it would be a minor one, of who distributes the > game. Some developers may wish to keep some of their techniques to > themselves, too. Divulging company secrets can lessen your uniqueness in > the field. > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "will" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Wednesday, January 04, 2006 1:02 AM > Subject: Re: audyssey: Fw: 2006 update > > > >> hi >> >> instead of all the game companies for the blind thinking they can cope on >> there own, why not colaborate with each other? >> Isn't that obvious, instead of trying to makes names for yourselves, why >> don't pB-games, alchemy etcetra, pull together to create this type of >> game, >> aren't arcade games and FPS games like Shades of doom and others getting >> boring now? >> Not saying the individual game companies, don't produce good games, but >> surely if they all pulled together, wouldn't this provide the community >> with >> a resource into which we could all contribute? >> Throw ideas around, use sound tallents etcetra. I know there is the >> problem >> of the developers each using his own coding language, be that visual basic >> or whatever they use and this would somehow, have to be overcome >> just a thought? >> will >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Kellie and Lady J" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> To: <[email protected]> >> Sent: Wednesday, January 04, 2006 7:54 AM >> Subject: Re: audyssey: Fw: 2006 update >> >> >> >>> it is unfortunate that the development of castle quest has been stopped. >>> i >>> was really excited about it and wanting to play it, but i am not >>> surprised >>> either. the site hadn't been updated in ages and i figured that >>> production >>> had stopped. I wish someone would create a game like that one day, but >>> the >>> work involved is much. I play muds with the fantasy theme but to >>> actually >>> play an interactive game, that is more then just text scrolling across >>> the >>> screen and is not jaws reading in a synthisized voice, would b awesome. >>> maybe some day that will happen. >>> Kellie and my loveable Lady J. >>> Of course she found it in the last place she looked. If she hadn't, >>> she'd >>> still be looking. >>> msn, [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>> aim sionnain74 >>> skype, sabrielle >>> >>> ----- Original Message ----- >>> From: "simon.dowling" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>> To: <[email protected]> >>> Sent: Tuesday, January 03, 2006 8:46 PM >>> Subject: Re: audyssey: Fw: 2006 update >>> >>> >>> >>>> who knows! good to see your back me bwoy. >>>> ----- Original Message ----- >>>> From: "James from Alchemy" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>>> To: <[email protected]> >>>> Sent: Tuesday, January 03, 2006 11:38 PM >>>> Subject: RE: audyssey: Fw: 2006 update >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>>> Why not just move production of Castle Quest and the Void in-house? >>>>> BSC >>>>> Games owns the rights of those two, no? >>>>> >>>>> -----Original Message----- >>>>> From: [email protected] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >>>>> >>> On >>> >>>>> Behalf Of simon.dowling >>>>> Sent: Tuesday, January 03, 2006 3:27 PM >>>>> To: audysey >>>>> Subject: audyssey: Fw: 2006 update >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> ----- Original Message ----- >>>>> From: "BSC Games News" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>>>> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>>>> Sent: Tuesday, January 03, 2006 8:48 PM >>>>> Subject: 2006 update >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>> Hello, >>>>>> >>>>>> Here is an update to what we have planned for 2006. >>>>>> >>>>>> It is with great disappointment that we must announce that as of >>>>>> >>> January >>> >>>>>> 2006 BSC Games will be forced to completely stop production of two of >>>>>> >>> our >>> >>>>>> long term projects, the Void and Castle Quest. In the past two years >>>>>> we >>>>>> have had several setbacks that have led to this decision. The main >>>>>> contributing factor in reaching this decision is that we have had key >>>>>> players start on the projects with us and abandon us mid-stream. This >>>>>> happened to us several times. We tried to continue to keep the >>>>>> projects >>>>>> alive by contracting other qualified programmers and other necessary >>>>>> >>> team >>> >>>>>> players but with no luck. In spite of our hard efforts and hours of >>>>>> >>> work >>> >>>>>> to keep the projects alive, we were unable to find qualified >>>>>> >>> individuals >>> >>>>>> willing to stay committed to the projects. >>>>>> >>>>>> We understand that this will be extremely disappointing to those of >>>>>> you >>>>>> who have shown an interest in these two projects and especially >>>>>> Castle >>>>>> Quest. However, we hope that you will understand that we are just as >>>>>> disappointed as you in having to announce this situation. As many of >>>>>> >>> you >>> >>>>>> know, we had been working on these projects for quite a while and the >>>>>> decision to drop them because of uncommitted team members was not >>>>>> easy >>>>>> for >>>>>> >>>>>> us. >>>>>> >>>>>> However, we must painfully count our losses, painfully learn our >>>>>> >>> lesson, >>> >>>>>> and move on. We do not want to start 2006 on a sour note so we do >>>>>> have >>>>>> good news as well. In 2006 we do have plans to start production on a >>>>>> >>> new >>> >>>>>> game. However we have learned a valuable lesson through all of this. >>>>>> >>> The >>> >>>>>> difference this time is that on this project we will exclusively use >>>>>> >>> our >>> >>>>>> own staff of committed programmers and we will not be contracting any >>>>>> third party programmers due to our experiences in the past two years >>>>>> >>> with >>> >>>>>> uncommitted people. This will give us a much better opportunity to >>>>>> actually complete the game. 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