but you can do lots of things with lego blocks. Josh
----- Original Message ----- From: "michael feir" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Gamers Discussion list" <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, January 20, 2007 3:57 AM Subject: Re: [Audyssey] a few thoughts about what audio game maker couldcause > That presupposes you could make games of equal quality with this thing. > Considering the time pressures Richard and crew are facing, I wouldn't > bank > on that. There'll almost certainly be a substantial divide in quality. The > moment you use an engine of any kind, you lose flexibility by default. Tom > has the freedom and skill to actually custom-make his own engine. It's > like > working with Lego blocks. You're limited to what their shapes permit. One > area that my initial glance at the manual raised was that it seems like > the > engine is geared for sort of action rpgs. I could easily be wrong about > this > but I can't imagine somebody making an Asteroids clone to rival what Nolan > and Tom are working on. It'll help tremendously when I can try some of > their > sample games and get a better feel for things. At this stage though, I > don't > think our developers need worry at all. > Michael Feir > Creator and former Editor of Audyssey Magazine > 1996-2004 > E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Thomas Ward" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "Gamers Discussion list" <[email protected]> > Sent: Friday, January 19, 2007 11:34 PM > Subject: Re: [Audyssey] a few thoughts about what audio game maker > couldcause > > >> Hi Everett, >> I think I am safe in saying you are not the only one who has worries >> about how the audio Game Maker software will effect our market. Instead >> of 5 or 10 developers we could have a hundred such devs most of them in >> the amature circle. Not that this is all bad I am afraid this might wind >> up like the Atari days with a dozen games being the same as the next >> guys with mods and changes thrown in. >> There is also a potential with such free software and a desire to make >> them some, or many users may choose to make or his her favorite games >> rather than waiting for the companies to develope them. This is good for >> the end user, but would be bad for the companies currently taking a >> income off the games they make. If that were to happen the pro dev >> companies may decide there is no money in it, and leave. >> Just some doom and gloom concerns I have if this becomes a popular item >> amoung blind users. >> Smile. >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Gamers mailing list .. [email protected] >> To unsubscribe send E-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] You can >> visit >> http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org to make >> any subscription changes via the web. >> >> >> -- >> No virus found in this incoming message. >> Checked by AVG Free Edition. >> Version: 7.5.432 / Virus Database: 268.17.0/639 - Release Date: >> 18/01/2007 >> 6:47 PM >> >> > > > _______________________________________________ > Gamers mailing list .. [email protected] > To unsubscribe send E-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] You can > visit > http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org to make > any subscription changes via the web. _______________________________________________ Gamers mailing list .. [email protected] To unsubscribe send E-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] You can visit http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org to make any subscription changes via the web.
