Hey alex, I would reccomend starting your own company or accessiblesoft restarting. If you want to do autoit.
Regards, Tristan Bussiere Owner, ACE Games http://www.acegamesonline.net Skype: Tristanbussiere MSN: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ----- Original Message ----- From: "alex" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Gamers Discussion list" <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, September 06, 2007 5:46 PM Subject: Re: [Audyssey] Game companies was Accessible soft > Well, I would not have tech support. That solves that. I would have a tech > support mailing list. And as for finances, people 10 and up cna start a > bank > acount, paypal can be linked to other acounts. But i wouldnt mess with > that > just make some cool fun freeware like rsgames nothing serious or anything. > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Thomas Ward" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "Gamers Discussion list" <[email protected]> > Sent: Thursday, September 06, 2007 2:58 PM > Subject: [Audyssey] Game companies was Accessible soft > > >> Hi Trouble and all, >> Yes, there is allot more to running a "game company" than just writing >> the software. Things I suspect our teen age and younger members haven't >> had the experience with yet. >> For example, if someone wants to start a game company that licenses and >> sells accessible games there are allot of financial considerations >> involved that a teen ager probably doesn't have a clue about. Are they >> going to become incorperated, a limited liability corperation, run it >> without being incorperated, etc... >> Everything you sell in the USA has an income tax attached to it. Let's >> assume you sell up to $5000 in games per month or year, etc... >> Well, the owner of accessible game company will have to pay out at least >> $1600 to income taxes. There are ways of course to legally reduce that >> amount by purchasing things which you can use as a tax write off like >> software upgrades, new computer, etc. Then, file it with the IRS as a >> business expense. >> Not only that then we are talking about bank accounts. I don't know what >> the legal age is for holding a private or business account at a bank, >> but I am sure they won't allow say a 12 or 13 year old to hold such an >> account without a cosigner of some sort. >> Ok, I know our younger members say that is to much trouble, and I will >> write my games for free. Again even that isn't without it's troubles. >> Let's assume game dev x writes a free game and posts it on the web. Are >> they going to offer free tech support as well? If so they need to know >> how to trouble shoot issues such as if the end users Sapi gets broken >> you should have some ideas how to fix it. If their libraries are missing >> you need to figure out which ones are missing, and inform them how to >> get the proper ones installed. There are all kinds of end user stuff >> that can pop up as I have seen with STFC and Monty. >> >> Trouble wrote: >>> Don't take it so bad when a kid tells you they are closing out there >>> so called company. if they really knew what went into it and all the >>> legal stuff. you wouldn't see kids saying i got a company. Now those >>> like Tom and Jim say they got a company with some stuff on it. You >>> can pretty much bet that its going to be there for a while, because >>> its a adult saying it. >>> i can believe adults but kids? They need to grow up the most, and >>> stop trying to be what they are not... >>> >> >> >> --- >> Gamers mailing list __ [email protected] >> If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at >> http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. >> All messages are archived and can be searched and read at >> http://www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED] >> If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the >> list, >> please send E-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > --- > Gamers mailing list __ [email protected] > If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at > http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. > All messages are archived and can be searched and read at > http://www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED] > If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the > list, > please send E-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.5.485 / Virus Database: 269.13.7/992 - Release Date: 9/6/2007 > 8:36 AM > > --- Gamers mailing list __ [email protected] If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. All messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED] If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
