Re: [Audyssey] Wondering about the size of the audio gamingcommunity
This does not take into account people like me who do not regularly post to this list. On 5/1/13, Phil Vlasak wrote: > Hi Folks, > It's easy to find out how many participate in the Audyssey list, > Jim Kitchen lets us know the beginning of each month: > 126 people posted 2241 messages > > - Original Message - > From: "Thomas Ward" > To: "Gamers Discussion list" > Sent: Tuesday, April 30, 2013 5:13 PM > Subject: Re: [Audyssey] Wondering about the size of the audio > gamingcommunity > > >> Hi Ian, >> >> Well, the number of members who are subscribed to the Audyssey list >> generally is about 300 give or take a few. In the six years or so >> since I have been moderating the list sometimes it has been as low as >> 280 and as high as 320 per month. It just depends on how many >> subscribe and unsubscribe. However, I don't believe that is anywhere >> near the number of actual people who are out there playing games. > > > --- > Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org > If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to > gamers-unsubscr...@audyssey.org. > 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/gamers@audyssey.org. > If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, > please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org. > --- Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to gamers-unsubscr...@audyssey.org. 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/gamers@audyssey.org. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org.
Re: [Audyssey] Wondering about the size of the audio gamingcommunity
Hi Folks, It's easy to find out how many participate in the Audyssey list, Jim Kitchen lets us know the beginning of each month: 126 people posted 2241 messages - Original Message - From: "Thomas Ward" To: "Gamers Discussion list" Sent: Tuesday, April 30, 2013 5:13 PM Subject: Re: [Audyssey] Wondering about the size of the audio gamingcommunity Hi Ian, Well, the number of members who are subscribed to the Audyssey list generally is about 300 give or take a few. In the six years or so since I have been moderating the list sometimes it has been as low as 280 and as high as 320 per month. It just depends on how many subscribe and unsubscribe. However, I don't believe that is anywhere near the number of actual people who are out there playing games. --- Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to gamers-unsubscr...@audyssey.org. 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/gamers@audyssey.org. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org.
Re: [Audyssey] Wondering about the size of the audio gamingcommunity
Hello I don't think it's that much. being a member for a little bit now I've got to learn the people that wright all the time. I think that people on this list should be more involved. Not just with ansering questions or posting comments, but with asking questions to. knolage is power, and the way to gane knolage is by asking questions. bfn James -- From: "Charles Rivard" Sent: Tuesday, April 30, 2013 5:43 PM To: "Gamers Discussion list" Subject: Re: [Audyssey] Wondering about the size of the audio gamingcommunity I wonder how many list subscribers actually participate? -- If guns kill people, writing implements cause grammatical and spelling errors! - Original Message - From: "Thomas Ward" To: "Gamers Discussion list" Sent: Tuesday, April 30, 2013 4:13 PM Subject: Re: [Audyssey] Wondering about the size of the audio gamingcommunity Hi Ian, Well, the number of members who are subscribed to the Audyssey list generally is about 300 give or take a few. In the six years or so since I have been moderating the list sometimes it has been as low as 280 and as high as 320 per month. It just depends on how many subscribe and unsubscribe. However, I don't believe that is anywhere near the number of actual people who are out there playing games. I think the best estimates given is that the audio games community is somewhere between 1000 and 2000 members total. However, as yet I don't know if there is a good way to run a survey to find out something more substantial. Cheers! On 4/30/13, Ian Reed wrote: Hi Tom, Dark, and developers, Tom, I was just curious to know how many people are subscribed to this list. It would give me a bit more of an idea about the size of the audio gaming community. Dark, I noticed that forum.audiogames.net states there are 12,762 registered users. I wonder if this number includes spam bots that created accounts and were subsequently banned. Do you have any idea about the number of registered users who have visited the site in recent history? Just curious. I appreciate any information you can share. It would also be very interesting to hear the number of actual audio game sales from developers but I understand if they wish to keep this private. For my part I will share that I have between 90 and 190 unique players of my games in a month and have had 513 users register to play since my first release. These numbers are definitely not something to base a business on as even 190 users playing my free games does not equal 190 users willing to purchase a game. And if I may say so, recent conversations on this list lead me to believe that a high number of people would attempt to pirate any games offered for purchase which make those numbers even weaker. My games are perhaps not as well targeted or advertised as others so I wonder if there is a lot more audio games community out there. I have also heard Aprone quote numbers in the thousands for those who play Swamp on a fairly consistent basis. I'd be interested to hear those again if you're reading Aprone. Draconis, you seem to be able to maintain a very professional company which includes more than just yourself. As an audio game developer who would love to someday be able to support myself full time writing audio games I'd be interested to know if your company is able to support you full time or is more of a supplemental income. Feel free to write me off list if anyone is willing to share things on an individual basis but not with the entire list. Ian Reed supp...@blindaudiogames.com --- Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to gamers-unsubscr...@audyssey.org. 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/gamers@audyssey.org. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org. --- Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to gamers-unsubscr...@audyssey.org. 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/gamers@audyssey.org. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org. --- Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to gamers-unsubscr...@audyssey.org. 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-arch
Re: [Audyssey] Wondering about the size of the audio gamingcommunity
wow is that the percentages of that. that is out standing. I can't beleve that it's so high. bfn James -- From: "Dennis Towne" Sent: Tuesday, April 30, 2013 5:34 PM To: "Gamers Discussion list" Subject: Re: [Audyssey] Wondering about the size of the audio gamingcommunity When it comes to selling actual copies of standalone games, the piracy rate is typically between 90% and 98% of the total. If your game is popular and your anti-piracy protection is weak, one player in 50 will buy your game. Dennis Towne Alter Aeon MUD http://www.alteraeon.com On Tue, Apr 30, 2013 at 1:54 PM, Jeremy Kaldobsky wrote: Ian, it has been a while since I've checked but Swamp had over 3000 unique players last time I looked at the numbers. I believe it was in the neighborhood of 3600, but that could have changed a lot since then, especially with my exceptionally buggy 2.9 release ROFL! :D As you've stated with your own players, these 3600 players of a free game would not translate into 3600 players of a paid game. You'd have to get numbers from someone who has sold a commercial game to better judge the size of the audio games community in terms of "willing to pay" players. - Aprone --- On Tue, 4/30/13, Ian Reed wrote: From: Ian Reed Subject: [Audyssey] Wondering about the size of the audio gaming community To: "Gamers Discussion list" Date: Tuesday, April 30, 2013, 3:19 PM Hi Tom, Dark, and developers, Tom, I was just curious to know how many people are subscribed to this list. It would give me a bit more of an idea about the size of the audio gaming community. Dark, I noticed that forum.audiogames.net states there are 12,762 registered users. I wonder if this number includes spam bots that created accounts and were subsequently banned. Do you have any idea about the number of registered users who have visited the site in recent history? Just curious. I appreciate any information you can share. It would also be very interesting to hear the number of actual audio game sales from developers but I understand if they wish to keep this private. For my part I will share that I have between 90 and 190 unique players of my games in a month and have had 513 users register to play since my first release. These numbers are definitely not something to base a business on as even 190 users playing my free games does not equal 190 users willing to purchase a game. And if I may say so, recent conversations on this list lead me to believe that a high number of people would attempt to pirate any games offered for purchase which make those numbers even weaker. My games are perhaps not as well targeted or advertised as others so I wonder if there is a lot more audio games community out there. I have also heard Aprone quote numbers in the thousands for those who play Swamp on a fairly consistent basis. I'd be interested to hear those again if you're reading Aprone. Draconis, you seem to be able to maintain a very professional company which includes more than just yourself. As an audio game developer who would love to someday be able to support myself full time writing audio games I'd be interested to know if your company is able to support you full time or is more of a supplemental income. Feel free to write me off list if anyone is willing to share things on an individual basis but not with the entire list. Ian Reed supp...@blindaudiogames.com --- Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to gamers-unsubscr...@audyssey.org. 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/gamers@audyssey.org. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org. --- Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to gamers-unsubscr...@audyssey.org. 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/gamers@audyssey.org. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org. --- Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to gamers-unsubscr...@audyssey.org. 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/gamers@audyssey.org. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org.
Re: [Audyssey] Wondering about the size of the audio gamingcommunity
I wonder how many list subscribers actually participate? -- If guns kill people, writing implements cause grammatical and spelling errors! - Original Message - From: "Thomas Ward" To: "Gamers Discussion list" Sent: Tuesday, April 30, 2013 4:13 PM Subject: Re: [Audyssey] Wondering about the size of the audio gamingcommunity Hi Ian, Well, the number of members who are subscribed to the Audyssey list generally is about 300 give or take a few. In the six years or so since I have been moderating the list sometimes it has been as low as 280 and as high as 320 per month. It just depends on how many subscribe and unsubscribe. However, I don't believe that is anywhere near the number of actual people who are out there playing games. I think the best estimates given is that the audio games community is somewhere between 1000 and 2000 members total. However, as yet I don't know if there is a good way to run a survey to find out something more substantial. Cheers! On 4/30/13, Ian Reed wrote: Hi Tom, Dark, and developers, Tom, I was just curious to know how many people are subscribed to this list. It would give me a bit more of an idea about the size of the audio gaming community. Dark, I noticed that forum.audiogames.net states there are 12,762 registered users. I wonder if this number includes spam bots that created accounts and were subsequently banned. Do you have any idea about the number of registered users who have visited the site in recent history? Just curious. I appreciate any information you can share. It would also be very interesting to hear the number of actual audio game sales from developers but I understand if they wish to keep this private. For my part I will share that I have between 90 and 190 unique players of my games in a month and have had 513 users register to play since my first release. These numbers are definitely not something to base a business on as even 190 users playing my free games does not equal 190 users willing to purchase a game. And if I may say so, recent conversations on this list lead me to believe that a high number of people would attempt to pirate any games offered for purchase which make those numbers even weaker. My games are perhaps not as well targeted or advertised as others so I wonder if there is a lot more audio games community out there. I have also heard Aprone quote numbers in the thousands for those who play Swamp on a fairly consistent basis. I'd be interested to hear those again if you're reading Aprone. Draconis, you seem to be able to maintain a very professional company which includes more than just yourself. As an audio game developer who would love to someday be able to support myself full time writing audio games I'd be interested to know if your company is able to support you full time or is more of a supplemental income. Feel free to write me off list if anyone is willing to share things on an individual basis but not with the entire list. Ian Reed supp...@blindaudiogames.com --- Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to gamers-unsubscr...@audyssey.org. 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/gamers@audyssey.org. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org. --- Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to gamers-unsubscr...@audyssey.org. 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/gamers@audyssey.org. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org. --- Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to gamers-unsubscr...@audyssey.org. 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/gamers@audyssey.org. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org.
