Re: Why do games go commercial?

From: Mac Senour <msenour@silcom.com>

Date: Sun, 28 May 2000 00:00:00 +0000

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> A fair question, but I think it's maybe a mistake to compare PBM/
> PBeM games with anything that can be sold just as a single created
> object, like a boxed game or a painting or a novel.
>
> In PBM, a game must stay interesting to play, because players can stop
> playing/paying whenever they want to; after all, there are plenty of
> other games they can switch to. The players are active participants.
>
>

I see your point, as games (hopefully) aren't one shot deals.  I think
when I wrote that I was thinking from the artists POV that hopes that his
"art" is continuing beyond a single piece.  Like any salesman, we hope you
return again and again to buy more.

-Mac Senour
 Faultline Studios

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 A fair question, but I think it's maybe a mistake to compare PBM/
 PBeM games with anything that can be sold just as a single created
 object, like a boxed game or a painting or a novel.
In PBM, a game must stay interesting to play, because players can stop
 playing/paying whenever they want to; after all, there are plenty of
 other games they can switch to. The players are active participants.
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I see your point, as games (hopefully) aren't one shot deals.&nbsp; I think
when I wrote that I was thinking from the artists POV that hopes that his
"art" is continuing beyond a single piece.&nbsp; Like any salesman, we
hope you return again and again to buy more.
-Mac Senour
 &nbsp;<a href="http://www.faultline-studios.com">Faultline Studios</a></html>

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References

Why do games go commercial?
treasonmaster@my-deja.com
Fri, 26 May 2000 00:00:00 +0000
Re: Why do games go commercial?
Mac Senour <msenour@silcom.com>
Sat, 27 May 2000 00:00:00 +0000
Re: Why do games go commercial?
Carol Mulholland <Carol@flagship-uk.demon.co.uk>
Sun, 28 May 2000 00:00:00 +0000