Game Developers Rand.. GDC

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I found this a interesting read....
quote:I want to say how this business is hopelessly broken. Haha. We’re doing pretty much everything wrong. This is at the root of much of what you’re gonna hear today. Games cost too much. They take too long to make. The whole concept of word of mouth, remember that? Holy cow it was nice. - Warren Spector
http://crystaltips.typepad.com/wonderland/2005/03/burn_the_house_.html

Submitted by LiveWire on Sat, 19/03/05 - 11:24 PM Permalink

wow. awsome read. there was a lot of good stuff at GDC this year, i so wanted to go but i couldnt get a passport organised in time (or find the money, which was another problem)

Submitted by lorien on Tue, 22/03/05 - 4:21 AM Permalink

Bloody hell that was a good read...

Submitted by Kalescent on Tue, 22/03/05 - 5:19 AM Permalink

I read this a week or so ago on Indie Developer, and whilst I agree, the only problem is how many are willing to put money where their mouths are and start the revolution.

Submitted by souri on Thu, 24/03/05 - 3:22 PM Permalink

I wanted to hear more from Warren Spector.. That dude went off! [B)]

Submitted by Bunny on Fri, 25/03/05 - 12:06 PM Permalink

Thanks for the link, I hadnt had a chance to read Brenda Laurel's rant in full.

Greg Costikyan got pretty harsh but he's more or less on the money (although as a Paranoia fan I'm biased ;D). The hard part of course is someone actually doing the work, but he had a few things to say about that on his blog - http://www.costik.com/weblog/