23 Jun
2004
23 Jun
'04
4:28 a.m.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jules Richardson" <julesrichardsonuk(a)yahoo.co.uk>
To: <cctalk(a)classiccmp.org>
Sent: Wednesday, June 23, 2004 11:20 AM
Subject: Re: Modern Electronics (was Re: List charter mods & headcount... ;
Interesting the point somone made about the games
industry stagnating
because there's no innovation any more. I think that's true of the whole
industry - the current generation of students are rarely taught the
basics and how to drive a GUI. They get good pass marks for doing this,
the university's performance figures look good, and that's what the
industry on the surface of things think they want. I do wonder quite
where things will be in ten years when there's almost nobody left who
can actually think for themselves though...
Anyway, rant over :-)
cheers
Jules
The games industry is stagnating for the same reason the movie industry is,
it just costs too much money to make the product anymore so everybody tries
to copy anything that recently sold well. The only people taking chances are
the ones with a insignificant budget, which might work for some movies but
definatly doesnt work for games where eyecandy is what sells.
I bet that most people can think for themselves, but there is nothing in it
for them if they do. I have seen quite a few people do the bare minimum and
as long as they don't piss off the manager they keep their jobs. People who
try to inovate are the ones who get into the most trouble and if they fail
they usualy get the boot.