Comments for A Digital Sailor's Diary http://www.digitalsailor.net Explorations in casual game development. Sun, 05 Feb 2012 13:48:17 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.1 Comment on Sorry for the downtime… by CasualSax http://www.digitalsailor.net/2007/07/11/sorry-for-the-downtime/#comment-36 CasualSax Mon, 30 Jul 2007 13:27:28 +0000 http://www.digitalsailor.net/2007/07/11/sorry-for-the-downtime/#comment-36 A laptop? Oddly enough, a laptop arrived at my place last week. ...And CDW charged me for it, too. Of course, I never ordered it... Best of luck on the computer issues, going without is torture. A laptop? Oddly enough, a laptop arrived at my place last week. …And CDW charged me for it, too. Of course, I never ordered it…

Best of luck on the computer issues, going without is torture.

]]> Comment on The early days of Diner Dash by Anders Linder-Norén http://www.digitalsailor.net/2007/07/03/the-early-days-of-diner-dash/#comment-17 Anders Linder-Norén Sat, 14 Jul 2007 21:19:06 +0000 http://www.digitalsailor.net/2007/07/03/the-early-days-of-diner-dash/#comment-17 Very interesting read, thanks for the link(and Diner Dash did sure look dull on that picture). Very interesting read, thanks for the link(and Diner Dash did sure look dull on that picture).

]]> Comment on Sorry for the downtime… by GBGames http://www.digitalsailor.net/2007/07/11/sorry-for-the-downtime/#comment-11 GBGames Wed, 11 Jul 2007 21:21:53 +0000 http://www.digitalsailor.net/2007/07/11/sorry-for-the-downtime/#comment-11 To Daniel's Computer: Get well soon! To Daniel’s Computer: Get well soon!

]]> Comment on Play small with PlayOn by Daniel http://www.digitalsailor.net/2007/06/29/play-small-with-playon/#comment-3 Daniel Sat, 30 Jun 2007 15:33:39 +0000 http://www.digitalsailor.net/2007/06/29/play-small-with-playon/#comment-3 Hah! Yes! It'd be 2,000 <i>minutes</i>, not hours! And I agree regarding the game's design. It'd likely be a much more favorable result for the player, given this model. Unlike the method arcade games use to keep the player playing (extreme difficulty), I suspect the developer would simply(?) have to make the game <i>very</i> interesting. Of course, that's ultimately harder to do, but that may help separate the poodles from the bloodhounds. And it could, in theory, even do a lot to eliminate cloners! Hah! Yes! It’d be 2,000 minutes, not hours!

And I agree regarding the game’s design. It’d likely be a much more favorable result for the player, given this model. Unlike the method arcade games use to keep the player playing (extreme difficulty), I suspect the developer would simply(?) have to make the game very interesting.

Of course, that’s ultimately harder to do, but that may help separate the poodles from the bloodhounds. And it could, in theory, even do a lot to eliminate cloners!

]]> Comment on Play small with PlayOn by lexaloffle http://www.digitalsailor.net/2007/06/29/play-small-with-playon/#comment-2 lexaloffle Sat, 30 Jun 2007 05:42:17 +0000 http://www.digitalsailor.net/2007/06/29/play-small-with-playon/#comment-2 I think you mean 33 hours to recoup a $20 sale. If it would have had a conversion of 1%, each punter would have to instead play for 20c worth of time on average, or 20 minutes. Seems about right. One good thing about this model is that it doesn't have such a harsh impact on the game's design. I would rather play a game designed to keep the player playing for a long time, rather than one which is mangled to fit around a 60 minute or feature limited demo. I think you mean 33 hours to recoup a $20 sale. If it would have had a conversion of 1%, each punter would have to instead play for 20c worth of time on average, or 20 minutes. Seems about right.

One good thing about this model is that it doesn’t have such a harsh impact on the game’s design. I would rather play a game designed to keep the player playing for a long time, rather than one which is mangled to fit around a 60 minute or feature limited demo.

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