[INTERESTING ARTICLE; See Page 8] Discussion: Thoughts on Piracy

[Googolplex]

Did Googolplex say making a game isn't hard work? I think you fail to understand the complexity involved in making a video game.

Let me explain how I think so.

1. Most of video games will be created by 60+ people, where everyone has his own part of work.
2. It's their job. Other jobs are also hard.
3. It is hard to create an engine, but to make a crappy casual game out of it will be just for fast money, most games will be produced in mass! Of course, you need to understand the programming, mathematics etc, but the true hard work is to tell a story and make a "good" game, instead of just a simply new ego-shooter.
4. I won't say it is not hard to make a game, but most games are not worth to call it hard work.
5. It is not hard for people who know how to make a game. I think, Thomas would be able to make a game alone. But nobody can build a 50km tunnel alone.

So, the programming of a game is of course hard work, but the hardest part is to tell an immersiong story, to fill the game up with interesting stuff and understand basic principles what a game "is".