Re: [glob2-devel] Revive Glob2 with a kickstarter

[Leo Wandersleb]

I agree that open source would be much preferred over some closed source for
profit "indie game" although I wouldn't resist to make lots of money if such a
closed source project asked me to take parts of the huge venture capital.

A server-client solution with a closed source server would be the worst of all
solutions I would say.

When it comes to partially monetizing on the project I guess Android would be
the best choice. The game could be open source but people would still pay for it
(or compile it themselves or use the less maintained fork). I wouldn't be too
eager to make a huge profit but I'm open for whatever others make of this. I
would just not donate towards some closed source expensive indie game.

On 12/16/2013 10:36 AM, Stéphane Magnenat wrote:
> Hi,
> 
>> If we really want to revive the game, I think we need to get something that
>> carries momentum. Raising money on kickstarter would be a good start, but I
>> don't have the time nor the expertise to run a good kickstarter campaign
>> myself.
> 
> Of course we need enough dedicated competent people to carry out a revival, 
> but if we use a more accessible language than C++ for the game logic and do a 
> community-based consensual (and documented) design, the project should be 
> much 
> more accessible to newcomers then current code base.
> 
>> Part of me thinks that the concept would be better served as a
>> freemium-style business then as an open source project. All of the popular
>> games these days are online based. Does anyone think the concept could be
>> converted to mobile devices? Maybe reduce the emphasis on war and more
>> economy building?
> 
> I see your point, but for me the open-source aspect is important, because I 
> think that an innovative game such as glob2 does profit from many inputs and 
> I 
> like the idea of an open source.
> 
> Maybe the two are not incompatible, especially if the game is server-based 
> which implies cost anyway. When you speak about being online-based, do you 
> imagine a thin-client approach? If so, maybe it can even be browser-based, 
> using WebGL.
> 
> have a nice day,
> 
> Stéphane
>

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