Comments on: Selling Out: an experiment (name my games!) http://nmccoy.net/2010/06/30/selling-out-an-experiment-name-my-games/ A new game every week - games added Sunday nights Sat, 28 Apr 2012 02:25:31 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Diane http://nmccoy.net/2010/06/30/selling-out-an-experiment-name-my-games/comment-page-1/#comment-1364 Diane Thu, 16 Dec 2010 12:02:48 +0000 http://nmccoy.net/?p=144#comment-1364 Would you consider working with a specific game idea pitch for a heftier donation? Would you consider working with a specific game idea pitch for a heftier donation?

]]> By: cp http://nmccoy.net/2010/06/30/selling-out-an-experiment-name-my-games/comment-page-1/#comment-387 cp Sun, 08 Aug 2010 22:05:15 +0000 http://nmccoy.net/?p=144#comment-387 I meant to write in the instructions that the name "giant vex" was from me rather than the name on the paypal account. sorry I meant to write in the instructions that the name “giant vex” was from me rather than the name on the paypal account. sorry

]]> By: cp http://nmccoy.net/2010/06/30/selling-out-an-experiment-name-my-games/comment-page-1/#comment-364 cp Tue, 27 Jul 2010 23:59:37 +0000 http://nmccoy.net/?p=144#comment-364 thats fair enough. I'll try and come up with something cool. thats fair enough. I’ll try and come up with something cool.

]]> By: nmccoy http://nmccoy.net/2010/06/30/selling-out-an-experiment-name-my-games/comment-page-1/#comment-362 nmccoy Tue, 27 Jul 2010 20:32:25 +0000 http://nmccoy.net/?p=144#comment-362 Hm... that's kind of an edge case, but I think I'd prefer to avoid having names of other things as game names. Hm… that’s kind of an edge case, but I think I’d prefer to avoid having names of other things as game names.

]]> By: cp http://nmccoy.net/2010/06/30/selling-out-an-experiment-name-my-games/comment-page-1/#comment-360 cp Tue, 27 Jul 2010 01:40:39 +0000 http://nmccoy.net/?p=144#comment-360 Would my band name be considered spammy? I always thought our name kind of sounded like a some sort of sci fi arcade game game. Would my band name be considered spammy? I always thought our name kind of sounded like a some sort of sci fi arcade game game.

]]> By: Chungyen Chang http://nmccoy.net/2010/06/30/selling-out-an-experiment-name-my-games/comment-page-1/#comment-324 Chungyen Chang Mon, 05 Jul 2010 15:31:15 +0000 http://nmccoy.net/?p=144#comment-324 This reminds me a lot of the webcomic/weblog, God of Ramen. The artist takes a phrase or sentence from his readers, and then paints it to his interpretation. http://godoframen.com/ This reminds me a lot of the webcomic/weblog, God of Ramen. The artist takes a phrase or sentence from his readers, and then paints it to his interpretation. http://godoframen.com/

]]> By: Oddball http://nmccoy.net/2010/06/30/selling-out-an-experiment-name-my-games/comment-page-1/#comment-317 Oddball Sun, 04 Jul 2010 20:11:54 +0000 http://nmccoy.net/?p=144#comment-317 Don't have any money to donate, sorry. Just wanted to mention that I can totally see Dragondot's Extreme Beach Volleyball as a shmup, where you have to kill all the defending players before the ball gets to them. Extreme! Don’t have any money to donate, sorry. Just wanted to mention that I can totally see Dragondot’s Extreme Beach Volleyball as a shmup, where you have to kill all the defending players before the ball gets to them. Extreme!

]]> By: StephenM3 http://nmccoy.net/2010/06/30/selling-out-an-experiment-name-my-games/comment-page-1/#comment-313 StephenM3 Sat, 03 Jul 2010 05:10:52 +0000 http://nmccoy.net/?p=144#comment-313 Only thing I don't like about processing: When I open a page with one of your games on it, I am unable to do anything else with my browser until it loads. For a larger game, like Dragondot's Sky, I would want to switch to another tab and do something else while the game is loading, but firefox completely freezes up. Is there any way to implement a sort of preloader in Processing? Only thing I don’t like about processing:
When I open a page with one of your games on it, I am unable to do anything else with my browser until it loads. For a larger game, like Dragondot’s Sky, I would want to switch to another tab and do something else while the game is loading, but firefox completely freezes up.

Is there any way to implement a sort of preloader in Processing?

]]> By: nmccoy http://nmccoy.net/2010/06/30/selling-out-an-experiment-name-my-games/comment-page-1/#comment-311 nmccoy Fri, 02 Jul 2010 14:09:32 +0000 http://nmccoy.net/?p=144#comment-311 Nathan: Not something I'd considered; I'm inclined to say "no" because it seems that'll lead to incremental bidding = Paypal eating most or all of my donations in fees, and more bookkeeping for me. Keep in mind that other names remain in the queue from week to week when the top one is used, however. Skofo: I realize that Flash is a much more accessible (and distributable) platform, but right now Processing does just about exactly what I want, is based on a language that I am very familiar with, and is something I've already largely learned the quirks of. There's enough else going on in my life at this point (like seeking a day job) that I really want to spend my time right now making games rather than studying Flash. Nathan: Not something I’d considered; I’m inclined to say “no” because it seems that’ll lead to incremental bidding = Paypal eating most or all of my donations in fees, and more bookkeeping for me. Keep in mind that other names remain in the queue from week to week when the top one is used, however.

Skofo: I realize that Flash is a much more accessible (and distributable) platform, but right now Processing does just about exactly what I want, is based on a language that I am very familiar with, and is something I’ve already largely learned the quirks of. There’s enough else going on in my life at this point (like seeking a day job) that I really want to spend my time right now making games rather than studying Flash.

]]> By: Skofo http://nmccoy.net/2010/06/30/selling-out-an-experiment-name-my-games/comment-page-1/#comment-309 Skofo Fri, 02 Jul 2010 05:01:23 +0000 http://nmccoy.net/?p=144#comment-309 Also, if you want to monetize your games, perhaps you should consider making them Flash instead? There is a huge audience for Flash games on the web, and you can make them for no cost with the Flex SDK. Also, if you want to monetize your games, perhaps you should consider making them Flash instead? There is a huge audience for Flash games on the web, and you can make them for no cost with the Flex SDK.

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