Writer, Agilist, Elder Geek
So Borders is bankrupt. No surprise, no one is saying, “oh, I didn't see it coming,” and no one is really saying much of anything. We knew thugs weren't good, we suspected the worst, and were pretty much getting it. There's just no surprise, just a kind of sadness.
So I'm asking myself this; what happens next to Borders?
As we've seen in the last few months, I have a strange obsession with issues of originality and media. That obsession exists because we progeeks work in media, we consume media, we experiment and play with media in the form of fan fiction fan art and mods, and we improve by manipulating media. As originality is part of media and questions about the value of media, thus I obsess over it.
Also, people complain about unoriginality all the time, so by addressing it I hope to explore issues about originality, media, and consumption. Also I'm just a curious guy that will analyze anything; come on you know that by now.
One last subjects are talked about was that originality seem to be most useful to creating media sales and interest was part of the gradual evolution of a game concept, literary concept, genre, and so on. I may have just found the perfect example of a successful implementation of originality–and-gradual-evolution in the form of the game "Bulletstorm."
Last post I mentioned that I had come to the conclusions that MMO's would actually increase in market share and as part of gaming. I believed this was due to the social nature they provided, the persistent and expanding content elements, and the financial benefits.
Though companies still need to make sure they reach enough people to take advantage of this success. There are things that can remain undone – or done badly – that could slow successes of their products. So what do I feel MMO's need to do to take advantage of a market that's in their favor (and not do it wrong)?