"to the point that in 2050 a robot soccer team can defeat the human world champions"
That'll primarily be due to the freakin' laser beams attached to their heads...
Scorpions? Cockroaches? Ants? Bingo?
See this is what happens when scientist have too much free time on their hands...
Bigelow Aerospace, July 2005:
SCIENTIST1: "Wouldn't it be cool to send scorpions to space?"
SCIENTIST2: "...And have them fight giant space-cockroaches!"
SCIENTIST3: "And play bingo!"
All: "This is so cool!!! *snort* *snort*"
While PopCap might be the wrong company to make statements about copying ideas, they make a valid point.
Casual and Indie games have been touted as bringing innovation to a stale market, yet most seem to be using the same tactic as the major companies - copy what works.
Where are the innovators of the 80's and 90's - it seems there were so many different genres and ideas then?
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"to the point that in 2050 a robot soccer team can defeat the human world champions" That'll primarily be due to the freakin' laser beams attached to their heads...
Scorpions? Cockroaches? Ants? Bingo? See this is what happens when scientist have too much free time on their hands... Bigelow Aerospace, July 2005: SCIENTIST1: "Wouldn't it be cool to send scorpions to space?" SCIENTIST2: "...And have them fight giant space-cockroaches!" SCIENTIST3: "And play bingo!" All: "This is so cool!!! *snort* *snort*"
While PopCap might be the wrong company to make statements about copying ideas, they make a valid point. Casual and Indie games have been touted as bringing innovation to a stale market, yet most seem to be using the same tactic as the major companies - copy what works. Where are the innovators of the 80's and 90's - it seems there were so many different genres and ideas then?