I can elaborate further about China black widow strategy. One tactic used by China is to allow a western company to build infrastructure (i.e pipelines) in China. Both parties agree on a how to split profits before construction begins.
At a point during construction, but before the project is complete, the Chinese government would change the terms of the profit sharing agreement, making it no longer worthwhile for the engineering company to continue the project. Because demolishing the construction would increase costs, the company simply abandons the work.
As a result, the Chinese not only obtains technical knowledge, but also parts that can be used to continue the construction project internally.
One thing this study would like to accomplish is predicting how well a game will sell before development begins in order to minimize economic risk for the developer.
I'd be surprised if any conclusive formula for a great game ever results from this study. Movies have been around for a while and I see no indication of someone having found a magic forumla to determine a movie's success either.
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I can elaborate further about China black widow strategy. One tactic used by China is to allow a western company to build infrastructure (i.e pipelines) in China. Both parties agree on a how to split profits before construction begins.
At a point during construction, but before the project is complete, the Chinese government would change the terms of the profit sharing agreement, making it no longer worthwhile for the engineering company to continue the project. Because demolishing the construction would increase costs, the company simply abandons the work.
As a result, the Chinese not only obtains technical knowledge, but also parts that can be used to continue the construction project internally.
One thing this study would like to accomplish is predicting how well a game will sell before development begins in order to minimize economic risk for the developer. I'd be surprised if any conclusive formula for a great game ever results from this study. Movies have been around for a while and I see no indication of someone having found a magic forumla to determine a movie's success either.