http://www.untoldentertainment.com/blog/2008/04/08/canadian-new-media-awards/ We Make Flash Games Fri, 10 Feb 2012 03:01:47 +0000 hourly 1 http://www.untoldentertainment.com/blog/2008/04/08/canadian-new-media-awards/comment-page-1/#comment-4238 untoldentertainment.com » The 8 Types of Items in Multiplayer Games Tue, 29 Sep 2009 15:21:38 +0000 http://untoldentertainment.com/blog/2008/04/08/canadian-new-media-awards/#comment-4238 [...] There’s not a lot of difference between selling achievements and selling powerful in-game weapons. In both cases, you’re monetizing “time-poor, money-rich” players over “time-rich, money-poor” (AKA hobo) players. The difference is purely psychological: we think of awards as something to be earned, not bought. Of course, graduate to the Real World and you’ll find that most things in this life are earned with money, awards included. [...] [...] There’s not a lot of difference between selling achievements and selling powerful in-game weapons. In both cases, you’re monetizing “time-poor, money-rich” players over “time-rich, money-poor” (AKA hobo) players. The difference is purely psychological: we think of awards as something to be earned, not bought. Of course, graduate to the Real World and you’ll find that most things in this life are earned with money, awards included. [...]

]]> http://www.untoldentertainment.com/blog/2008/04/08/canadian-new-media-awards/comment-page-1/#comment-639 untoldentertainment.com » Blog Archive » CNMA Confession Mon, 14 Apr 2008 18:54:20 +0000 http://untoldentertainment.com/blog/2008/04/08/canadian-new-media-awards/#comment-639 [...] to my recent shocking exposé of the Canadian New Media “Awards”, i received this scathing indictment detailing how the awards are used solely for personal gain [...] [...] to my recent shocking exposé of the Canadian New Media “Awards”, i received this scathing indictment detailing how the awards are used solely for personal gain [...]

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