The piracy number doesn't surprise me. It is a bit higher than what we've seen, but not by too much, hence our new registration system going forward. It's sad.
On Apr 30, 2013, at 7:02 PM, dan cook <dan.sc...@gmail.com> wrote: > for some reason, i'm shocked about the piracy number, especially with > VI folks. And they wonder why developers don't stick around? > > maybe it's an exajuration, but still. > > > On 4/30/13, Dallas O'Brien <dallas.r.obr...@gmail.com> wrote: >> In regards to finding out a little more about who games and how many are out >> there. I would suggest creating a survey page, and transmitting it on >> Twitter and other social networks. You would be very surprised how quickly >> it gets out there, and how many people will respond. Just a suggestion, but >> perhaps you could create something to find out. Would be very interesting to >> know who plays what kind of games, what games people would be interested in >> if it were to be created. And how many are out there in total, and other >> such information. >> Regards: >> Dallas >> >> >> On 01/05/2013, at 7:13, Thomas Ward <thomasward1...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> Hi Ian, >>> >>> Well, the number of members who are subscribed to the Audyssey list >>> generally is about 300 give or take a few. In the six years or so >>> since I have been moderating the list sometimes it has been as low as >>> 280 and as high as 320 per month. It just depends on how many >>> subscribe and unsubscribe. However, I don't believe that is anywhere >>> near the number of actual people who are out there playing games. >>> >>> I think the best estimates given is that the audio games community is >>> somewhere between 1000 and 2000 members total. However, as yet I don't >>> know if there is a good way to run a survey to find out something more >>> substantial. >>> >>> Cheers! >>> >>> >>> On 4/30/13, Ian Reed <supp...@blindaudiogames.com> wrote: >>>> Hi Tom, Dark, and developers, >>>> >>>> Tom, I was just curious to know how many people are subscribed to this >>>> list. >>>> It would give me a bit more of an idea about the size of the audio >>>> gaming community. >>>> >>>> Dark, I noticed that forum.audiogames.net states there are 12,762 >>>> registered users. >>>> I wonder if this number includes spam bots that created accounts and >>>> were subsequently banned. >>>> Do you have any idea about the number of registered users who have >>>> visited the site in recent history? >>>> >>>> Just curious. I appreciate any information you can share. >>>> >>>> It would also be very interesting to hear the number of actual audio >>>> game sales from developers but I understand if they wish to keep this >>>> private. >>>> >>>> For my part I will share that I have between 90 and 190 unique players >>>> of my games in a month and have had 513 users register to play since my >>>> first release. >>>> >>>> These numbers are definitely not something to base a business on as even >>>> 190 users playing my free games does not equal 190 users willing to >>>> purchase a game. >>>> And if I may say so, recent conversations on this list lead me to >>>> believe that a high number of people would attempt to pirate any games >>>> offered for purchase which make those numbers even weaker. >>>> >>>> My games are perhaps not as well targeted or advertised as others so I >>>> wonder if there is a lot more audio games community out there. >>>> >>>> I have also heard Aprone quote numbers in the thousands for those who >>>> play Swamp on a fairly consistent basis. I'd be interested to hear >>>> those again if you're reading Aprone. >>>> >>>> Draconis, you seem to be able to maintain a very professional company >>>> which includes more than just yourself. >>>> As an audio game developer who would love to someday be able to support >>>> myself full time writing audio games I'd be interested to know if your >>>> company is able to support you full time or is more of a supplemental >>>> income. >>>> >>>> Feel free to write me off list if anyone is willing to share things on >>>> an individual basis but not with the entire list. >>>> >>>> Ian Reed >>>> supp...@blindaudiogames.com >>>> >>>> >>>> --- >>>> Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org >>>> If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to >>>> gamers-unsubscr...@audyssey.org. >>>> You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at >>>> http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. >>>> All messages are archived and can be searched and read at >>>> http://www.mail-archive.com/gamers@audyssey.org. >>>> If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the >>>> list, >>>> please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org. >>>> >>> >>> --- >>> Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org >>> If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to >>> gamers-unsubscr...@audyssey.org. >>> You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at >>> http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. >>> All messages are archived and can be searched and read at >>> http://www.mail-archive.com/gamers@audyssey.org. >>> If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the >>> list, >>> please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org. >> >> --- >> Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org >> If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to >> gamers-unsubscr...@audyssey.org. >> You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at >> http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. >> All messages are archived and can be searched and read at >> http://www.mail-archive.com/gamers@audyssey.org. >> If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, >> please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org. >> > > --- > Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org > If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to gamers-unsubscr...@audyssey.org. > You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at > http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. > All messages are archived and can be searched and read at > http://www.mail-archive.com/gamers@audyssey.org. > If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, > please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org. --- Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to gamers-unsubscr...@audyssey.org. 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