Multiwinia failed because it was taking a game that was already 3 years old and niche and tried to sell a multiplayer component as a standalone product. This is now how you sell games.
It's like selling Half-Life 2 and then 3 years later coming out with HL2: Deathmatch and selling it at the same price. This is not how you sell things to people, even if you are an indie dev group.
If Chris Delay actually wanted to sell a previous game for a second time, he should have done it with Uplink. For years everyone's been asking for a multiplayer Uplink game and instead he gave us Multiwinia. Great job mister indie developer, you followed what you wanted instead of what consumers wanted and now you're stuck in a shitty situation. Never coulda seen that coming, huh?
I've never understood the concept of these things being picked up by camera and produce a 3d image. You have to look through a screen to see them anyway.
@CoatedTrout: it would be a lot better with simple glasses camera/projector attached to them. the camere would work like the webcam right now and the projector would put an overlay on the glasses. shouldnt be too hard to realise.
@Gantz: Your Trusted Friend in Science.: yes, with this, one could carry a crumpled up peice of paper into their lab and start typing on it, given they made it into a keyboard.
04/30/09
It's like selling Half-Life 2 and then 3 years later coming out with HL2: Deathmatch and selling it at the same price. This is not how you sell things to people, even if you are an indie dev group.
If Chris Delay actually wanted to sell a previous game for a second time, he should have done it with Uplink. For years everyone's been asking for a multiplayer Uplink game and instead he gave us Multiwinia. Great job mister indie developer, you followed what you wanted instead of what consumers wanted and now you're stuck in a shitty situation. Never coulda seen that coming, huh?
04/20/09
And Hacker. And Darwinia.
Holy cow that company knows how to make a good game without using the graphix.
03/31/09
I wish more developers would do things like this. Strengthens the sense of community.
I'd like to see Nintendo's approval process.
03/31/09
Step 1: Does it load? Check.
Step 2: Are there motion controls? Yes, but they aren't very good.
Ship it.
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Wouldn't you prefer a good game of chess?
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02/17/09
Think less "Virtual Reality"
Think more replacement for controllers/keyboards/mouses/input in general
With a hint of landscape customization.
(how about some figurines to accompany your war)
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02/17/09
it's good that you know your science. :D