Ron Gilbert: Developers need unions - bit-tech.net Forums

CardJoe · 7th Jul 2008, 11:05

http://www.bit-tech.net/news/2008/07...-need-unions/1

Ron Gilbert has spoken on what he thinks needs to change within the games industry if it is to move forward in the coming years.

pendragon · 7th Jul 2008, 17:56

oh joy.. then gamers too can be subjected to delays when Gamers Union of <insert country here> goes on strike :-/

OmegaRed59 · 7th Jul 2008, 18:46

Unions are not necessary in most of our modern society. I don't know how they are in the UK but I think that the US could gain a lot by dropping unions in most industries.

Flibblebot · 7th Jul 2008, 21:24

I originally read the article heading as "Developers need minions", which may be more helpful than unions. Either that or I've been playing too much Overlord recently...

I'm not entirely sure I follow his reasoning as to why unions would be a good thing though and why they would help an ad hoc bunch of freelance developers.

choupolo · 7th Jul 2008, 21:34

Maybe Ron would prefer to develop for consoles, where technology is standardised and stable. Episodic content works better on that kind of platform. Or is he saying consoles are moving on too quickly as well?

The PC market thrives on being at the edge of technological advancement, and is important to spearhead new challenges in game making as new abilities/tools/potential are developed. I would hate for anything to slow that down. Where would we be today if Ron had his way 10 or 20 years ago?

Maybe he's a proponent of the idea of a unified gaming platform that would exist purely for casual and episodic gaming and last decades.

7th Jul 2008, 11:05	#1
CardJoe Player Character bit-tech Staff Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 7,944	Ron Gilbert: Developers need unions http://www.bit-tech.net/news/2008/07...-need-unions/1 Ron Gilbert has spoken on what he thinks needs to change within the games industry if it is to move forward in the coming years. __________________ this is joe's non-bit-tech blog

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pendragon I pickle they Join Date: May 2004 Location: Massachusetts,usa Posts: 629	oh joy.. then gamers too can be subjected to delays when Gamers Union of <insert country here> goes on strike :-/ __________________ -----BEGIN GEEK CODE BLOCK----- GCS d-@ s-:>: a- C++$ UL---@ P++>+++++$ L+ E----@ W+++ N o? K? w++>+++++ O---@ M-- V? PS--() PE+@ Y? PGP-@ t+(+++) 5(+)@ X@ R+(++) tv@ b++ DI@ D++ G e++>+++++ h! r(%) y? ------END GEEK CODE BLOCK------

7th Jul 2008, 21:24	#4
Flibblebot Free from artificial flavourings Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Right here, right now Posts: 2,227	I originally read the article heading as "Developers need minions", which may be more helpful than unions. Either that or I've been playing too much Overlord recently... I'm not entirely sure I follow his reasoning as to why unions would be a good thing though and why they would help an ad hoc bunch of freelance developers. __________________ My uber-system: 66Mhz 486DX2, 8Mb RAM, 20Mb hard drive, 256 colour VGA adaptor (goes all the way up to 800x600!), keyboard AND serial mouse

7th Jul 2008, 18:46	#3
OmegaRed59 What's a Dremel? Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 7	Unions are not necessary in most of our modern society. I don't know how they are in the UK but I think that the US could gain a lot by dropping unions in most industries.

7th Jul 2008, 21:34	#5
choupolo Minimodder Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Leeds,UK Posts: 39	Maybe Ron would prefer to develop for consoles, where technology is standardised and stable. Episodic content works better on that kind of platform. Or is he saying consoles are moving on too quickly as well? The PC market thrives on being at the edge of technological advancement, and is important to spearhead new challenges in game making as new abilities/tools/potential are developed. I would hate for anything to slow that down. Where would we be today if Ron had his way 10 or 20 years ago? Maybe he's a proponent of the idea of a unified gaming platform that would exist purely for casual and episodic gaming and last decades.