quote:Original post by TechnoGoth
The first rule of writing is to write about what you know.
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quote:regarding the comment on limiting the vision of a single individual, i feel it bears noticing that the individuals themselves do not always feel that the constraints of the industry are a burden on their creations. though i can''t say much about wright or moluneaux, i can say with certainty that miyamoto does not think this way. he himself has cautioned that a good team of testers is important because the designer can get too wrapped up in his own ideas to notice flaws in the game itself. the game as art is one aspect, but the game as something people can actually play and enjoy is an equally important part of the whole. A quote from a recent interview with the man:

"I think that, apart from how other people may view it, I personally see what I make as being a product for sale, and not so much as a work of art. When I make a game, it''s full of my own expression but ultimately the objective of the game is to make the user happy, and one thing that I''m required to do is not only create my games but also put them in the market at a time when I think people will purchase them. So while a game may contain some of my own personal expression its ultimate objective is not to convey that expression so much as to make people happy.

Being a game developer requires a lot of artistic talent from the designers, such as creativity and finding your own unique nature and finding a way to put that into a game, but at the same time the ultimate product that they''re putting out is just a product for consumption."

so long as we''re on the topic of art, to paraphrase bullough: if there''s nothing in your work that people can latch onto, to relate to or enjoy, it''s your fault and not the audience''s. when you get too involved in your work to remember that you''re creating something for people to enjoy, you wind up with unplayable pretentious crap. *COUGH*xenosaga*COUGH* miyamoto''s response to a question on how he would work if he could disregard the industry and do whatever he wanted (same interview, even):

"I don''t think what I would create would change much, because what I want to do is create things that are going to make people happy and give them enjoyment. But on the other hand I never go out to the market and say "what game do you want?" and then come back to my office and go to work and try and make that game. That''s because everyone in the market will say "Oh, I want... what''s popular right now"."

in other words, if you have a coherent vision that really brings something good into the field, have realistic goals and expectations, and understand how the relation between artist and audience works, the nuances of the industry can''t really constrain your ideas anyway.