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p2pnet.net news:- The text on the right is what you see when you land on the Project Top Secret site.
It’s the world’s biggest game studio, built by 20,000 (so far) artists, writers, designers and audio technicians, all volunteers, “from the ranks of ordinary gamers,” says the BBC.
But, “We will end up with 100,000 people on this team,” says developer Dave Perry, quoted in the story, going on, “Many firms offer tools to users to help them build content and mods but this is believed to be the most ambitious commercial project to date.”
A professional team of artists, programmers, designers, and audio staff will build the MMO but the creative impetus will come from the users, says the story, with Perry stating:
“We are not doing this for fun; this is a professional game we are trying to make. It’s a business.
“I hope it will prove to us that consumers are useful.”
Consumers useful? What a novel idea.
“He said that the whole industry would have something to gain from the experience,” the BBC goes on, “But he also said there was a back-up plan in place, if the contributions from gamers prove disappointing.
“If they deliver zero, we can still ship a title,” he said.
(Thanks again, Julie)
Also See:
BBC - Volunteers sign up to build game, March 6, 2007
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