Yay!
December 19, 2008
Korea doesn’t need a Tech Crunch..it needs a Valleywag
We already do too good a job of rah rahing. What we need more is finding the poop in the grass. The amount of no.1-ing, “first global…blah blah..”, World’s Largest/most/etc….and other statements of primacy goes to the extent that its ridiculous even to those in Silicon Valley who are apt to exaggeration.
I go to these conferences and hear executives throw out numbers and supposed rankings of those numbers, I hear “no. 1 global vision”, “first food based global entertainment leader” (wuh?…) and it just starts to get ridiculous with how out of touch their nice little corporate statements are with the reality of what these companies really are.
December 1, 2008
Navel Gazing is a Good Way to Fall Down
It used to be that when one released a game in the 90’s in Korea or Japan…you would make money. Even if your game was derivative. Even if it contained showstopping bugs. Even if the level design forced players to not to progress in the game but to be static in every sense of the way. Even if you had zero marketing or very limited marketing to promote your game. Even if the customer service was rudimentary at best. Even if community was ignored or mismanaged to the point where antagonistic relationships formed.
You made money.
November 26, 2008
Star Wars is a Corporate Parable
CNN: #1 on the Faces of the Republican Collapse
…and Yoda is such a typical bad clueless CEO.
November 21, 2008
Marvel.
After a long haitus….Here I am. Still in Korea. Still working in games. But I have been thinking about Marvel.
I remember when comic book movies used to be so badly handled not just from the content point of view but in how they were marketed, how they were made, franchise management, and well just in how they were conceived. I believe that started to change when Marvel brought everything in house….essentially took back control of their IP and decided to do things their way instead of leaving it to the vagaries of Hollywood’s labyrinthe and soul sucking studios.
So why can’t they do that with their games?
July 28, 2008
The iconic Future
To me we are living in the David Bowie, William Gibson, Ridley Scott future. A blend of all of it.
I’m Afraid Of Americans. A good soundtrack for the world right now? Keep reading →
July 18, 2008
One of the reasons I feel like leaving…
…is the continuing elemental lack of respect for law or justice in this nation. From the street where drivers (particularly taxi and bus driver) regularly endanger everyone by casually violating multiple laws meant to keep ALL OF US safe. To the regular level of embezzlement and stock insider trading that most white collar workers perpetrate. To the ignoring of safety precautions in the construction and renovation of facilities. Its just rampant in this country
There are times when laws need to be fought in the name of justice.
Bending the laws so that Hanwha, Hyundai and Samsung tycoons can avoid prison is not one of them. Keep reading →
July 3, 2008
Crossroads
So. Here we are again. I can feel it.
Those moments in your life that will determine your next 5 to 10 years.
I can feel that some direction will be set in the next couple of months which will decide my next decade.
Happenned in 98. I can feel it happenning again.
Some people have 15 year periods or 4 year periods…my life seems to run in cycles of 10.
A nice deci-luminal range.
I’ll get back to less esoteric and more illuminating rants soon.
