Comments on: Commercialisation and Charging Models http://bc-dev.net/2009/03/08/commercialisation-and-charging-models/ ...a blog by Matt Adcock Wed, 01 Feb 2012 12:49:29 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.2 By: Jhypsy Shah http://bc-dev.net/2009/03/08/commercialisation-and-charging-models/#comment-148 Jhypsy Shah Mon, 13 Apr 2009 22:46:14 +0000 http://bc-dev.net/?p=51#comment-148 what do ya think of somethin' like this: http://blogs.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendId=228442601&blogId=479864964 what do ya think of somethin’ like this:

http://blogs.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendId=228442601&blogId=479864964

]]> By: matt http://bc-dev.net/2009/03/08/commercialisation-and-charging-models/#comment-140 matt Thu, 12 Mar 2009 07:13:37 +0000 http://bc-dev.net/?p=51#comment-140 That's a good point George, I hadn't really considered that charging model. However with Second Life and now Metaplace using a similar model it could become much more popular. I think one problem is that the model presupposes that the players own the content which a lot of virtual worlds don't seem to want to acknowledge (Metaplace being an exception, I think?). That’s a good point George, I hadn’t really considered that charging model. However with Second Life and now Metaplace using a similar model it could become much more popular. I think one problem is that the model presupposes that the players own the content which a lot of virtual worlds don’t seem to want to acknowledge (Metaplace being an exception, I think?).

]]> By: george http://bc-dev.net/2009/03/08/commercialisation-and-charging-models/#comment-138 george Wed, 11 Mar 2009 18:55:12 +0000 http://bc-dev.net/?p=51#comment-138 One thing you touched on but I think can be expanded a bit is the idea of paid user-generated content -- that is, users pay other users for their content, which could be cosmetic content (building houses or making clothes), or if carefully conceived, , play-affecting content like skills, items, or even characters. This would fall under trading for in-game services in a way, and of course depends largely on the affordances of a particular game. The service then takes a percentage of the sale. One thing you touched on but I think can be expanded a bit is the idea of paid user-generated content — that is, users pay other users for their content, which could be cosmetic content (building houses or making clothes), or if carefully conceived, , play-affecting content like skills, items, or even characters. This would fall under trading for in-game services in a way, and of course depends largely on the affordances of a particular game. The service then takes a percentage of the sale.

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