Timsup2nothin
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People tend to think "if I can just come up with the next BIG IDEA I'll be rich, famous, whatever their particular thing is. So they tend to keep their speculations to themselves, because maybe it's crazy or maybe it is that next big idea and they don't want someone to steal it.
I don't care if my ideas get stolen, because I know I'm not going to do anything with them anyway. I do think they are either crazy, or well beyond my capacity to put into action, or both...so this is a good place for them. If someone manages to steal one and pitch it to the right person and they manage to make something of it and get a little rich or famous...or even a lot...great.
I think a lot of people have similarly potential ideas cluttering up their heads. So let's dump them out and see what happens. Maybe a few years down the line we'll be able to say "yeah, that ___________ guy that made the ___________...I saw that same idea on this game forum back in the day."
I have two, to start off with.
First, one that I always think is silly but it keeps coming back to me...Plant Simulator. There are a lot of critical decisions to be made by a plant. Do I need more roots, or more leaves? If I opt for leaves and there's a dry spell I'm gonna wish for those roots... And what about those roots anyway? Should I just spread out? Send down some tap roots looking for the elusive water table? Maybe invest in sending a root under that foundation into the parched wasteland in hopes that I'll find a leaky pipe?
I mean, obviously it is pretty low key. Maybe something for the casual gamer...
Second, a VR game called something like I'm with the Band. Take the Guitar Hero or even better the various learn guitar by using a real guitar as an input device games into the world of being on stage and jamming with an actual band. Might even be a multi-player mode in there somehow. I just notice that a lot of people are learning enough to actually play, but they have no clue how to interact with other players, and VR could bridge that gap.
I don't care if my ideas get stolen, because I know I'm not going to do anything with them anyway. I do think they are either crazy, or well beyond my capacity to put into action, or both...so this is a good place for them. If someone manages to steal one and pitch it to the right person and they manage to make something of it and get a little rich or famous...or even a lot...great.
I think a lot of people have similarly potential ideas cluttering up their heads. So let's dump them out and see what happens. Maybe a few years down the line we'll be able to say "yeah, that ___________ guy that made the ___________...I saw that same idea on this game forum back in the day."
I have two, to start off with.
First, one that I always think is silly but it keeps coming back to me...Plant Simulator. There are a lot of critical decisions to be made by a plant. Do I need more roots, or more leaves? If I opt for leaves and there's a dry spell I'm gonna wish for those roots... And what about those roots anyway? Should I just spread out? Send down some tap roots looking for the elusive water table? Maybe invest in sending a root under that foundation into the parched wasteland in hopes that I'll find a leaky pipe?
I mean, obviously it is pretty low key. Maybe something for the casual gamer...
Second, a VR game called something like I'm with the Band. Take the Guitar Hero or even better the various learn guitar by using a real guitar as an input device games into the world of being on stage and jamming with an actual band. Might even be a multi-player mode in there somehow. I just notice that a lot of people are learning enough to actually play, but they have no clue how to interact with other players, and VR could bridge that gap.