 Poster: A snowHead
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...but what about a skiing computer game where you can explore actual resorts/famous runs... getting an idea of what to expect etc? Using some clever Wii functionality you could probably make it pretty fun too. You would think the resorts would be keen too, as they could show off the resorts in perfect blue sky/powder conditions.
p.s. Yes, I know i'm a geek! 
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Now that's a seriously cool idea. I like it! It works well with motor racing games and flight simulators, so I don't see why it wouldn't be popular with skiers. Especially if the code is open so add-ons can be easily generated by third party developers.
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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There's a game where you can build your own ski resort, think theme hospital meets rollercoaster tycoon portaled. It's called ski resort extreme. It's pretty good fun
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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I envisaged years of add-on packs with new resorts etc chatting to my brother who was a games developer he reckoned you could create a working game of that nature for about £100k! I wonder whether the resorts would subsidise through advertising? Be nice to be able to skip the queues and FWD >> the chairlifts...
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Not quite the same but you can ski some of the runs at Big White from their website www.bigwhite.com click on Mtn Tour on the right goggle lens
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| ski-finder wrote: |
| I envisaged years of add-on packs with new resorts etc chatting to my brother who was a games developer he reckoned you could create a working game of that nature for about £100k! I wonder whether the resorts would subsidise through advertising? Be nice to be able to skip the queues and FWD >> the chairlifts... |
£100K? Not a chance. Seriously, that's way way way off the mark. A programmer salary is about £40k for a start. Just 2 programmers working for just over a year? No artists, no designers, no middleware, no audio...? Forget it. There's not even any money left to pay the rent and bills on the office space.
More like £1m or £2m.
And the resorts would almost certainly charge the publisher to use their IP, rather than subsidise the development and consider it to be advertising - although the tide is turning a tiny bit in that arena as licensees start to see games as valuable PR, rather than a gullible revenue stream.
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paulio, actually it was worked out on... 1 programmer, 1 3d artist, 1 producer and 6 months development... i suppose it would depend on the scale of the game, the platform of the game etc. Not all games cost millions to produce....
Certainly true about the resorts though.. would be rather short sighted.
Was just an idea... i'm not planning on setting up a development company to build it...
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Assuming we're talking about:
"a skiing computer game where you can explore actual resorts/famous runs"
rather than
"a game where you can build your own ski resort, think theme hospital meets rollercoaster tycoon"
In 6 months, 1 programmer and 1 artist would produce nothing compared to the scope of the game that is being suggested.
100k would, at a push, get you the rights to use a famous resort's IP and a couple of research trips. Faithfully recreating a race track, for example, in a driving game, costs a fortune. That's a ribbon of tarmac that lasts 10 miles. Try to imagine how much data gathering would be required to faithfully recreate even a small resort. Seriously, 100k is pocket change in terms of a game's production costs.
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paulio, will bow to your knowledge chief... i think my bro was thinking he knows guys who could turn maps into 3d models "in the blink of an eye"... but this wouldn't of course quite capture the true essence of a resort or run... [edit] nor take into account the other resort costs you mentioned...
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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Think Nintendo Wii...now that would be good...
I don't see this as much different to the skateboard games available where you can do tricks or the racing games etc..and they seem popular
Not for me but I'm still trying to finish Manic Miner on my ZX81 
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And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
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I know nothing about these games but around La Plagne there are ads stating La Plagne avec Playstation. So I presume there is a French playstation game based on La Plagne?[/i]
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I'm guessing they're sponsored in part (probably their terrain park) by Sony/Playstation.
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You know it makes sense.
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| paulio wrote: |
| I'm guessing they're sponsored in part (probably their terrain park) by Sony/Playstation. |
Think it might have something to do with this??
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Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
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boredsurfin, lots of piste maps, certainly La Plagne, Les Arcs, ValT and the PdS maps carry playstation ads.
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Poster: A snowHead
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And Alpe d'Huez. Or at least it did last season.
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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