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Flappy Bird Creator Dong Nguyen Speaks Out

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Re: Flappy Bird Creator Dong Nguyen Speaks Out

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Post by TsomArp »

hnriot wrote: post #60
bsenftner wrote: post #25

As a long term developer of entertainment software, I totally agree with his point of view about the impact one's software has upon the lives of the user. The general acceptance goes that the crazies and depressed will be triggered by something and its not your fault if something provocative you worked on triggers an incident. That's what the group think tells us, but in ones personal reality it's not that easy to sh…

I totally disagree with his point of view. He could simply sell the game to an established company that is already set up to handle the responsibilities that come with running a business. Throwing away $50k/day is just a stupid thing to do.

agreed.

Re: Flappy Bird Creator Dong Nguyen Speaks Out

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Post by dasil003 »

hnriot wrote: post #60
bsenftner wrote: post #25

As a long term developer of entertainment software, I totally agree with his point of view about the impact one's software has upon the lives of the user. The general acceptance goes that the crazies and depressed will be triggered by something and its not your fault if something provocative you worked on triggers an incident. That's what the group think tells us, but in ones personal reality it's not that easy to sh…

I totally disagree with his point of view. He could simply sell the game to an established company that is already set up to handle the responsibilities that come with running a business. Throwing away $50k/day is just a stupid thing to do.

So what if it's stupid? We know how much damage greed does to the world. The world would be a better place if more people stood up for principles over money.

Re: Flappy Bird Creator Dong Nguyen Speaks Out

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Post by ronaldx »

United857 wrote: post #57

Another plausible reason that I've not seen reported is that if he was indeed pulling in $50k/day, that makes you a target in Vietnam (average monthly salary $185). In that part of the world, being rich without having the right connections/protection can be very, very dangerous.

Do you have a source for this?

I've only heard this said on HN and I doubt that it is significantly dangerous to be rich.

Re: Flappy Bird Creator Dong Nguyen Speaks Out

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Post by _blz2 »

hnriot wrote: post #60
bsenftner wrote: post #25

As a long term developer of entertainment software, I totally agree with his point of view about the impact one's software has upon the lives of the user. The general acceptance goes that the crazies and depressed will be triggered by something and its not your fault if something provocative you worked on triggers an incident. That's what the group think tells us, but in ones personal reality it's not that easy to sh…

I totally disagree with his point of view. He could simply sell the game to an established company that is already set up to handle the responsibilities that come with running a business. Throwing away $50k/day is just a stupid thing to do.

Some people believe lot of money changes you and people's perception of you. He seemed to be one of them and it doesn't sound stupid.

Re: Flappy Bird Creator Dong Nguyen Speaks Out

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Post by dasil003 »

baddox wrote: post #53
adriand wrote: post #3

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I agree. I love this guy. I bet that very few of us on HN would have done what he did. I certainly wouldn't have. I'm not saying that what he did was right, but it was right for him, and what is impressive to me is that he realized that. That kind of self-knowledge is a wonderful quality to have or develop.

I guess I don't quite understand. I also believe that I am to some extent "master of my fate," but I would use my authority to choose to leave the game up and keep earning money. I would do so with as much pride and conviction as Dong Nguyen.

Which would earn you more envy and less respect.

Re: Flappy Bird Creator Dong Nguyen Speaks Out

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Post by billmalarky »

herbig wrote: post #59
adriand wrote: post #3

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I agree. I love this guy. I bet that very few of us on HN would have done what he did. I certainly wouldn't have. I'm not saying that what he did was right, but it was right for him, and what is impressive to me is that he realized that. That kind of self-knowledge is a wonderful quality to have or develop.

Turning it off has probably done more to earn him money than keeping it on. It also ends with him saying it's possibly he'd put the game back up. It's possible this is instead just a brilliant marketing ploy.

If it is a marketing ploy, it is far from brilliant. Brilliant would have been taking it down for a day then putting it back up. Not keeping it down for weeks while the excitement around the game fades.

Re: Flappy Bird Creator Dong Nguyen Speaks Out

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Post by mindstab »

icanhasfay wrote: post #67

Just something itching me wrong about purposefully making a game excruciatingly difficult and then getting so emotionally affected by their reactions to that difficultly that you are distraught.

he was affected by their addiction and its affects on their lives, which the difficultly played a part in the cycle of.

Re: Flappy Bird Creator Dong Nguyen Speaks Out

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Post by Blahah »

hnriot wrote: post #60
bsenftner wrote: post #25

As a long term developer of entertainment software, I totally agree with his point of view about the impact one's software has upon the lives of the user. The general acceptance goes that the crazies and depressed will be triggered by something and its not your fault if something provocative you worked on triggers an incident. That's what the group think tells us, but in ones personal reality it's not that easy to sh…

I totally disagree with his point of view. He could simply sell the game to an established company that is already set up to handle the responsibilities that come with running a business. Throwing away $50k/day is just a stupid thing to do.

Others might say chasing $50k/day is a stupid thing to do. With enough money to live off, plenty of people seek happiness elsewhere.
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