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From: matth@bellatlantic.net (Matthew Hulett)
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Subject: Re: Sony's grand experiment?
Date: Wed, 10 Jun 1998 16:58:51 GMT
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>What about you?  What have you done with the kit?  What do you like
>about it?

   Well, I personally look at it as a self-education opportunity. I
have studied the yaroze docs and sample programs, but am still
learning the basics of game programming. I wish more people on my
level would come around.
   I like it because it is a fixed target as a console, versus the PC.

>And the big question: what do you think of the Yaroze program in
>respect to Sony's efforts to bring a console within reach of the
>"bedroom programmer"?

   I think it is an excellent idea, and have only a few
disapointments.

>I find it interesting that we have almost no help except from other
>members, minimal tools for development, and the program still is
>divided among 3 factions (SCEA, SCEE, SCEI) rather than one whole
>group.  But, we have formed international programming groups,
>engineered our own tools when there's a need, and have produced some
>pretty sweet games under our limitations.  Was the hands-off
>approach part of the plan?

   I believe the program was designed this way, i.e. to require
minimal expense on the part of Sony to maintain the program.
On the other hand, when the Sony staff does not follow through on
certain commitments, i.e. when they said our auditorium classes would
be every two weeks last August, and then it became after New Year's,
etc... here it is June. And certain updates to tools have not been
forthcoming, and questions go unanswered in the groups.
   My hats off to you Elliot, you take the time to answer lots of
questions in an exhaustive fashion. I will have plenty in time, and
know I can rely on people like you to provide excellent answers.

-Matt