[Ocaml-biz] the game industry

[Brandon J. Van Every]

Here's a reasonable article on the size of the game industry, including
spread over PC, console segments, etc.
http://www.dfcint.com/game_article/apr04article.html
The article notes the level of risk aversion in the industry.

Ammo for the game industry's relevance: some say that money-wise it
matters more than film, and soon will matter more than music.  But I
always have trouble chasing down these claims definitively, so be your
own judge.  I certainly see games as equivalently important to film and
music, however.  That they will achieve that much within 5 years, is
clear.

This is a FYI, not invitation to protracted discussion.


Cheers,                     www.indiegamedesign.com
Brandon Van Every           Seattle, WA

Taking risk where others will not.