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To: tcmay who wrote (173528)3/13/2003 6:49:20 PM
From: Tenchusatsu  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 186894
 
Tim, <And no significant software product of the "killer app" variety has ever come out of Japan, except for video games, a market invented by American programmers. (Including another friend of mine, the programmer of "Pong.")>

It's funny you should mention video games, because Japan is a great example of how to blend creativity with the "shovelware" concept (i.e. come out with many versions of the same formula of games). One reason is because the video game market has room for diversity, just like the mainstream media markets (from music to reality TV shows). Another is how the Japanese anime subculture fits perfectly into the computer-generated worlds of video games.

By the way, did you know Nolan Bushnell personally?

Tenchusatsu



To: tcmay who wrote (173528)3/14/2003 8:42:37 AM
From: willcousa  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 186894
 
Very well stated. Japan does not have a creative culture. Look at their art and you generally find that an artist is rewarded for precision copying as in oragami, stone placement, or caligraphy. And the jury is out on India.


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