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<blockquote data-quote="Darrin Drader" data-source="post: 5054313" data-attributes="member: 7394"><p>Scott, I'm sure you've heard the joke: Q - How do you make a big pile of cash in the RPG industry? A - Start with an even larger pile of cash.</p><p></p><p>Honestly, I think that companies that have the money and the customer base are going to see the greatest returns by not innovating, but rather continuing capitalize on their existing core competencies. Instead, I think that innovation is going to come from incorporating technologies that are emerging in other areas. I think the E-readers have a great deal of potential. Just make them large enough, add color (which the new Kindle has already done), and throw in some additional capabilities that are useful to gamers such as a die roller, a way to electronically manage character sheets, and the ability to search by text, and it could be huge. Tech savvy gamers who hack the thing and then freely distribute software packages, firmware updates, etc. are where the innovation will most likely originate. From there, I think big companies like WotC might latch on if there's a proven record of that technology's popularity. If suddenly 30% of gamers are using hacked E-readers at the table instead of books, then WotC might be swayed to make something official, add additional features, and maybe pretty it up a little bit.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Darrin Drader, post: 5054313, member: 7394"] Scott, I'm sure you've heard the joke: Q - How do you make a big pile of cash in the RPG industry? A - Start with an even larger pile of cash. Honestly, I think that companies that have the money and the customer base are going to see the greatest returns by not innovating, but rather continuing capitalize on their existing core competencies. Instead, I think that innovation is going to come from incorporating technologies that are emerging in other areas. I think the E-readers have a great deal of potential. Just make them large enough, add color (which the new Kindle has already done), and throw in some additional capabilities that are useful to gamers such as a die roller, a way to electronically manage character sheets, and the ability to search by text, and it could be huge. Tech savvy gamers who hack the thing and then freely distribute software packages, firmware updates, etc. are where the innovation will most likely originate. From there, I think big companies like WotC might latch on if there's a proven record of that technology's popularity. If suddenly 30% of gamers are using hacked E-readers at the table instead of books, then WotC might be swayed to make something official, add additional features, and maybe pretty it up a little bit. [/QUOTE]
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