Are Indie Games Bubbles?

First the pic above is not mine. Just using it show all the popular indie games out there, there's Fez, Minecraft, Braid, Journey, and few other I know but forgot the title. I don't the warrior lady in the center. Its a great pic.

Back to the subject, bubbles or bubble is a term used to describe the value of a commodity that keeps rising and rising till it pops then nose dives straight down to zero which is known as bubble burst. Its like trends like accessories, clothes, videos, and stuff. It just popular and fun for awhile and people get their kicks for it, but eventually people get bored and lose interest. Then nobody wants it anymore. Gone like the wind. I hope I explain that right.

The reason I mention the bubble is because there was this web article I read somewhere months ago that indie games could be a bubble. Video gamers would keep buying the latest  indie games and the popular ones. Games like Rust with its open world, online multi-player survivor game and Kerbal Space Program where player build space ships and try to travel to all the planets in the KerbalVerse (My words, no idea what the devs call it). Both are great games.

These kind of games may become less desirable and boring to some. This will lead to a decline of demand for indie games. There several causes for this and one of them is the large number of indie games. If you visit Steam and checkout the number of game under Steam Greenlight, it is a lot. The games under Kickstarter. Following the rules of supply and demand, large supply of one commodity means low demand. It doesn't necessarily mean it is just indie games, the large of supply of games from older systems and older PCs games are being offer like the ones on Good Old Games.

But how can that be when are great indie games out there? Yes, there are a lot to choose from but some standout more than the rest like Planetary Annihilation. It looks like players will be enjoying that game for years to come.

Planetary Annihilation

Another reason would be the alternative video games choices. There are great games that are on the tablet devices like the iPad and Android Tabs. There are lots of games to choose from on the AppStore and GooglePlayStore. And with the added convenience of the mobile handheld devices, this sounds better than to play them on the the PC.

Gratuitous Space Battle

But not truly alternative as some indie games have been ported to the mobile devices. Games like Gratuitous Space Battles, originally release for the PC yet it also available for the iPad. There are also some other games but I forgot.

But this is just me blogging my thoughts.

Need Stylus

Hello Internet, this is one of my earlier attempts using Paper. It's a drawing of my dad and it almost looks like him I guess. Not really. I guess I captured his something? I was using my fingers to draw. It's difficult to draw well yet it is so simple and fun to finger paint. I really need a stylus if I plan to keep drawing.

Also I have only access to ink tool, eraser and the color palette. It has more tools, pencil, marker, brush, pen and color mixer. I need to pay to use them and it tempting because the app show previews of what the tools can be used for. There's even a test box for users to try it. Still need to consider. Unlikely as I keep considering video games and Steam sales are really good.

First iPad Post

This is my post using my iPad 2 and it seems great so far. The auto-correct pop ups now and then. The pic above is a drawing of a couple of friends of mine, relaxing in the corner, I made using the Paper app on the iPad. Its fun to play with. Paper is an app where u can draw using art tools on literally digital books, or port folio if you are an artist. It has a sample book for beginners and the applications are amazing, you can use it for marketing concepts, brainstorming, rough art, idea plans, technical structure. The app has been for some time now, but give it a try see what it can used for.

Not sure if I will keep using the iPad for blogging. The on screen keyboard is a challenge to type seeing that I have always type with my hands rested on the keyboard. Its a bit tiring but it's fun and it feels so futuristic. Typing on screen like in a science fiction movie. It's also so convenient. I can post while using apps on the go. Are tablets the future of computing?

I read an web article that Apple is making the next iPad the largest ever made. Something about people preferring to use larger screens. I guess its harder to type on the mini-iPad.