Clarion Folk

A Computer Game is Business Software.

A Computer Game is a system provided for the solving of a problem and the filling of a need.

Okay. It’s pretty obvious, so I’m not trying to be clever with those statements. Simple and clear.

However, most Computer Games are as far from Business Software as you can get staring into this rectangular magic looking glass view .. thingy.

Business Software has an interface which is very close to the database. Sure, we move from exact data representation on a form to transforming the data into a better User experience .. Browses and Tabs and Drop Down Lists are just the beginning. You’ve got Task Panels and Drag’N'Drop. You’ve got twenty billion Google Engineers slaving away on ease of Business Interface.

But it’s still close to the Database. And that’s fine.

The Game Interface is about as far away from the database as we can manage today.

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I’m never sure what to do when Bob Z drops a bit of info in to me. Whether to blog it, hit the newsgroups, jump on skype.

See, I get a little nervous. Why? Because I can hear the cries of angst and trouble.

“Why aren’t they concentrating on bugs?”

“When is the AppGen done?”

“What is GTA IV doing in the SV office?”

Here goes.

Support for Linq (MS Site, and Wikipedia) is being added to Clarion#.

I like this. Means we’ve got another enticement to grow the community, and another facet that strengthens our competitive advantage.

At least, that’s how I see it.

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