Hi, On 18.08.2014 15:36, Alexandre Dantas wrote: > Sorry if that seems too newbish, but how does games currently get > selected to be on `games-finest`? Let's say there are advantages if you work alone on a project. Wanna have nsnake on the list? Bribe me, now! :) More information are available from the package description. I wanted to make sure that users would get a broad selection of different games. They should be popular and fun to play. Aesthetics were also important and of course the rest was a matter of taste. > I was wondering if it would be possible to implement a voting system, > even if it's only among the people from the Games team. > If not, then I agree with picking a game randomly, > because it would improve visibility on otherwise hidden games. I think that would be an option for the new website. You could implement a voting feature and let the users rate their favorite games. Perhaps it could be implemented as a button under each game in the web sentinel. Something similar to penguspy.com? > Of course we should have a back log with previously selected games, > both to prevent same games from showing up and for historical purposes. > > Also, people from the team could collaborate on the highlighted game. > Like, if we are in a good mood, we might submit new screenshots, > check if the package is updated and help each other. :) I was once like you...then reality hit me hard. But sure let's try again. :P > The highlight section could also point out to ways on how users could > collaborate to the game (like translating things or providing bug > reports). Good idea. More links isn't a bad thing. We just have to make sure that we don't clutter the website with too much information but it sounds like a good idea, really. > So, in the end, I think it should be "Game of the Week", which puts a > balance between people visiting the site for updates and possible > contributions from within the team. We have a few hundred games to show off. I'm still in favor of "Game of the day" but those are details that should be easily solvable. > And as for the "Blends Versus Homepage" issue, why don't we make the > Games Team homepage oriented towards development and the Blends page > for the user? > - The team homepage could contain team statistics, list of bugs... You > know, things the team might care about. > - The blends page could have a neat appearance, showcasing current > games and with discovery tools, directed straight to the people who > think "I'm on Linux and want to play some games. What do I have?" Excellent idea. Why not? > Sorry if I proposed a lot. I know it's a lot of work, but I'm anxious > to hear what you guys think of it. Keep the ideas coming. We can tweak everything later and a website is never finished anyway. Regards, Markus
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