American McGee Says User-Generated Content Should Be "Compensated"

[GonzoGamer]

While I know that a lot of non-pro content creators just creative people who enjoy making the content, I think some of them (the especially good and widely appreciated) deserve some sort of reward.

At least some free dlc, especially in the case of LBP which has a ton of overpriced dlc.

 

[dthree]

This is a bit of deja vu http://www.penny-arcade.com/comic/2000/12/06/

 

[chase211]

We are being compensated, with the praise of our peers. Creating something people actually really enjoy is in itself a great incentive: and the crowns don't hurt either.

There is some truth to this, however I think McGee makes a good point, games that rely on user generated content such as LBP would be wise to offer prizes or rewards of some sort to users whose content reaches a certain threshold of popularity, doing so would only increase the quality of the content and therefor the longevity of the game.

 

[TsunamiWombat]

We are being compensated, with the praise of our peers. Creating something people actually really enjoy is in itself a great incentive: and the crowns don't hurt either.

There is some truth to this, however I think McGee makes a good point, games that rely on user generated content such as LBP would be wise to offer prizes or rewards of some sort to users whose content reaches a certain threshold of popularity, doing so would only increase the quality of the content and therefor the longevity of the game.

Your reward is the fun of it, and a foot into the industry. If you make something legendary, it gets you recognition. Valve has employed some of the best modders who worked on their SDK's before.