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Gold Medal! Robbed! Apple! That's quite a headline. Unfortunately simple games are easy to copy and a style is IP that is almost impossible to protect. I would
by chrisBob 12y ago
Gold Medal! Robbed! Apple!
That's quite a headline. Unfortunately simple games are easy to copy and a style is IP that is almost impossible to protect. I would tell your son that he should be flattered that someone liked his free game enough to reproduce it from scratch.
If he is trying to make a business out of this then this is a good chance to learn about how marketing is a good differentiator. If this is just for fun or for a portfolio then don't worry about it, and start working on the next project.
- mangoleaf 12y agoOP here. First of all, thank you [and everyone here] for adding your thoughts. The goal of using hyperbole in the title was twofold: 1. hope to get out of the slush pile of "new" 2. someone might have specific knowledge of a similar situation wrt apple. Even with the click-bait title, it just BARELY got out of slush with 3 votes. My son and I had a good talk. He teared up a bit, but I could see determination to not get ripped off again. I think he will internalize that motivation to his benefit. He will not likely, though, submit his best ideas to contests. He does all the design, code, graphics and music.
- chrisBob 12y agoThat is one of the things that is always hard to judge here. I will respond to, but not upvote a post with a click-bait title. The Ask and Show sections also help posts some attention even if they never make it near the front page. I appreciate the response, and I hope your son continues to work at it.