My Big Stupid Mouth

Original Air Date: Oct. 29, 2020 - Trying to leverage LinkedIn and participating in a discussion about parenting, revenue models, and publisher trust may have recently landed me deeper in enemy territory than I intended to go. Get the full story, hear a good rule of thumb for dealing with publishers, and learn a two-word phrase that lets you know to stop listening to anyone immediately.Show notesHighs and lows in leveraging LinkedIn • GaryVee swears by it, but he’s popular everywhere • GameDev tags are relatively quiet and full of self-promotion • Too many dreamers looking for free labor • Engagement/conversion is awfulThere are decent tips on using it professionally https://www.dummies.com/social-media/linkedin/10-tips-leverage-linkedin/Article: The £900 bill from my child’s Roblox gaming • Rachel Davies - TheTimes.co.uk - https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/the-900-bill-from-my-childs-roblox-gaming-ccjjkdmrzhttps://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/the-900-bill-from-my-childs-roblox-gaming-ccjjkdmrzhttps://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/the-900-bill-from-my-childs-roblox-gaming-ccjjkdmrz • Most of article behind paywall, intention clear • Davies is “generally against online gaming, BUT...” • Several children, one or more parents working from home • Let 8-year-old play Roblox with insufficient supervision • Says child had no idea they were spending real moneyDiscussion from LinkedIn • Claim: Game designers are seeking insane profits by exploiting players • Over 70% of all games revenue comes from IAP (unverified) • AI models developed by Ivy League PhDs are preying on you and your children to carefully extract money in-game • The industry should ask itself not how to improve models, but whether it should be doing this • The industry needs to “self-regulate” in the manner we saw in the 90s and the formation of the ESRBIn this episode • More to consider on the claims and ideas above • What parents say to manipulate you • Why key executives in games are helping the media create the screen time boogeyman  • How parents and consumers should look at any publisher • Parental responsibility pertaining to softwareIf you enjoy GameDev Breakdown • Sign up for our https://codewriteplay.com/newsletter/! • https://codewriteplay.com/the-gamedev-breakdown-podcast/ to the podcast on the platform of your choice • Follow us on Twitter: http://twitter.com/gamedevpod, http://twitter.com/codewriteplay, http://twitter.com/mechatodzilla • Check show notes and articles at CodeWritePlay.com Join us on https://discord.gg/auVvvK3!