The Dissatisfied Thief

"The dissatisfied thief, who steals shamelessly, proudly shows the inspiration sources, but is not satisfied. Stays critical of sources material, even looks at it specifically to find what’s not yet great. And then does it better."

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1. The Dissatisfied Thief
2. Once I created a game
5. 28 000 000 players
6. 28 000 000 players 2 100 000 000 levels solved
7. 28 000 000 players 2 100 000 000 levels solved 500 000 daily users
8. 28 000 000 players 2 100 000 000 levels solved 500 000 daily users 5600 years played
9. 1. Success through piracy
13. 2. Loop had so many clones
15. I am an avid calculator programmer, and think that this would be a great game to play on a calculator, perhaps during math class.
16. I am an avid calculator programmer, and think that this would be a great game to play on a calculator, perhaps during math class.
17. 3. Loop is a stolen idea
18. Dr. Arend Hintze 2008
19. Stolen idea succeeded through piracy and had countless clones.
21. Copyright, Creativity & Critique
22. “I must be original”
23. Chasing originality
24. It’s very easy to be different, but very difficult to be better. - Jonathan Ive
25. Trying to be better will create something original — for the right reason.
26. Hide your sources
27. “This is my idea”
28. This looks just like _________
29. How styles are born
31. Do you create for good of yourself or good of the world?
32. The Dissatisfied Thief
33. Proudly share
34. Copyright, Creativity & Critique
35. Copyright, Creativity = Critique
36. Jonas Lekevicius jonas@lekevicius.com @lekevicius Thank you
37. Simon Tatham 2004