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The Dissatisfied Thief

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Once I created a game

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28 000 000 players

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28 000 000 players 2 100 000 000 levels solved

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28 000 000 players 2 100 000 000 levels solved 500 000 daily users

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28 000 000 players 2 100 000 000 levels solved 500 000 daily users 5600 years played

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1. Success through piracy

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2. Loop had so many clones

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I am an avid calculator programmer, and think that this would be a great game to play on a calculator, perhaps during math class.

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I am an avid calculator programmer, and think that this would be a great game to play on a calculator, perhaps during math class.

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3. Loop is a stolen idea

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Dr. Arend Hintze 2008

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Stolen idea succeeded through piracy and had countless clones.

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Copyright, Creativity & Critique

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“I must be original”

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Chasing originality

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It’s very easy to be different, but very difficult to be better. - Jonathan Ive

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Trying to be better will create something original — for the right reason.

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Hide your sources

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“This is my idea”

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This looks just like _________

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How styles are born

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Do you create for good of yourself or good of the world?

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The Dissatisfied Thief

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Proudly share

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Copyright, Creativity & Critique

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Copyright, Creativity = Critique

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Jonas Lekevicius [email protected] @lekevicius Thank you

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Simon Tatham 2004