Ask HN: Would it be okay to build a better (web) game from someone else's idea?

Posted by Amaan on Tuesday September 06, 2011 @07:58AM
from the ask-hn dept.

I saw a game I liked, and I know I can remake it and provide a better user experience. Would it be okay if I went ahead with the project? This wouldn't have been a big deal if the game I saw was created in a different language (HTML5 languages), but that's not the case.

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Re:Ask HN: Would it be okay to build a better (web) game fro... by divvlr on Sunday September 11, 2011 @07:05PM (#2985135)

I call this pulling a zuckerberg. I don't think so. I personally believe there is no such thing as an original idea. We are made up of other people thoughts and ideas, that we choose to either accept and make it apart of us or not.

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Re:Ask HN: Would it be okay to build a better (web) game fro... by Amaan on Monday September 12, 2011 @01:11AM (#2985910)

Hahahahaha. I agree with there never being a truly original idea, but there are ideas that the original developer can take credit for, unlike me, since I'm copying the concept right out.

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Re:Ask HN: Would it be okay to build a better (web) game fro... by divvlr on Sunday September 11, 2011 @07:06PM (#2985136)

I don't think it would be bad

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Re:Ask HN: Would it be okay to build a better (web) game fro... by pcharles on Thursday September 15, 2011 @07:33PM (#3002525)

You only have to improve upon the idea by 10% and it is a value-added alternative.

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Re:Ask HN: Would it be okay to build a better (web) game fro... by TobiHeidi on Tuesday September 06, 2011 @08:41AM (#2965299)

Add a little twist or something to it then it is fine

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Re:Ask HN: Would it be okay to build a better (web) game fro... by instakill on Tuesday September 06, 2011 @08:12AM (#2965223)

Yes.

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Re:Ask HN: Would it be okay to build a better (web) game fro... by Amaan on Tuesday September 06, 2011 @08:37AM (#2965284)

Thanks. That's what I was going to do, but then I thought I should at least link to the original game and give the developer some credit. I should do that in the credits page or something like that, right?

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Re:Ask HN: Would it be okay to build a better (web) game fro... by instakill on Tuesday September 06, 2011 @08:46AM (#2965315)

If you want to and feel ethically inclined to do so then sure.

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