I didn’t say it….
“Back when I got started, which sounds like ancient history, back then the demographics of people who were into computer games, was totally different, in my opinion, than they are today. Back then, computers were more expensive, which made them more exclusive to people who were maybe at a certain income level, or education level. So the people that played computer games 15 years ago were that type of person. They probably didn’t watch television as much, and the instant gratification era hadn’t quite grown the way it has lately. I think in the last 5 or 6 years, the demographics have really changed, now this is my opinion, because computers are less expensive so more people can afford them. More “average” people now feel they should own one. ”
– Roberta Williams (Co-founder of Sierra On-Line and creator of the Kings Quest Series)
I always have the gripe of regular people sullying the escapism factor of nerds in digital space…and the lame instant gratification of digital games these days (way too easy) but I never equated it with income level…
