@AGS

[TerranRich]

Why isn't there an AGS twitter account? Somebody should start one up. Somebody important. And no, I can't do it... I'm far too busy. But if there were an @AGS account, I'd definitely follow it.

[Tuomas]

No, because I don't use twitter, so I wouldn't be there. Now we can't have that, can we?

[TerranRich]

What are you, 100 years old, man?

Nah, kidding. I only started using it a few minutes ago.

[evenwolf]

If anyone would want to do it, perhaps it's mods.    But what would he tell followers that needs twittering on a daily, or even weekly basis?

I could see individual AGSers tweeting about game launches and game development.   But AGS overall is better served by the forum, no?

[markbilly]

Maybe CJ could set something up with the new site so every time the games database is updated, it is automatically tweeted through @AGS. That would be cool and I'm fairly sure it's possible...

P.S. When will the new site go up?

[Tuomas]

About twitter in general:

Is it more like facebook or myspace. I don't know anyone who uses twitter in real life that is. I've understood it's more like an american thing. I opened one twitter site once and it seemed rather confusing, but probably only because I'm not used to it Though I've learned that it's a society with a lot of members, so it might do good for AGS to have something there just as in facebook.

[TerranRich]

Twitter is mostly a great way to keep up to date with famous people, websites, businesses, etc. @AGS could be a way for us to keep up to date with either AGS the program, the AGS community (games, competitions, etc.), or both.

[Peder 🚀]

I stopped going on twitter ever since I lost my iPod Touch .
Though whenever I do get back on there I would definatly follow if anyone made it.

Also I second what markbilly said.

[LimpingFish]

Never used Twitter, myself.

Though I agree that markbilly's idea sounds super.

[LGM]

Does m0ds have a Twitter?

[evenwolf]

If the database COULD be linked to a twitter account, that'd be sweet.    Thirded or fourthed or whatever.

[straydogstrut]

@Tuomas: I only started using Twitter a few months ago myself, but I love it. I always thought I wouldn't have anything much to say on a regular basis - and who wants to know what I had for breakfast anyway? (coffee, if your interested ) - but once you start using it, you'll find yourself with stuff to say. I find it good for when I want to comment on something but I don't have the substance or the time for a full blog post. Looking forward, i'll be using it to announce projects i'm working on too.

It's nowhere near as bloated or confusing as FB etc. You just get 140 characters to say something, and you see a timeline of all the 'somethings' people that you follow have said. There's more to it than that - trends, retweets, mentions, lists, various Twitter clients etc - but it's up to you how involved you want to get.

The best thing about Twitter, as TerranRich said, is following other people. I follow a handful of 'famous' people I like from the telly, but I also mainly follow Indie developers and the author's of blogs I read. It's a great way to get to know people and feel involved, even if there have been no major announcements.

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I fifth(?) markbilly's suggestion: An AGS feed of the games page would be awesome. I don't think a general AGS feed would be very useful though, as I'm more interested in individual developers, so i'll follow their own feeds.

[m0ds]

Does m0ds have a Twitter?

Hah, nope - I read and write enough junk per day to not need yet another place to read & write more junk.

I agree, an auto-updating one would be great, or one controlled by CJ (as really he is AGS and dev notes on new releases of the engine is about the only useful reason I could see for a Twitter account) - I would chip in some stuff if it was needed though. But, my personal opinion is I would not Tweet competitions and stuff. I mean, why set up a Twitter page telling people to go to the forums when they can just be going to the forums and finding out what's new quite easily in the first place?

[straydogstrut]

I mean, why set up a Twitter page telling people to go to the forums when they can just be going to the forums and finding out what's new quite easily in the first place?

Good point actually. I find myself on the Recent Posts thread throughout most of the day. Wouldn't want to see an exodus because people wouldn't have to visit the forums for updates=S I use an rss feed too, but I prefer to be here 'in person' =)

[TerranRich]

When it comes to AGS (the software) updates, I'd personally prefer a Twitter feed than wading through the Tech Forum. I've already lost track of which version AGS is at now.

I'm exaggerating, but I think dev notes on AGS would be a great use for a Twitter account.

[Calin Leafshade]

Hmm I think AGS is coming to the end of its development (at least in its current form) so it may be a little late for stuff like that now IMO.

[TerranRich]

What do you mean? CJ will stop working on AGS? Or a better, slightly different engine will be created in its place? I'm confused.

[Dualnames]

Calin, means that AGS is complete. CJ go vacations!!

[Galen]

"No, Twitter, I don't care what Sharon from down the street had for lunch."
Aptly sums up my opinion of the site.

[TerranRich]

I never bought into the empty criticisms some people have of Twitter. Sure, if you only follow average people, that's all the updates you'll see... but if you follow famous people, blogs, organizations, groups, etc., you get some awesome updates.