“I love the fact that thanks to organizations like Valve, Maxis, and Bioware, user-generated content is attracting tremendous attention from industry and media alike. Still, coverage typically revolves around a single point of interest, i.e. “UGC makes games more interestingâ€? or “UGC can help drive sales.â€? So I thought I’d compile a (by no means exhaustive) list of the good business-y things about UGC in the context of games: ”

follow-up:Â http://www.edery.org/2006/06/user-generated-content-the-list/