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China started this trend of openly just copying, stealing and not caring since there were never consequences. Now Europe is doing something similar, though they deny they did so.
Will patents and copyrights not have value in the future?
When Abhi Swaminathan opened up a mobile cooking game called Sofra, his first reaction was to be amused.
He thought it looked extremely similar to his own narrative cooking game, Venba — with a few critical changes.
"The assets I saw in the game were pretty one-to-one. They were lifted, and in my eyes, they were kind of sanitized," he said.
Swaminathan, founder and director of Toronto-based Visai Games, put out Venba in 2023.
In his game, players take on the role of an Indian mother who immigrates to Canada in the 1980s. Her recipe book is damaged, and as players re-create Tamil meals, they learn about the family at the centre of the game.
"The story is about love, family and loss," Swaminathan said.
Sofra, meanwhile, is a cooking simulation game that came out this year that removes any narrative elements, instead letting users make dishes like peanut butter and jelly sandwiches or pancakes.
Will patents and copyrights not have value in the future?
When Abhi Swaminathan opened up a mobile cooking game called Sofra, his first reaction was to be amused.
He thought it looked extremely similar to his own narrative cooking game, Venba — with a few critical changes.
"The assets I saw in the game were pretty one-to-one. They were lifted, and in my eyes, they were kind of sanitized," he said.
Swaminathan, founder and director of Toronto-based Visai Games, put out Venba in 2023.
In his game, players take on the role of an Indian mother who immigrates to Canada in the 1980s. Her recipe book is damaged, and as players re-create Tamil meals, they learn about the family at the centre of the game.
"The story is about love, family and loss," Swaminathan said.
Sofra, meanwhile, is a cooking simulation game that came out this year that removes any narrative elements, instead letting users make dishes like peanut butter and jelly sandwiches or pancakes.
