any interest in a space habitat design app?

--- In spacesettlers@yahoogroups.com, "Xenophile"
>
> You seem to be describing a sort of "Space Habitat Tycoon" game,
> similar to the "Railroad Tycoon" and "Roller Coaster Tycoon" games
> which have been very popular. Looks like you could be on to
> something. The CAD version is something RCT lacks, unless you
> download unofficial "trainers," and even then it isn't exactly what
> you are talking about.
>
> --- In spacesettlers, joe wrote:
>
> > 1. Who here would be sufficiently interested in such an app to
cough
> > up, say, $30 for it?
>
> I would. Keep in mind that I am not a wealthy man, and don't
remember
> the last time I spent $30 on a single piece of software (not
counting
> when I bought the computer $$$). But I'd scrape together three
> Alexander Hamiltons for this.
>
> > Or, does anyone want to be the producer (i.e. hire me to write it,
> > and then reap the rewards)?
>
> Would that I could.
>
> > 2. Does anyone have connections to an appropriate publisher (e.g.
> > Imaginova)?
>
> Would that I did.
>
> > 3. Any other ideas for how to make this better, or how to make a
> > decent business proposition out of it?
>
> You need to either include or make available as an add-on, a mapping
> program. As for the rest, well...
>
> In another post on this same subject, you write:
>
> > But in any case, actually modeling the mining and refining of
> > materials is beyond the scope of this app.
>
> Yes. It would be a bit much for the player, as well.
>
> But now think about this. You could have a whole series of modeling
> programs/games here:
> Moon Miner's Challenge
> Bulk Transit: Cislunar
> Space Hotel: The Game
>
> and of course
> Space Habitat: Make It Work (or whatever you decide to call it)
>
> Wow. Yes, my answer to Question #2 is "Would that I could."
>
you could also make a game of astroid capture. the player could
choise to use a number of different approaches, and try them out
using our knowledge of them. you would of course have to add a note
at the begining that this is all based on the knowledge as of a
certain date.