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Fishbus posted:Local talent would be preferable as current legislation has made it difficult to get visas. TL;DR crummy government. I'll be looking forward to the severe plowing of my website. 
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A kid from my high school went to the University of Advanced Technology, and wanted to get a job making video games. He was also the kind of kid who played WoW in class and made horrible photoshops of flaming swords. Can someone tell me how this school is? I can't imagine all that legit if they offer a class on how to lead a guild. Horror stories preferred, please.
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Jul 8, 2011 00:44
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zacpol posted:A kid from my high school went to the University of Advanced Technology, and wanted to get a job making video games. He was also the kind of kid who played WoW in class and made horrible photoshops of flaming swords. Can someone tell me how this school is? I can't imagine all that legit if they offer a class on how to lead a guild. Last time I was at GDC (07 I think?) I met like a billion students from there looking for work. For some reason they all felt like networking with me (a student looking for work), I guess because people that aren't students are scary or something. This concludes my UAT stories.
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Jul 8, 2011 00:53
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Sigma-X posted:Last time I was at GDC (07 I think?) I met like a billion students from there looking for work. For some reason they all felt like networking with me (a student looking for work), I guess because people that aren't students are scary or something. The very first time I went to Siggraph was about 2 years ago I think? It looked very depressing as the student area had like a billion students and apparently studios only wanted online submissions. I'm just glad I didn't wear my workshirt otherwise I would've gotten swarmed like one of the blizzard guys did when he wore his. This industry's rough business man.
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Jul 8, 2011 01:00
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Odddzy posted:I'll be looking forward to the severe plowing of my website. I had a hit from Splash Damage Ltd in Bromley yesterday. I'm not expecting much by way of jobs as I'm a filthy foreigner, but the more eyes I can get on my portfolio and feedback, the better. They're pretty cool just for looking.
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Jul 8, 2011 01:04
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Buckwheat Sings posted:This industry's rough business man. I remember the first/only SIGGRAPH I went to, on one morning my friends and I got on the bus to the convention center, I got an isle seat and was sort of leaning out to look down the aisle. One guy in the isle seat a row ahead and across was leaning over to talk to the person in the seat in front of me. As I was scanning the bus I noticed his lanyard with his SIGGRAPH pass. I think the passes had people's names and their business. It was a bit tilted so I didn't see what it said, but he saw me glancing over it and then flipped his pass completely over, broke off his conversation, and leaned back in his seat. I assume he must have been employed in the industry, saw the sparkle of unbridled curiosity and passion in my eye, and didn't want to be bothered. That sure gave me the confidence boost I needed to approach developers the rest of the day!
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Jul 8, 2011 03:11
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welp, just got settled down and all moved-in in Austin this afternoon. I start on monday working with Vigil. I've never been to Texas so it all feels a little out of my league at the moment but I've got my car, a gps, and I'm psyched to start doing some awesome stuff. It feels almost like home...
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Jul 8, 2011 04:01
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Awesome dude. I had the opportunity to apply for a Vigil character artist temp job but I just can't afford the move to Texas at this point :/
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Jul 8, 2011 04:44
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treeboy posted:welp, just got settled down and all moved-in in Austin this afternoon. I start on monday working with Vigil. Welcome to Texas! Sorry about the heat, but you'd better start getting used to it!
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Jul 8, 2011 04:48
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zacpol posted:A kid from my high school went to the University of Advanced Technology, and wanted to get a job making video games. He was also the kind of kid who played WoW in class and made horrible photoshops of flaming swords. Can someone tell me how this school is? I can't imagine all that legit if they offer a class on how to lead a guild. My friend got a degree from there (programming) but is not a programmer. (He works in his family's business.) I know a couple people that go there now but can't say much about how it's worked out for them. I attend Phoenix's monthly IGDA meetings that attract a large number of UAT students... One or two of the students I've met seem to stand out and produce good work, while a lot of others seem to just love the idea of "playin' games all day". I've met a couple instructors from there as well. One of them is a super smart dude that knows his stuff (game programming) and the other is pretty much autistic.
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Jul 8, 2011 06:45
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A well deserved congrats to all the Abertay grads!
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Jul 8, 2011 09:38
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mutata posted:I had a hit from Splash Damage Ltd in Bromley yesterday. From what I remember, your portfolio had some really nice stuff in it. I'm not too up to date on your job situation and i'm nothing more than another of those job seekers but I really think you shouldn't be too far from a good job if you haven't got one already. 
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Jul 8, 2011 10:22
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The SD guys are awesome. Just call Matt Old Man Matt and you're a shoe in.
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Jul 8, 2011 13:05
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Monster w21 Faces posted:A well deserved congrats to all the Abertay grads! Cheers muchly! Still wondering why the flautist from Jethro Tull was getting an honorary degree from Abertay.
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Jul 8, 2011 13:17
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zacpol posted:A kid from my high school went to the University of Advanced Technology, and wanted to get a job making video games. He was also the kind of kid who played WoW in class and made horrible photoshops of flaming swords. Can someone tell me how this school is? I can't imagine all that legit if they offer a class on how to lead a guild. It's not really fair judging a school based on it's students. There are people like this at any college no matter how good. I have heard mixed opinions about it, less bad than other schools however. I was actually thinking about going to UAT for my masters. I need one to continue my teaching career which I seem to enjoy more than being in the industry. It's the only accredited game related degree that doesn't cost a loving fortune. Since I already have a lot of industry experience, I'm not sure how much I'll get out of it. Anyone have any other suggestions?
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Jul 8, 2011 15:10
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Imajus posted:Since I already have a lot of industry experience, I'm not sure how much I'll get out of it. Apply to teach games related subjects at Teesside University. Since you have current industry experience that isn't outdated by like ten years you'll basically become a head of department by walking in the door 
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Jul 8, 2011 15:24
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Aliginge posted:Apply to teach games related subjects at Teesside University. Since you have current industry experience that isn't outdated by like ten years you'll basically become a head of department by walking in the door A university department in that state is the scariest loving thing I've read all night, and I've been on the SCP foundation since midnight.  I'm gonna go back and continue writing this ipod game GDD since I have nothing better to do. This shits quite hard. I have this constant problem of poo poo tons of ideas but no idea how to get it out on paper. Edit - I also found http://www.leagueoflegends.com/board/showthread.php?t=293417 a list of Game Design anti-patterns from the Design Director at League of Legends-ville. It's quite a fascinating read. Solus fucked around with this message at 16:04 on Jul 8, 2011 |
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Jul 8, 2011 15:59
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Aliginge posted:Apply to teach games related subjects at Teesside University. Since you have current industry experience that isn't outdated by like ten years you'll basically become a head of department by walking in the door Do they have teachers that cover social media outlets or does that just come under marketing? 
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Jul 8, 2011 17:05
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Monster w21 Faces posted:Do they have teachers that cover social media outlets or does that just come under marketing? Pretty sure that experience with games marketing and social media would allow you to teach parts of the Game Design and Production Management course at Abertay, going by what I've seen of it (which admittedly only extends as far as working alongside folk studying it on projects, and sharing one module on the state of the industry).
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Jul 8, 2011 17:08
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Well then that's always a possibility in future. Good to know.
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Jul 8, 2011 17:09
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Aliginge posted:Apply to teach games related subjects at Teesside University. Since you have current industry experience that isn't outdated by like ten years you'll basically become a head of department by walking in the door
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Jul 8, 2011 18:42
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treeboy posted:welp, just got settled down and all moved-in in Austin this afternoon. I start on monday working with Vigil. Welcome to Austin, you're going to love it. Also, you are just around the corner from us over at Edge of Reality (literally). AUSTIN GOON POWER or whatever.
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Jul 8, 2011 20:26
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If there's a bunch of you Austin goons how come no one ever shows up to the GDC Online meetups? 
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Jul 8, 2011 20:27
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I'm gonna be a level builder/design intern at Raven! 
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Jul 8, 2011 20:39
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Irish Taxi Driver posted:I'm gonna be a level builder/design intern at Raven! Holy poo poo, congratulations, man! I'm glad something worked out for you after the Treyarch thing. And if you ask me, you got the good end of that deal 
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Jul 8, 2011 20:41
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Irish Taxi Driver posted:I'm gonna be a level builder/design intern at Raven! Congratulations! I'm looking forward to seeing what those guys are working on. I think Singularity is the best game they've ever made.
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Jul 8, 2011 20:50
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Irish Taxi Driver posted:I'm gonna be a level builder/design intern at Raven!
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Jul 8, 2011 20:56
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Monster w21 Faces posted:Congratulations! I'm looking forward to seeing what those guys are working on. I think Singularity is the best game they've ever made. I had a lot of fun playing that. The guy that interviewed me was pretty new himself so he didn't work on it. I didn't get to gush about it. We shared some frustration over Left 4 Dead versus and how my girlfriend's objection to the word arcadey was wrong because they use it all the time 
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Jul 8, 2011 20:58
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GetWellGamers posted:If there's a bunch of you Austin goons how come no one ever shows up to the GDC Online meetups? Maybe we're trying to be typical Austinites and spend too much time working out or going downtown? (Yeah right)
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Jul 8, 2011 21:04
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Irish Taxi Driver posted:arcadey It's probably just a side effect of the games I have worked on and the companies we pitch designs for, but I've used some variation of this word in probably 95 percent of the design documents I have written/proofread.
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Jul 8, 2011 21:07
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Irish Taxi Driver posted:The guy that interviewed me was pretty new himself so he didn't work on it. Who interviewed you? Also, wander by and say "hi" to Pat Williams once you get there. Congrats.
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Jul 8, 2011 21:35
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GetWellGamers posted:If there's a bunch of you Austin goons how come no one ever shows up to the GDC Online meetups? i just got here
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Jul 8, 2011 23:19
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Irish Taxi Driver posted:I'm gonna be a level builder/design intern at Raven! Bitchin! You're basically gonna be working on Modern Warfare 3/4 then? 
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Jul 8, 2011 23:32
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Irish Taxi Driver posted:I'm gonna be a level builder/design intern at Raven! That's loving awesome! Congratulations dude!
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Jul 9, 2011 01:11
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Shalinor posted:I'd get a doctor to look at that, sounds contagious.
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Jul 9, 2011 06:07
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eeenmachine posted:You need name recognition to get anyone to pay over 99c up front on the App Store. We've released 14 apps over 3 years and our freemium titles make 10x-50x what our best paid games ever did. Anywho... the thing is, though, that you guys DO have name recognition. I'm not convinced that Pocket Frogs is a replicable success on average, and now you're building on that success. So yes, Freemium works well for you... but an unknown dev? Kinda skeptical they can draw the necessary volume. Shalinor fucked around with this message at 06:37 on Jul 9, 2011 |
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Jul 9, 2011 06:25
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I made a thing. I'm trying to get new cards done ahead of Develop, this is sort of a draft of the image/background for it: My website is EscapeFromTheWaterTemple.com in case you don't know what I'm going for. Going to try to add some moss and damp, and change the textures so the guy and the door pop out more. And obviously my name and email address.
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Jul 9, 2011 11:58
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Shalinor posted:EDIT: the original post here was in reply to another similar post on another thread, sigh. Excuse that please.
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Jul 9, 2011 15:43
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eeenmachine posted:Are you more likely to pay a few bucks for a game from an unknown dev, or download a free app from an unknown dev? Higher priced tiers are less flooded, and a higher price implies value. To answer your question: I am thus far more likely to try your (free / trial of a full) game if it's priced at $2.99 or higher, simply because it stands out, so long as it's supported with said decent trial, or I can find a solid trailer of it online, etc. $.99 to $2.99 is not a usefully large-enough gap for it to be a value judgement, I'm roughly as likely to buy the one as I am the other. (EDIT: But to be clear, I'm not really Tiny Towering / Frog Fiddling material anyways - I'm basically an iPad-exclusive mobile gamer that buys games with depth, to be played on the bed or in the bathroom or whatever, as opposed to someone that flips open their iPhone while waiting in a line) EDIT: VV Heh, nah, thanks though Zynga's not my speed, I'm happy enough with LEGO in terms of large stable employers, and I'd much rather go indie at this point. See how the pitching goes, try IGF, talk to the Indie Fund guys maybe, etc, who knows - things are lining up pretty well though. Biggest issue with going indie is we'd need to find a third, and that third would really need to be a solid animator, and... my one crazy good animator friend already went indie with another group, D'OH.
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Shalinor - what you need to do is take the technical designer position I have open on my team and learn all you could ever want to know about this stuff and THEN go back to your own thing after a year with all the new found knowledge and your first year of vested stock! Everyone's a winner!
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