|
The hardest part of getting a job often is just getting to talk to someone, so sure, take the call, and then say "hey I don't want this job, I want that job". It's worth a shot.
|
#
¿
Oct 5, 2020 15:07
|
|
|
|
| # ¿ May 15, 2024 02:54 |
|
|
I literally can't remember but the first videogame I remember playing was a janky Commodore 64 port of Donkey Kong. I remember being really confused when other versions of the game I saw didn't have the pie factory level.
|
|
#
¿
Apr 16, 2021 20:25
|
|
|
Akuma posted:TooMuchAbstraction they don't all have the pie factory level?? The NES one sure doesn't! It has the zigzag ladder section, then the level with elevators, then the one where you remove rivets, then it repeats.
|
|
#
¿
Apr 16, 2021 22:13
|
|
|
Do keep in mind that just because you're working in games does not mean that you're working to make the games that you like. You might be doing a soulless movie tie-in, or working to make lootboxes more lucrative, or maybe even making military training simulators. If you want artistic integrity, you work in indie games, where you might spend two years on a project and get back 10% of your direct costs.
|
|
#
¿
May 19, 2021 16:11
|
|
|
Chernabog posted:That's true, but just because it is not your kind of game doesn't mean it can't be rewarding. I worked on a Farmville-like game which isn't something I'd ever play but it was still pretty fun to make. And yeah, work is work but there are definitely levels of engagement. Oh sure. I just wanted to remind folks that "working in games" is not equivalent to "working on your favorite game(s)". Sometimes (and I'm not saying that necessarily happened here) people forget that.
|
|
#
¿
May 19, 2021 17:51
|
|
|
devilmouse posted:I have what I suspect many people would consider the perfect games job: I co-founded a company that's been trucking along for 8.5 years now. For the past few months, a non-trivial portion of my job is literally "ideas guy" who just spends the day writing up and pitching insane things. I'm paid well and love my job. Congratulations on making it! But yeah, having to make decisions is exhausting. I think the real dream job is basically what you do, except that there's someone else who can pick up the slack if you decide to knock off early today, tomorrow, or the entire next month.  I've been doing the entrepreneurial thing for my game. I'm at nearly two years of full-time development, have most of another year left to go before it's done, and haven't seen a cent of income yet. I'm incredibly fortunate to be able to do this, but my god the requirements to pivot a career to indie are high. And so are the risks. It's entirely possible that I'll launch this thing and get like 500 sales (enough to make back maybe 15% of my direct costs, let alone my cost of living, opportunity cost of living, etc.) and that's it! Chainclaw posted:Some of my favorite games to work on were in genres or styles of games I wouldn't normally play (character action games). I also have zero interest in working on games I like to play (RPGs). Good point. There are also some surprisingly good licensed games out there. Hell, there's a lot of every kind of game out there.
|
|
#
¿
May 19, 2021 20:04
|
|
|
more falafel please posted:I did a port of a PC MMO to console. Initially, they didn't want us to change the UI at all. Did they at any point realize that nobody would want to play their MMO on console if it meant putting up with that kind of UI?
|
|
#
¿
Jun 29, 2022 03:59
|
|
|
leper khan posted:Every time people talk about console dev, I just think, "that sounds almost as bad as the nonsense in mobile" All gamedev is nonsense, each of us is just inured to our own little portion of hell
|
|
#
¿
Jun 29, 2022 05:05
|
|
|
Nice, congrats! And on the topic of GDC, apparently your personal address, phone number, etc are all visible to anyone who you have accepted a meeting invite or DM with. You can blank them out here, but note that it'll then re-populate them unless you fill in the fields with dummy info.
|
|
#
¿
Mar 16, 2023 22:33
|
|
|
I live locally, which makes attending GDC easy, but makes attending the nightlife trickier (gotta be home for dinner). It was still good to catch up with friends in the gardens. I bought the indie summit pass, which was a waste of money; next year it's expo pass or nothing.
|
|
#
¿
Mar 26, 2023 18:17
|
|
|
Also be aware that there's a big difference between making a web game for fun and releasing it for free, vs making it as part of a business plan. It changes the work and it changes how you think about the work. The publisher will set milestones (a.k.a. deadlines) that you have to hit to get paid.
|
|
#
¿
Jun 14, 2023 15:08
|
|
|
I've spoken with a lot of publishers who also offer a lot of outsourcing, so if you need help with some specific part of the development process, they know someone that can help. Just remember that the publisher is here to make money. I wouldn't go into this with the expectation that you yourself (or rather, that your friend the developer) will make a significant amount of money. About the best you can realistically hope for is that you'll be paid for the time you spent working on making the game.
|
|
#
¿
Jun 14, 2023 22:53
|
|
|
There's always someone hoping to start the next big crypto scam.
|
|
#
¿
Jun 22, 2023 14:55
|
|
|
xgalaxy posted:Anyone have recommendations for Unreal Engine learning resources: paid or unpaid primarily focused on software engineering? https://ughiguessiwanttomovefromunitytounreal.com/ https://landelare.github.io/2023/01/07/cpp-speedrun.html
|
|
#
¿
Jan 30, 2024 01:52
|
|
|
|
| # ¿ May 15, 2024 02:54 |
|
|
For the record, I asked my legal team about moving my LLC from CA to PA, and there's a term for it: "domestication". Not all states support it (and I think they may be picky about where the company comes from?), but it sounded pretty straightforward if you know what to do. Just file some forms, pay a fee, and that's it. IANAL, TINLA, but I think that as long as you don't have existing relationships with other companies through the old LLC, there's no harm in what you did. I wouldn't want to do it because Steam sends my LLC money, for example. (Also; I'm looking forward to paying $70 every ten years for my LLC, instead of loving $800 every year!)
|
|
#
¿
Feb 20, 2024 05:11
|
|