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Hi guys,
Came across this piece, interesting enough reading for an overview by Matthew Stibbe of Intelligent Games.
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Very cool, I’ve saved it – ta
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Excellent read. Thanks! :D
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cheers jamie, printed it off, will have a read off it tonight.
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looks good, Jamie. cheers
will read later
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Just finished reading it now, fairly disheartning!, but I suppose thats the reality of it.
thanks again jamie
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Most articles about starting games companies seem to be disheartning, but it can be done, and I’m sure that new ways of tackling old problems can still be thought up.
Oh, and he quotes from the film “The Commitments”, good call. -
I’m black and I’m proud.
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Fantastic! Thanks for that Jamie.
Had a glance through, very informative. I’ll have a good read over it when I get back to human civilization.
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I’ll have a good read over it when I get back to human civilization. [/quote:6322d0b964]
Torc is up in Muff ronny, right?
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finished reading that article last night, Jamie – great stuff. Full of useful insights into areas that are usuallu not discussed or acknowledged in the industry.
must say i didn’t find it disheartening at all… good to have a healthy dose of realism in the industry for a change – to help balance the, eh, youthful exuberance, shall we say, more often exhibited
a good find, Jamie
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good to have a healthy dose of realism in the industry for a change – to help balance the, eh, youthful exuberance, shall we say, more often exhibited[/quote:27b5270a0e]
Yeah but it’s that “youthful exuberance” that gets people wanting to create games in the first place. It’s a very tricky balance; you have to be an idealist and dreamer to know where you want to go, and a realist to know how to get there.
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Yeah but it’s that “youthful exuberance” that gets people wanting to create games in the first place. It’s a very tricky balance; you have to be an idealist and dreamer to know where you want to go, and a realist to know how to get there.[/quote:63154953dd] fully agree with you, Sofox. but it’s not the desire to create games i’m getting at here but the ability to
Enthusiasm, vision, passion & persistence – yes
Naievete, blind stubborness, and a complete refusal to look business realities in the eye – no
Way too many people still think the games industry is all about good ideas, when it’s actually mostly about execution. As a wise man once said: “Ideas are cheap, but implementation is expensive”
Here’s a list of the top four things publishers look for in a dev team, in the order of priority:
(1) team track record
(2) developer credentials
(3) great skill in either Art, Tech or Design (any one)
(4) original IPWhere are all the great, creative ideas? No. 4
Obviously, innovation and cool ideas are the engine that drive this business, but it’s the harnessing & channelling of those ideas that is the challenge for developers today
(btw the list is taken from a ‘What Publishers Are Looking For’ panel from E3 2003)
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Exactly Idora-
(1) team track record
(2) developer credentialsThats always been my thinking.
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