This is getting passed around today in the industry: To All THQ Employees: We now have the answers we've been seeking through our financial restructuring and Chapter 11 case. While much will be written, here are the facts of the bids and auction that occurred: Yesterday morning, we received a competing bid for the…
Progress Report: I am deciding to gamble and go to GDC this year. I am particularly interested in moving to Texas, as such I think I am going to cross reference the expo floor with companies I know are in Texas. I have learned a great deal about UDK and feel -very- confident to say I "know" how to use it. I am in the…
Don't stress so much man. At the end of the day it's just a job. You've got all these misconceptions in your head getting this far. Do whatcha gotta do, meet some people and enjoy it as best you can. Most importantly, don't stress too badly thinking everything hinges on your performace, the greatest variables at play as to…
I've been in a lead position for close to 3 years now, running the tech-artist team for Virtuos in Shanghai, and I had the same feelings when I started. First, trust in the abilities you already have, then you only have to "worry" about leadership. Essentially I sum up what I do as "enabling my team to do the best job…
Yeh an Alienware is what I got now. It's what 5 years old haha. Old workhorse. Look at this, nice find I think. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834114796 --- Model Brand TOSHIBA Series Qosmio Model X505-Q860 Part# PQX33U-01G00H General Operating System Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit CPU Type Intel Core…
I was going to make an entire thread about this with all the layoffs going around, but Ill just post it here instead. Game artists need to look into simulation work. Thats what my full time gig has been for about 6 ½ years now after graduating. First off, theres Serious Games, and then theres simulation. There is a big…
I haven't had a job for a long time. Almost 3 years now. I graduated from school at RIT with a degree in 3D Digital Design in 2016. I also studied game design. It's my dream job to be a game designer. My plan was to go into 3D environment art in the gaming industry and breakthrough, eventually, become a game designer. I…
Hello Everybody! To explain the title (that hopefully has drawn your attention) - I thought the quote of Lyle Lanley sums up my current situation pretty well - “You know, a Programmer with a 3D Suite is a little like the mule with a spinning wheel. No one knows how he got it, and danged if he knows how to use it!” Well, at…
Introduction Welcome to the official Enraged Entertainment Recruitment Thread. Enraged Entertainment is an Indie Game Development team that is currently working on a first person shooter, Liberico. For the past 2 years, we have been working on this project, from the ground up. We have finally reached the pre-alpha stage,…
Hello everyone, I wrote a quick article on some thoughts I had about providing constructive criticsm. Since we are in the media age, a lot of artwork is shared and a lot of feedback goes back and forth. I decided to elaborate on some experiences of mine, and provide some feedback that i'd thought i'd share in terms of…