I found that switching from huge multi-year projects to smaller one year games really helped me stay motivated project to project. Before I start getting burned out and lose my motivation the project is done and on to the next one. My drive has been much higher and more consistent. Great thread topic! It's not uncommon for…
what is sad is that this has become known as a "professional" Environment when objectively miss management poor direction, termination and inexperience is anything but. I think it can be easy to lose motivation in a unprofessional professional environment. this sort of a job just put in the hours while you look for another.
It's varied by what I've been doing. At Sony Bend, I think the solution during crunch was to drink Rum Jobs (Kraken/Morgan and Orange Crush) or beer a few days a week after 5. Helped out when working a 12 hour day...but seriously, motivation didn't really wane when I was working there. At Turbine, I had multiple bouts of…
I think most of the big motivation killers have been brought up in this thread. I made a huge leap of faith during summer moving back to Vancouver with no job and nothing lined up not because it was the smartest thing to do but i needed a huge life jolt to get out of motivational funk i was in at my previous job. all these…
take a vacation, look for a new job/project/country to work. I find even if im working on a huge AAA franchise that I know is going to get 8-9's reviews after working on the same project for a year + you get in the monotony groove, the first few months im always motivated and inspired, but once the long haul kicks in I…
Its an interesting thread. I have been thinking a lot of what it takes to motivate people. I guess working hard and showing attention and things coming together is a big boost of confidence and satisfaction individually but also as a team. But as things have been said here, if you have bad management or that someone that…
I found myself competely lacking motivation at the last company I was at for several reasons. The game we were making wasn't my cup of tea, the pay wasn't great, no holiday pay, sickleave, superannuation etc, and the commute was long. The problem for me at that time was that my wife was on maternity leave and I needed the…
I think sometimes you just need a change of scenery too... Not just a vacation, but a change of studio. A change of job (within the industry) can be very beneficial to your health, I think. It gets you out of your comfort zone and gets you doing something new. But most of these threads are always about what to do when you…
Hey everyone amazing responses, really great to hear them all. Love the different views/personal experiences. I also should have prefaced this with the fact that all those things I listed were different reasons I could think of for loss of motivation in a professional environment, not that I was personally going through…
Hey there Anthony, I think, in a studio environment especially, communication trumps everything(apart from one thing but I'll mention it later). If you're not fulfilled - get a room with your supervisor and speak up. It's their direct responsibility to try and help you. Nobody want to see you underperforming or depressed.…