I hate hearing about studios laying people off it's really sad. I've been through this personally last Sept. with other friends and colleagues such as member Jesse Moody. Initially I wasn't surprised that layoffs happened but was pretty shocked at alot of the people that were picked. Some core members to certain projects…
@specsowl Tron font - No, it's not. It's a free to use font for commercial and non-commercial projects. Ripped off Mass Effect 2's Omega - Hardly resemble Omega, or maybe bioware are the only ones who can use a mushroom shaped ship... (perhaps Omega is a ripoff from Mario's Goombas) Main ship looks like it's straight from…
malcolm: i'm betting it's going to be a good looooong while before we see any. AZ: it's a thread about a press release, how much hijacking is there to do? you're right, but i think your comments more than anything speak to the state of war-related games as they are, not as they could be. for what it's worth, i see no…
i agree the thing is way too heavy for anyone to use it but the incredible hulk himself. okay i'm exaggerating. it should also be thinner so you can actually wrap your hands around the grip. if its supposed to be used like a hammer.. then there is no point in having a counterweight.. have you ever seen a counterweight on a…
I've had relatively little crunch compared to a number of my fellow employees by virtue of the projects I've worked on and my position on them, studio staffing desires, etc, but I don't project my personal experiences onto the industry at large. Crunch happens, but there is a marked difference between 60-80 hour weeks for…
like near alafaya UCF area. If so stay off my turf! //////////////////////////////// Jeeze you guys need to learn how to get out and find stuff. ok a few cool places to meet up and hang A comic shop (which has a bar in the back that is videogame/comic themed,every tuesday night they have trivia night if you win you get…
I think the trouble with most videogames in the olden days is that they werent designed at all. You had the arcade games which were designed to entertain and to get people to put in their quarters or pennies as often as possible, then you get the home consoles which just copy that design wholesale. They have the lives and…
-Question 1 Short answer, no. People aren't going to be looking at or degree as much as they'll be looking at your portfolio. In all honesty if you really want to do game art it's going to hinder you. If you aren't sure about taking the plunge into videogame art I suggest you look around, because it's do or don't. You can…
I definitely struggle with this. I (like every other kid in the 90's) was diagnosed with ADD. I took different meds for it for a few years. Fast foward to now..I've seen myself struggle with concentrating more over the past few years. I'm beginning to wonder if I have some mild adult ADD. I have no trouble playing a…
As Ben says, this comes up a lot, and I think we should have a sticky. I think people do overlook one aspect of university in that universities don't in themselves teach you very much - yes they have lectures, and coursework, but a university is actually more like an educational environment where you have to teach yourself…