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Re: Krome australia layoffs.
Uh 2k in canbera is mostly an art house from talking to the 2k dudes at gcap. They did alot of work on bioshock 1 and 2 and are working xcom. Thq is still surviving, luckily they are a publishers house so it means that landing contracts isnt as big as a roblem as the other outsourcing houses. Also at halfbrick only half of… -
Re: Horror Freelance Stories
That's part of freelancing, man. It's not always making hero characters and singing into toothbrushes. I've had really good luck with my clients, some have been more picky than others...some have been more indecisive than others. By being a freelance artist your giving yourself a bit of a management role as well, any… -
Re: WOW: Mists of Pandaria And Kungfu Panda
You can show skulls in china as long as the aren't actual skulls. Paintings of skulls (like on that chest), silver skulls, gold skulls, etc. Worked on the china release of Warhammer Online, and I had to do a pass of everything I could find that had a skull and remove it. Which is Warhammer meant everything. It's pretty… -
Re: My website
It's always important to show props, especially as an Environment Artist as the responsibilities of an Environment Artist may be to handle particular modeling tasks. Especially if work is not getting outsourced or the modeling team has their hands full. What I found to be a benefit in my portfolio reviews, has been… -
Re: Best Payment Method for Freelancers?
Hello, I always get paid by wire transfer / bank transfer from studio clients, which is always ideal, for other things I get paid with paypal which is less ideal since they have hidden fees in the currency exchange which is always about 5% less or more then the current market, so it's the same as they take a 5% fee on… -
Re: Advice to someone who is about to graduate
internships. i got an internship at soe for 3 months, which then lead to a contract position one year before graduating. so i was going to school and working at the same time. Apply to as many places as possible, i would usually go on a binge and apply to everyplace gamedevmap provided. For freelance its always good to… -
Re: Zynga layoffs
Well, it's not a surprise that things are going sour when the average CEO makes 500 times what the bottom wage earner makes and jobs are being devoured by outsourcing and automation. The people at the bottom can't afford the mass of goods we're producing. The distribution of wealth is so top-heavy, there isn't enough to go… -
Re: Tips for doing freelance work...
its possible to make a good living as a freelancer, Out of my 12 year in the industry, i have spent the last 8 as a full time freelancer, not from working with outsourcing company ( except to help out friends ) but as a Solo Freeancer ( well i do hire other people often tho). Its possible if you are dedicated. Anyway I… -
Re: Steam Workshop now supports paid mod creations
You shouldn't be looking at this as paid mods, you should be looking at this as freely outsourcing addons to the game. People will always continue to make free mods, and people won't pay for something they don't think is worth it. The system should have just been a bit fairer and a bit better managed. How are "paid mods"… -
Re: Thoughts on exposing bad workers
What amuses me the most about this thread is how PeterK's signature says "President: Exis Interactive" yet nearly no-one assumed that he was talking from a management perspective. For good info on dealing with outsourcers and such I tend to look to Jon Jones' blog. New entry recently turns out. http://www.thejonjones.com/…
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