I have this issue whenever I have to make project folders, and used a name and then decides to change the name, but all filepaths and such is pointing to the other name...real pain to cleanup.
My current project has 3 names, I'm sure one of them will stick. Sometimes being clever, sometimes being blunt. Mass Effect fan art is a completely valid name for a project. Generic Scifi scene is not. A name should set a theme and mood that stands out, and shouldn't be too boring. Mojangs new game is called 0x10c, or "ten…
How do you go about choosing names for your projects and/or games? To be clear, I'm asking for a "teach a man to fish" approach as opposed to a "give me a title for x, y, or z" approach. For example: What kinds of considerations do you make when naming things? What kinds of thought processes drive the decisions? What…
I like that logo. Is that Fixedsys? The name OpenArena was a lucky and rather obvious choice. It doubles its meaning for being open source, and well, the game takes place in open arenas. How punnerific. However i'm not so lucky with my others, and are nowhere near as nicely inspired (Dave 3-D, Open Quartz PLUS, Haktoria,…
I'm pretty awesome at naming things. When I make levels I usually list the gameplay as the title, such as "Jump On This Rock". I got the idea from strip mall places having the name of what they are "Nails", "Karate", "Chinese Food" But on a more serious note, write down a bunch of ideas, google them to make sure it's not a…
@Justin Meisse I'm not asking about thread titles in particular... When I say "project" I refer to anything from written works to sculpture to (insert whatever a project can be here). I think you've come up with a good idea for naming stuff, though. Having a sounding board to throw things at and riff off of seems to be a…