I've both worked for companies that outsourced work, and now work for an outsourcing company, so have a pretty strong opinion on the topic. Outsourcing to the lowest bidder in not alway a good idea, and can end up costing you a lot more than just doing the work yourself. If the work is shoddy, and you need to make your art…
they need to get on with it and make the global economy and then "outsourcing" will cease to exist! problem solved. ...now accepting votes for Anuld for World Governator in 2012!
Thanks R13. Hmm.. just by coincidence (I knew it was coming up but didnt know when). The (first?) Game outsourcing conference is this week. Here is a overview of the keynote. http://www.gamasutra.com/php-bin/news_index.php?story=10476
[ QUOTE ] Are you seriously agreeing with outsourcing game art on a game art forum? [/ QUOTE ] Yes i am, now burn me or something... You sound like a person who has to make up some problems that would make the ideas you dont like unreasonable.
Well i work at one of these outsourcing companies and fran its how i got my break,frankly at the time i was hired my work wasnt that great to speak of but this company gave me a chance. My work enviroment isnt a factory,it feels like a regular game studio except if a project gets cancelled we dont all get fired. As daz…
I'm speaking with limited knowledge of the industry and team dynamics, but I seriously don't get how a team could outsource the major resources of a game's art. Minor things, background clutter, sure, you might be able to out source. But when it comes to major things like the characters of a game, how would you possibly…
Well, you're rambling mate but I understand your cause for concern. I agree with you that his choice of wording is distasteful. But factory is just a word. The bottom line is, American McGee is starting a studio in Shanghai because it's cheaper to develop there than the US. That's the bottom line. We can't hide from that…
Someone need to go back in time and take Eli Whitney out before this whole "production line" thing gets out of control! Quick someone freak out about speed tree or photoshop filters. We outsource our character animations to a place down in Texas, they do pretty good work given the set backs our engine provides. There…