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Re: Out-sourcing and game art development. The Future?
outsourcing IS already happening and it's already suited to face the trend. We have 8 of the 10 major US publishers as clients working on AAA titles most people here have probably played. If you work for a big US publisher, your company might just be one of our clients :) People either outsource because it's cheaper, or… -
Re: Out-sourcing and game art development. The Future?
I don't agree in the idea of out sourcing out of the country, and i am very reserved on even inside the country. I think we have to keep in mind that we have to give back to our communities. If a studio says, "hey, we have this many artists but we won't really hire anymore cuz we can always outsource for way cheaper" lots… -
Re: Out-sourcing and game art development. The Future?
^ true. The Thing about outsourcing is that assets come back and they need some form of tweaking to get it into your game. It doesn't matter what it is. There's always something that needs to be modified. Secondary tasks tend to be outsourced. Primary tasks are usually in-house. It's rare that a critical task is… -
Re: Out-sourcing and game art development. The Future?
Edit: Epic's Poland studio isn't an outsourcer, it's a full fledged studio that works on its own titles more or less independantly that they purchased. You'd be surprised. I'm outsourcing a large part of my indie project artwork from an outsourcer in South Asia. My lower-end UK salary is enough to pay several people an… -
Re: Out-sourcing and game art development. The Future?
Short answer: Yes. Slightly longer answer: I think the games industry will move more towards the movie industry in that regard. Its too cumbersome to have huge teams that you always have to keep occupied with new projects, always have several projects running to make sure people have stuff to do at all times. Much easier…
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