by outsourcing do you mean companies that charge much less for asset creation and are used for this reason? or outsourcing houses that exist because of crunching ect and are temporary labor but generally paid the same?
I worked at a casual game company a few years back and my job got outsourced to Korea. They had always used outsourcing with a small core team of 2 art directors, 2 producers, 2 artists and a handfull of programmers. They decided to axe the artists. No difference in quality there, the games were always pretty crappy and…
Ive also seen outsourcing happen not because it is cheaper, but because the company has a lack of in house people/talent to work on their stuff. Not always that bad!
i dont think its a threat, im not sure there is enough talent in the western hemisphere to produce all the assets needed. so far in my experience it is very good for characters, vehicles and props as long as the concepts and reference are strong enough. outsourcing levels though hasnt really worked in my experience and…
The consistency of the final product is largely in part due to the in house artists who screen and clean all of the outsourced assets. A bit of both. Companies don't need a large art staff all the time, so rather then hire and fire like they've done in the past, they outsource. Save money on equipment, licenses and…
I am concerned about this matter as well. There are many talented people overseas who are able to do amazing concept work for the fraction of the cost of artists here. What happens to all the new emerging artist like myself who've trained at expensive institutions and are trying to break into the industry, only to have a…
i dunno companies have been outsourcing assets for a long time now and I've not noticed any drop in quality games. Sure sometimes it can lead to a bit of a mishmash (hellgate) but it worked in oblivion (imo). just depends how it's managed I think
wow, character creation, seems like a huge risk to outsource... thats the last thing i would imagine getting outsoursed. something so specific and stylized as that... so you guys dont see it as a problem to have stuff outsourced really...ok, i guess Vig you bring up a good point. An important difference between the 2…