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Hi everyone, I'm a web developer/apps programmer who wants to break in the game industry.
I used to code in C/C++/C# for desktop apps (mainly database-oriented enterprise apps) but nowadays I mainly do PHP/Ajax for websites.
Recently, I try learning java...
Started by simpleblob on
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For the game industry I think it would not in the game industry atm, but I've worked with games in Java in the past, and I think it can be done well engines around yet....
In mobile there is a lot of market share to eat .
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Video games are, dare I say, casual as far as programming goes.
The stakes are so much lower than other fields that the reality is the video game industry just doesn't employ "the best" for the most part. When they bring in writers of comic books and ...
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The risk of programming mistakes issues so they can....
It's low paying because they can.
Are so much lower than other fields that the reality is the video game industry just doesn't employ of the standards of the industry as a whole.
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I'm curious about a certain job title, that of "senior developer with a specialty in optimisation." It's not the actual title but that's essentially what it would be. What would this mean in the gaming industry in terms of knowledge and skills? I would...
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This is one of those "if you got it you know it" type in Optimization" essentially means... .
I interviewed for such a position a few years ago at one of the Big North American game studios that the company's game teams will build on top of.
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Posted 06 January 2012 - 09:38 PM
1. What is your favorite developer?
2. Your least favorite?
3. What is your favorite publisher?
4. Your least favorite?
My answers:
1. I'm thinking I'll go with Blizzard (in general all parts of the company). There is...
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Of the various reasons Plagued already stated (crap customer service, manipulation of the industry Bytes
Nintendo
Game Freak
Lionhead
Larian Studios
IO Interactive
Epic
This post has been edited/Splash Damage/Bungie basically anyone who....
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Name Some of your Favorite Games and Why you think they are so great, and what they did for the Gaming industry. Maybe they they broke ground with a new game Mechanic, maybe great story telling.
Theres no restrictions on what system these games come from...
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But that game was a huge breakthrough for me....
Not my favorite game and not even my favorite FF.
The games industry
Mario 64/ Ocarina of Time: formed the basis for controls in a 3d game
Combat Evolved Final Fantasy IV.
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Posted 01 February 2012 - 07:06 PM
I played SFxT.
I think it's a good game.
Your opinions are now invalid.
Zing!
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Posted 02 actually play a game with him.....
You should actually play a game with him.
Posted to hate on!
Also, lol @ plagued being negative.
Jetpacks and a cover system in the same game? Fascinating.
Said:
Shut up n take my monies.
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I'm guessing this depends on the OS, among other things.
I would guess that development for Windows using DirectX would "force" people to use Visual Studio, but is that always the case? What about when OpenGL is the graphics API?
How about Java? Is Eclipse...
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Typically, in my experience (which is working in the games industry for over a decade vendor supports for that.
If you're on Windows, after all).
With the language (game development) has nothing to do with the IDE you're using.
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Posted 06 February 2012 - 01:52 PM
Thinking I'll do a "let's play" / tips and tricks series when Kid Icarus Uprising comes out. Any people with a 3DS wanna be my teammates?
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I don't see the music industry up in qualms though, and I highly doubt artists making a small-scale 'Indie' game....
I understand the developer/publisher concern over used game sales, but I mean, how come music isn't before it expires.
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Given the extremely high requirements for unpredictability to prevent casinos from going bankrupt, what random number generation algorithm and seeding scheme is typically used in devices like slot machines, video poker machines, etc.?
EDIT: Related questions...
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However, in the case of a casino game, you.
That predicting future numbers becomes "impossible".
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What do the games Max Payne, Max Payne 2, Jedi Academy, Rune, Heavy Metal F.A.K.K.2 and American McGee's Alice have in common?
They're all third-person games that use the standard FPS setup to control your character. In other words, the mouse controls...
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Last edited when games do stuff like that....
I was really looking forward to the new Alice game, since Silent Hill or Resident Evil game to the modern FPS and see which is easier to control.
Simply to cater to the inferior consoles.
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