Thread: Looking for LA area programmers to make a demo for an RPG!!

:sigh: What's to be the policy with these?

Note to author: Good luck, but you're gonna want programming experience to help run a team of programmers, if not just to understand about how programming works and the amount of time it takes to write a program this size. It's nice that you all know what you want to do. That's the first step. Programming is a very, very, large jump.

I might be looking for something like this in the not too distant future but I have another year of College to deal with. I would not be willing to work for free but on the other hand I'll be able to work with the best technology and see a project like this through. Wouldn't it be nice to develop a game for the XBOX or else PSII? Those are better game environments than the PC, but than again you have to start somewhere. I caught part of a documentary on game programming on TV. It featured programmers from Lucas Arts as well as programmers that did Turok 2 for N64, I forget this companies name. Looked like a lot of fun. They had several departments operating, there were coders, artists (and architect even), sound department, and game testers. They said that one of those games cost between 1 - 2 million dollars to make. I would start by drawing up a business plan, doing some industry research and maybe getting a loan from the bank. With enough resources it is possible but I'd think that you would have to take if very seriously, either hit or miss.

Wouldn't it be nice to develop a game for the XBOX or else PSII? Those are better game environments than the PC,

HAHAHAHAHAHAHA Dean you are killing me !!!!


how on earth can either of these systems compete with a 1.2 athlon and GeForce3.....

once again...

HAHAHAHAHAHAHA !!!

When I invest half a million dollars of my money I want to turn a profit. I wouldn't be too interested in anything else.

Wouldn't it be nice to develop a game for the XBOX or else PSII? Those are better game environments than the PC

Yeah, as long as the games don't require anything more complex than repeatedly smashing a button.

Credit will be given where credit is due, and if we submit the demo to a company and they like it, we will try to bring as many of the people who worked on the demo as we can with us to start a game company (possibly).

Guys, I suppose you don't see the mechanics...
Anyone can think up a pen and paper rpg.
If someone sees the demo, and thinks it's good, then
you better pray the coders are going to mention *you*.

The game company will be out for the coders. You can send
sketches as an artist, and working concepts as a designer.
If you show them the demo, it's for the coders.

Don't expect someone to do work you can't even appreciate.
Don't expect someone to feel honored to have your concept.

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It takes 1 designer and 10 programmers to make
that demo. If you haven't some kind of special game
design education, anyone programmer can replace
the designer. You can't even begin to replace a programmer.

You're not an employee of 'Nest Egg Productions' by any chance?
(oh sorry that should be Nest Egg Productions tm)
only this sounds familiiar - i have an idea, an artist and a musicia and want 25 highly talented programmers to work at no cost.

I think that the person who is going to be able to manage, direct, and control the making of a game, has to have the financing needed in order to initiate the project and he also has to acquire the people for the job and have them under contract.