9/ opinion: game developers are really bad at making decisions. I’m not entirely sure why. We should get better at it. - ThreadSky

devilkitten.bsky.social • 39 days ago

9/ opinion: game developers are really bad at making decisions.

I’m not entirely sure why.

We should get better at it.

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ecliptica.bsky.social•38 days ago

Scope creep, fear of commitment, and self-consciousness, to name a few.

devilkitten.bsky.social•38 days ago

I’m so sorry I helped drag you into this quagmire of a mess called game development.

You were and are one of the few bright lights though, and even if I have no right to be, I am very proud of you.

ecliptica.bsky.social•38 days ago

This really means a lot. You didn't drag me into anything. You supported me, mentored me, and taught me a ton of valuable skills. I miss working with you, and I'm proud of you too. It's a wild industry, but games have always been a very important part of my life and that isn't changing anytime soon.

devilkitten.bsky.social•38 days ago

Well, if you ever need someone to blame, I’ll take it 😄

Also I miss working with you too. We had a special thing going in our team. Those don’t come along often.

ecliptica.bsky.social•38 days ago

We weathered the storm together. The work was very hard, but having an amazing team made it bearable.

ecliptica.bsky.social•38 days ago

As hard as it was, I still feel very nostalgic for those days, the old office, the crazy bugs, the camaraderie we all built. Definitely a time I'll never forget!

devilkitten.bsky.social•39 days ago

10/ anecdote: when I left one company I left it because management wanted to replace me as lead with a younger and more inexperienced man.

They told me it was a career improvement for me. They were unable to tell me how it would improve my career.

devilkitten.bsky.social•39 days ago

11/ opinion: despite how much we may want to we simply can not take a feature from one game and transplant it into another game and expect it to work.

Too many designers try.

Game design is contextual.

devilkitten.bsky.social•39 days ago

12/ anecdote: before the time of version control, I was tasked with creating a database with the latest textures used in the game.

Artists really do name their textures “monkey_new_archived_new_latest”.

devilkitten.bsky.social•39 days ago

13/ opinion: all game designers should try to design a board game or card game.

You can’t hide behind fancy graphics if you make a board game.

devilkitten.bsky.social•39 days ago

14/ anecdote: I once worked overtime for a year and a half. 10 -16 hour days, every day.

devilkitten.bsky.social•39 days ago

15/ opinion: the industry sucks at frameworks and processes.

If we want to make games more efficient we should bring in expert producers from other businesses with a requirement to perform efficiently.

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