Comments on: Top Ten Tips http://www.jeffongames.com/2007/08/top-ten-tips/ This is Jeff. This is Jeff On Games. Fri, 05 Sep 2008 17:47:16 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: Andrew http://www.jeffongames.com/2007/08/top-ten-tips/#comment-11631 Andrew Fri, 24 Aug 2007 23:16:32 +0000 http://www.jeffongames.com/2007/08/top-ten-tips/#comment-11631 Note to self: Get superfine big hat, wear to interview, impress all :) And I've got side projects, modding, coding and some other bits and pieces, but not specifically building a game engine yet. I like looking through some game engine source code though, a lot of complexity which I still need to grasp. Again, Thanks for the tips! Note to self: Get superfine big hat, wear to interview, impress all :)

And I’ve got side projects, modding, coding and some other bits and pieces, but not specifically building a game engine yet. I like looking through some game engine source code though, a lot of complexity which I still need to grasp.

Again, Thanks for the tips!

]]> By: Andrew http://www.jeffongames.com/2007/08/top-ten-tips/#comment-11630 Andrew Fri, 24 Aug 2007 23:16:03 +0000 http://www.jeffongames.com/2007/08/top-ten-tips/#comment-11630 Note to self: Get big hat, wear to interview, impress all :) And I've got side projects, modding, coding and some other bits and pieces, but not specifically building a game engine yet. I like looking through some game engine source code though, a lot of complexity which I still need to grasp. Note to self: Get big hat, wear to interview, impress all :)

And I’ve got side projects, modding, coding and some other bits and pieces, but not specifically building a game engine yet. I like looking through some game engine source code though, a lot of complexity which I still need to grasp.

]]> By: Jeff http://www.jeffongames.com/2007/08/top-ten-tips/#comment-11625 Jeff Fri, 24 Aug 2007 18:28:08 +0000 http://www.jeffongames.com/2007/08/top-ten-tips/#comment-11625 Always have a side game project going on. It can only help. As for the hat, while not mandatory, it was certainly recommended. In fact, I was known to wear the burger king crown during late night coding sessions. At all other times, it was placed on top of my cube... just because. Always have a side game project going on. It can only help.

As for the hat, while not mandatory, it was certainly recommended. In fact, I was known to wear the burger king crown during late night coding sessions. At all other times, it was placed on top of my cube… just because.

]]> By: Andrew http://www.jeffongames.com/2007/08/top-ten-tips/#comment-11624 Andrew Fri, 24 Aug 2007 18:08:08 +0000 http://www.jeffongames.com/2007/08/top-ten-tips/#comment-11624 A fine top 10 in the mag for programmers, especially the point on making at least one game, something that I am currently not doing as such. Substitute College with University and it might even fit the UK for the education parts, although not as cleanly (anyway, I'm finishing next year now). These are more interesting additions though, and I'll definitely try and remember about asking about GDC. Oh, and is it mandatory to wear a superfine hat while game programming? ;-) A fine top 10 in the mag for programmers, especially the point on making at least one game, something that I am currently not doing as such.

Substitute College with University and it might even fit the UK for the education parts, although not as cleanly (anyway, I’m finishing next year now).

These are more interesting additions though, and I’ll definitely try and remember about asking about GDC.

Oh, and is it mandatory to wear a superfine hat while game programming? ;-)

]]> By: Jeff http://www.jeffongames.com/2007/08/top-ten-tips/#comment-11621 Jeff Fri, 24 Aug 2007 15:20:23 +0000 http://www.jeffongames.com/2007/08/top-ten-tips/#comment-11621 Oh, absolutely, and I think that's unfortunate in a lot of ways. I know when I entered my first game job, I didn't follow these tips, and for a while I figured I was miserable because of the long hours, and I figured that "this is just how it is in the games industry." It wasn't until I started voicing my opinion to some co-workers that I realized what was actually making me unhappy. Basically what I'm saying here is that, even in your first job, you should know what you're getting into, and, if you can, avoid places that are going to make you miserable right from the start. Oh, absolutely, and I think that’s unfortunate in a lot of ways. I know when I entered my first game job, I didn’t follow these tips, and for a while I figured I was miserable because of the long hours, and I figured that “this is just how it is in the games industry.” It wasn’t until I started voicing my opinion to some co-workers that I realized what was actually making me unhappy.

Basically what I’m saying here is that, even in your first job, you should know what you’re getting into, and, if you can, avoid places that are going to make you miserable right from the start.

]]> By: Suzie http://www.jeffongames.com/2007/08/top-ten-tips/#comment-11619 Suzie Fri, 24 Aug 2007 11:23:55 +0000 http://www.jeffongames.com/2007/08/top-ten-tips/#comment-11619 Good tips, thank you. Although I guess when just starting, you take what you can get, for the experience and CV building aspect. Good tips, thank you.

Although I guess when just starting, you take what you can get, for the experience and CV building aspect.

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