taxalot
I'm a spicy fellow.
It had the world, but not the details and secrets and the Zelda shit, because let's face it, U9 was a zelda clone (and that was also part of the problems for the fanbase)
I would argue that computer games are more limited due to the budgets and amount of people involved.Game designers don't really do anything significant in most big games. They just iterate on whatever was popular at the time the game got funded by their publisher.
Look at board games and you see evidence that it is possible to be good at game design without tons of luck being involved and it is possible to generate unique ideas. You just have to be in a medium that rewards it. Board games are much more gamist than video games are these days and gamism benefits game designers. Plus board games are a more limited medium, both physically and computationally. Computer games are more of a blank slate and art with no limit imposed on the artist is rarely art at all. (I'm using art in more of the craftsman sense, so don't get your panties in a twist.)
Funny, I see job ads asking for "game design degree or related" all the time.sea, I disagree with your assertion that there is anyone looking for somebody with a Game Design degree. Also, that there are any 'game schools' worth attending. Unless $50k is how much you are willing to spend to find someone who will work with you on a mod. Networking is how you get a game design job unless you are already a game designer via mod or otherwise. Networking is a politically correct term for nepotism.
"or related" usually means "feel free to show us whatever cool shit you made on your own". At least, that's what it means in the programming field.Funny, I see job ads asking for "game design degree or related" all the time.sea, I disagree with your assertion that there is anyone looking for somebody with a Game Design degree. Also, that there are any 'game schools' worth attending. Unless $50k is how much you are willing to spend to find someone who will work with you on a mod. Networking is how you get a game design job unless you are already a game designer via mod or otherwise. Networking is a politically correct term for nepotism.
I would challenge you to show me the job listing that asks for "game design or related degree" with zero experience."or related" usually means "feel free to show us whatever cool shit you made on your own". At least, that's what it means in the programming field.Funny, I see job ads asking for "game design degree or related" all the time.sea, I disagree with your assertion that there is anyone looking for somebody with a Game Design degree. Also, that there are any 'game schools' worth attending. Unless $50k is how much you are willing to spend to find someone who will work with you on a mod. Networking is how you get a game design job unless you are already a game designer via mod or otherwise. Networking is a politically correct term for nepotism.
Sounds a lot like Moribund. I wonder if they are members of the same race. Or maybe the same person...
I would challenge you to show me the job listing that asks for "game design or related degree" with zero experience."or related" usually means "feel free to show us whatever cool shit you made on your own". At least, that's what it means in the programming field.Funny, I see job ads asking for "game design degree or related" all the time.sea, I disagree with your assertion that there is anyone looking for somebody with a Game Design degree. Also, that there are any 'game schools' worth attending. Unless $50k is how much you are willing to spend to find someone who will work with you on a mod. Networking is how you get a game design job unless you are already a game designer via mod or otherwise. Networking is a politically correct term for nepotism.
Usually such a posting will also include something like "credited on 3 shipped AAA games" as the primary requirement and the degree they are asking for is just because the HR person had to fill something in under education.
I'm not talking about lead designer either. I'm talking about a standard game design position that works for a lead on a team.I would challenge you to show me the job listing that asks for "game design or related degree" with zero experience."or related" usually means "feel free to show us whatever cool shit you made on your own". At least, that's what it means in the programming field.Funny, I see job ads asking for "game design degree or related" all the time.sea, I disagree with your assertion that there is anyone looking for somebody with a Game Design degree. Also, that there are any 'game schools' worth attending. Unless $50k is how much you are willing to spend to find someone who will work with you on a mod. Networking is how you get a game design job unless you are already a game designer via mod or otherwise. Networking is a politically correct term for nepotism.
Usually such a posting will also include something like "credited on 3 shipped AAA games" as the primary requirement and the degree they are asking for is just because the HR person had to fill something in under education.
If you are talking about something like lead designer, of course they require that shit. We're not talking about that, we're talking about the more entry level stuff. Educational background is almost entirely irrelevant once you've gotten your first job in a field.
I don't recall Cleve ever being arrogant, even when he was boasting about stuff.And Cleve. It shouldn't be much of a surprise that game developers are arrogant, the job description is literally "playing God."
It had the world, but not the details and secrets and the Zelda shit, because let's face it, U9 was a zelda clone (and that was also part of the problems for the fanbase)