I'm a lifelong software engineer and gamer. I started programming with a Commodore 64, then made mods for the Quake series, and eventually got my break in the game industry at Relic Entertainment, helping ship Company of Heroes in 2006. Since then I've worked on Company of Heroes: Opposing Fronts, the entire Dawn of War II franchise, Warhammer 40,000 Space Marine, and Company of Heroes 2.
I'm now working in the mobile game (and app) space, which is rapidly evolving, and presents an exciting challenge. I'm also writing about my thoughts and lessons learned in game development on my website (www.karlschmidt.net) as well as here at Gamasutra.
When developing games on different platforms (or even a single one), some choose to delay or put off going through the steps to get up and running on your target hardware. This should be one of the first things you do, and here is why.
My first job in the game industry was technically contract co-op junior programmer and it was definitely a foot in the door. What I 've learned since then is that beyond doing a good job, the relationships you form with your colleagues can be so much more important. Every job ...
I agree that it seems obvious, but when you 're in the scenario where you want to quickly get a great looking demo going, you 'll do it on PC. Unfortunately that can lead to PC-only development for too long, and then it 's a bigger hassle than it had ...
@Tyler I 'm suggesting that all the other piracy types combined are much larger than Bit Torrent. Bit torrent is very public, and I would postulate that it is a casual form of piracy. Without data it 's hard to prove or disprove that there is still massive piracy outside ...
