Aw now THIS is a classic. One of those games that never was installed properly at the arcades I went to but it sure looked amazing at the time...great write up
Alexander, excellent point. Simulating such a design as you say forces you to consider a lot of elements if you go through it in some way. Definitely a good practice if you have the time.
Actually Richard has a point Larry, at least in the first part of his response. The point I should have clarified is that one fully cannot grasp the entirety of video games in a way that was possible earlier in history. Is that a bad thing Psychologically it sure is ...
This problem really depends on what kind of designer you're looking for. A designer with less experience will either fall apart when presented with less information than they need, or they'll go digging and get what they need. A more experienced designer actually, anyone in a creative field will almost ...
Excellent points all, Jeff. Great analysis. There are currently efforts under way to bring more information to the unions and also more information to game companies about the issues facing voice acting.
Something I should have also specified is phone communication and email, which needs to be added to the chart and updated. Meetings for managers includes this time, and in fact documentation should be included. The chart was originally intentionally generalized, but I think breaking it down into more detail would ...
Brilliant as always Rob. Just to add one thing to your read out loud recommendation in the Content Creation section, table reads, where members of the team or even temp actors are hired to determine the viability of the dialogue as it is meant to be spoken, is vital for ...
Craig, you're saying that even with boilerplates, crazy provisions still find their way in, and that could be an explanation for a really long contract discussion 5 months, perhaps Wow... I think the minefield is creativity itself at this point. Imagine you're 15 and you have the opportunity to publish ...
If anyone is interested, the audio interview is on YouTube on Original Sound Version here: http://www.originalsoundversion.com/ p 4141 And a higher quality MP3 version is here: http://brandonfamily.blogs.com/SNilsen Interview 7 30 2009.mp3
