Well when I answered the question I didn't put an actual game, I just
said a percentage, since most stuff out is good and vary little not I
put a round about number.
I suspect this is a round about shove for someone that may have the
power but has not entered the market yet.
Don't judge to fast, a lot of my testing projects I do, heart of
winter is one, but more importantly my university research projects
and other web projects are like this.
The first email is just enough to get you in, in a lot of cases the
companies don't want to expose their secrets so they just put a small
teaser and maybe a website telling you what they are about.
After you show interest the first thing they usually do is put out a
slightly longer blurb about things.
After which closer to the time a lot of preamble documentation comes
out about everything, forms and the like.
When the work starts all documentation is reviewed to make sure you
read it, once the form is signed you get most of what they want.
However at least with the research I do or have done they don't want
you to know till its done.
Usually there is a full report which is released before a release on
whatever it is.
that release won't have whats in the report necessarily, but the
report has everything in it you need to understand.
Now any future research works the same, ofcause if you have been
employed for 2-3 years or so depending on trust you may recieve a lot
of stuff before and maybe even talking to the guy in charge and
making suggestions.
For me this is aboutt average on what I'd get for a first time pre brief.
And its not that bad.
Sometimes the message I get is like this.
x company is doing research on y product which is z thing, and is
about that and this.
which will be sorted out later, you in or not.
Most of the time I read the message and I can almost miss it.
Because I think, what is this, aah its not enough info maybe as well
as good as spam.
in most cases I get an email every time I get one, I have to read the
background info sometimes like this form I get a question form, which
tells me enough by what is not being said then if it was said to my face.
in the case of heart of winter there was a sample product.
However a lot of my work at university is concept based, I ring my
boss and he tells me.
However, its not always the case.
Sometimes I look at the info 10 times, really think hard.
The worst thing I can do is not answer, however I have been doing
this for about 3 years, true its not a full time job but I know the
procedures enough to know that the only way to know is just send info and wait.
nothing may happen or I may not get chosen but if I don't try then it
doesn't happen.
At 12:19 a.m. 10/10/2014, you wrote:
Hi Anouke.
I've filled in their form,but to be honest I'm not convinced of the
way they're going about things "which game did you like the best?"
how the hell do I answer tht? There are characteristics! I liked in
various games.
Likewise, "would you like orcs, zombies, elves etc and what
setting?" Really I don't care so long as the game and mechanics are
interesting.
it strikes me this is a very attempting to be corporate way around
things, trying to do "markit research" as opposed to just having a
game idea and running with it, or discussing game ideas with the community.
Sorry if this sounds too negative, I do appreciate anyone willing to
have a stab at developing a game and I hope something comes of this,
but really treating blind people like some sort of mice in a zoo
seeing which food they like is not nice, the people say they're
gamers themselves, they might as well ask all other gamers across
the world what sorts of games they like!
Then again, I disagree with the corporate data gathering methods for
creating things anyway, myself I'd much rather see any old thing
done well so long as the developer/writer/director puts their all
into it than something which is just created to tick as many boxes
and appeal to as many demographics as possible!
This is part of what is wrong with current Doctor who, though that
is another topic entirely.
Myself, if I were going to send out a survey, I'd probably make it a
very broad one with questions like "what sort of game mechanics
interest you" and "Would would prefer more action or careful choice"
, send to a few people, and then read the answers and see if it gave
me ideas than a rather cold "do people want pirates, ninjas etc, and
what individual title is most people's favourite so lets make a game
similar to that"
Beware the grue!
Dark.
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