Hi, Yeah, sometimes working with a client can be challenging because often times the client doesn't really know what he/she wants. They have no understanding on if their idea is practical from a programming standpoint, and sometimes when outlining a project they can get pretty vague. It is, as you said, as though some clients expect the developer to pull the idea out of their head.
That said, in this case the client is named Marci--a female client---and thus far she has been very vague on the details. I have e-mailed her requesting further information, but haven't gotten anything back. The original request from her was very vague. All we know at this point is the game is to be based on the Detective Abby books which I personally know nothing about. So a project like that could involve anything from a text adventure to a full blown FPS type action adventure. No way of saying what is expected without further details. Cheers! On 10/16/11, Jeremy Kaldobsky <jer...@kaldobsky.com> wrote: > Mr. Kitchen, I believe we are in the same boat. While I have done > programming work for other people, I have never tried to build a game that > someone else had thought up. Working with a client is almost always a > nightmare since they rarely understand what they actually want, and believe > you can pluck their vision from out of their mind regardless of how poorly > they describe it to you. Haha, I'm actually in the middle of that same sort > of thing right now. I had a guy spot a youtube video of mine where I > showcased a prototype vision system. He contacted me a few weeks ago and > has hired me to build him something like it. This is actually why I've been > so busy lately and haven't been more involved in the community for the past > week. > > I can't remember if the person who contacted you was a man or woman, so I > will use "He" as a gender-generic description. Did he give you a > description of what they are looking for yet? If he has, I would be happy > to take a look at the information also. --- Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to gamers-unsubscr...@audyssey.org. You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at http://mail.audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. All messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/gamers@audyssey.org. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org.
