Juan,
Generally you need to find out as much as possible about what the program
needs to do, then you need to set about designing it, arranging for the
artwork, and then building it. Unfortunately, your question is a little
too general, along the lines of "how do you design and build a house" and
then "how much do you charge for the house"?
Start with something small, then work up. Chances are if you're asking
these questions, you're at the beginning of the learning curve, so don't
bite off any project you can't quite envision in your head yet in full. As
time goes on and you get experience, you'll be more and more confident in
what you know you can and can't do.
What should you charge for a project? Well, it's usually a combination of
a number of things, but the most obvious one is time. If it'll take a year
to complete, you should charge more than if it'll take just an
afternoon. Costs range from free to, in theory, millions, though
undoubtedly most projects are not worth millions.
Things to take into account are:
1) How much time it will take...
2) Is there a decent set of requirements, or are there a lot of things to
be decided still?
3) Your level of experience - it may take three days, but is that a factor
of the workload, or just because you don't have the experience to do it in
one day?
4) Supply and demand in general, and for your services in particular.
Rates can be anywhere from $15/hr to $500/hr based on where you are on the
food chain and where your experience is, and what you bring to the
table. Some people will do projects for little or no money while they
build experience. Others luck into a good-paying job right away.
Good luck!
- Tab
At 03:56 PM 4/25/01 +0000, JUAN COLON wrote:
>Does anyone know what is the developmental phase for developing games or
>projects in director. Sort of like how to start and end the project. I
>believe someone ask that question recently. I know that if you dont know
>the steps one can get stuck in the middle of the game or project. Also
>what is the cost that one should charge for a director project. One last
>thing; how much does a Lingo programmer get paid. I know it depends on
>alot of factors but i dont know those factors.
>
>thanks
>
>JUAN-NYC
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