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Well, I started out thinking that just buying and playing games would be enough. But then Grix inspired me with his Swordspines company idea, so I'm going to start writing my own games, which will then be put forward to Swordspines at a later date for testing and publication.
Because I left school a couple of decades ago, I'm going to have to either go to Uni. (nah, too much sex and drinking) or teach myself, so I'm doing that latter.
My adventures will be chronicled here, because I don't have enough space on the Swordspines' corporate website.
So, first up, I got hold of Teach Yourself C in 21 days (Sam's Edition £21.99), and have already coded and compiled and executed my first C program. (It prints "and then Sniper died" on your screen, not much, but it's a start.)
Next up, I'm getting a copy of Microsoft Visual C++ Standard v6 edition, which is about £75.19, so I can edit source code and compile it in a more organised and ergonomic fashion.
Hopefully by the time I get my first game published I'll be old enough to retire and live off the royalties. More news, as it happens, in the FM's Quest for Gaming Nirvana thread...
Because I left school a couple of decades ago, I'm going to have to either go to Uni. (nah, too much sex and drinking) or teach myself, so I'm doing that latter.
My adventures will be chronicled here, because I don't have enough space on the Swordspines' corporate website.
So, first up, I got hold of Teach Yourself C in 21 days (Sam's Edition £21.99), and have already coded and compiled and executed my first C program. (It prints "and then Sniper died" on your screen, not much, but it's a start.)
Next up, I'm getting a copy of Microsoft Visual C++ Standard v6 edition, which is about £75.19, so I can edit source code and compile it in a more organised and ergonomic fashion.
Hopefully by the time I get my first game published I'll be old enough to retire and live off the royalties. More news, as it happens, in the FM's Quest for Gaming Nirvana thread...
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Trade secrets ;-)
Just joking!
One or 2 of them can be found in the game ideas forum.
I garauntee originality with every single one.
Just joking!
One or 2 of them can be found in the game ideas forum.
I garauntee originality with every single one.
I used to work for Swordspines (when I say work for, I mean I was an employee. I never actually did anything :-D)
Grix fired me in the end (I think that it was because I kept puting the company in stories or something)
Anyway, I WILL make games as a designer (hopefully at Rare) but it seems to be 10 years away.
2 years at 6th form
3 years at University
5 years at a company working my way up from a lowly programmer to a respected designer.
Look at how the industry has changed in the last 10 years.
I've got a nasty feeling that my revolutionary ideas will end up obselete :-(
Grix fired me in the end (I think that it was because I kept puting the company in stories or something)
Anyway, I WILL make games as a designer (hopefully at Rare) but it seems to be 10 years away.
2 years at 6th form
3 years at University
5 years at a company working my way up from a lowly programmer to a respected designer.
Look at how the industry has changed in the last 10 years.
I've got a nasty feeling that my revolutionary ideas will end up obselete :-(
I thought that might annoy them. Sooner or later I'll post a thread and get the top guy to intervene.
Darn human resources ay? Never have time for us lot do they? Pester them Turbo - PESTER THEM!!!
I really want to be a webdesigner with SR but the human resources refuses to answer my E-mails.
shaneo wrote:
> See ya later, I'm off to have some cereal and then play Alone In The
> Dark 4 for my Pc, with all weapons, ammo and full health!
Weetabix rules!
> See ya later, I'm off to have some cereal and then play Alone In The
> Dark 4 for my Pc, with all weapons, ammo and full health!
Weetabix rules!
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