[casual_games] Possible List Exercise: Watch me develop a small casual game... ^_^

[Lennard Feddersen]

You might have better luck on the indiegamer.com forums with this kind 
of thing.

Best of luck,

Lennard Feddersen
CEO, Rusty Axe Games, Inc.
www.RustyAxe.com

Lennard at RustyAxe.com
P. 250-635-7623 F. 1-309-422-2466
P. July & August 518-863-2317
5014 Walsh, Terrace, BC, Canada, V8G-4H2



oscar oscar wrote:

> Hi, everyone.

>

> Just got back from a _top secret_ mission in Florida (stupid NDA for a 

> bad idea for a game)... no worries.

>

> I'm about to get a small portfolio up and running of the games I 

> designed for Zapspot, oh so many years ago.

>

> But the portfolio consists of games that are... like ... 6 years old. 

> On a platform that constricted my ability to express myself fully... 

> to say nothing of the fact that each game was conceived and produced 

> under the constraint of a 3 week dev cycle.

>

> T'was heck on Earth.

>

> I need a _better_ way to seek out game projects, to expand my skill 

> set... to experiment, and to get constructive feedback from members of 

> the field I am reentering.

>

> So I had an idea... of sorts.

>

> I spent a few days "speculating" a game I wanted to do for ages... but 

> never really gelled in my head.

>

> Now, since I'm dying to get AS3(flash)coding in my skillset, and have 

> not programmed anything in ages... why not:

>

> Establish an "open" idea. (no "ownership" of ideas... can't own an 

> idea, really... execution tho...)

>

> Hammer out a spec. (so people can look at my spec style and help me 

> improve)

>

> Then on a daily(semi-daily) basis maintain a development diary. 

> (whilst I execute on my idea)

>

> This way I could make some connections to individuals who could 

> honestly critique my processes.

>

> Would you, the esteemed list membership, have ANY interest in watching 

> me learn to execute the development of games I used to merely plan?

>

> Thanks for reading my ramblings.

>

> Oscar

> ps- happy valentines.

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