Topics about the professional game development industry itself, as opposed to topics that come up in the process of developing games.
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Is Java viable for serious game development?
Ever since I was a little kid, my dream has been to develop games. Well, now that I am older, more mature, and have some programming experience, I would like to start. However, I would like to turn ...
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How is good is Java as a language for browser based mmo games? [closed]
Somewhat related to Is Java viable for serious game development?
I have decided to make a browser based mmo game. But the only programming language I know is Java.
So I would like to know how good ...
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Is C++ necessary to learn if I ever want to get a job in the game industry?
Is C++ necessary to learn if I ever want to get a job in the game industry? I am extremely familiar with C# and have a basic mastery of making 2D games in XNA 4.0. Right now I am only 13 years old and ...
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2answers
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Newbie game programmer - Where do I start? [closed]
Okay, so I have been really inclined towards game programming this past few weeks. I have primarily been a web programmer and know a fair number of lanugages like PHP, Java, javascript, python, etc. I ...
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Neverending game development: how do I finish my game? [closed]
I have started developing my first iPhone game with Cocos2D in May 2012 after quitting my job as Bioinformatician in an important research center. Before quitting I spent six months studying some ...
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Are July and August bad months to release an iPhone game? [closed]
After one year of indie game development I end my development cycle in summer time. I spoke recently with a marketing advisor and I was told me that I should never release something over the summer as ...
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What is the role that would fit me best [closed]
Although I am not planning a job change, I know that my boss is going to retire soon. If I were to lose my job and go knock at a game studio's door, what role should I look for?
First, I am a ...
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Is GNU GCC used for AAA games?
GNU GCC is a very common compiler, but it seems like almost no one uses it for bigger projects like AAA games. To me, it's works just fine, never had a problem with it. But I wonder why all AAA games ...
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Copyright infringement in game title [duplicate]
I'm a wanna-be indie developer, and I am working on my first flash game. But, before I even start with the code, I want to know this: When determining the title of my game, how can I decide if it is ...
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2answers
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Does an indie game developer really need to know graphics programming beyond the basics?
I've been working on a 2D game for the iPhone and learning a lot about game design in the process. I've looked at some of the most popular games for the iPhone ( angry birds, cut the rope, doodle ...
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In general, are programmers or artists paid better?
I'm in a private game programming school where there also are 3D art classes; sadly, there seems to be a lot more students in those latter classes, something like 50% or 100% more.
So I was ...
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How do indie game developers make money? [closed]
How exactly do they make money their money? Do they go by a paid-per-copy system, or some other form of compensation?
Edit: To clarify, I just saw "Indie Game - The Movie" and was wondering how ...
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What should I do about legal considerations for an indie game?
Apologies if there's a bit too much background information here, not sure what's relevant but figured I needed to outline the financial situation to differentiate this from other questions whose ...
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Game Institute courses - DirectX version used? (SOLVED)
Which DirectX version is being covered in their game programming course? Anyone who has been through these courses can please tell me?
thanks!
EDIT: Support contacted me back, they still use DX9.
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Career in game development move: hone developper skills, go indie, or a mix? [closed]
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When you have a current stable job as a developer in another field, what is the best course of action to enter the game industry?
Wait (indefinitely?) for an opportunity to sell your ...
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Building a team, hiring TL/PM [closed]
I've finally secured enough funds and I'm starting a game company at the moment. I don't plan anything over the top. For starters I'm planning to hire 3-4 people and see where it all goes.
But I have ...
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Why released games usually contain their scripts sources?
AFAIK people like scripting because it's easier, and it makes development cycle faster. But what about when games are shipped. No one expects shipped binaries to be changed, unless there is an update ...
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How can I get started in game development, and what language is best for beginners? [closed]
I'm very interested in game development, and I'd like to start on some basics. Sorry if this is a poor question, this is my first time on StackExchange.
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9answers
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Should I finish high school or teach myself? [closed]
I want to become a game developer, I am an A student in 11th grade and feel like I am wasting my time in High School. I'm thinking of switching to homeschooling so that I have more time to focus on ...
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1answer
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How to raise funds for game developement
Creating a game can be a costfull process, if you are working on it full time with around 4 people for 2 years (buidling from scratch) you need about €400.000 for salaries alone.
(An average medior ...
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Is it illegal to use a commercial song in your game (that you intend to sell)
If I were to buy, say this song: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3fumBcKC6RE, strip/find/get the instrumental, and use that instrumental in a game I'm making, as a theme, say for a recurring boss ...
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How can I make video games if I don't like programming?
I am studying C++ code in my school (my major is computer programming). Honestly, my grades are not so good, and assignments are really hard. Sometimes I feel sad that I will spend 8-10 hours per day ...
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So I have this idea for a videogame. How do I make sure it gets heard?
I was wondering how I could get a developer to hear about my idea. I don't really care if my idea gets "stolen", I only want it to be heard. So do you know how I could do this, or am I just being ...
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Is there a portal dedicated to HTML5 games? [closed]
Just to get something straight; by "portal", I mean a website that frequently publishes a certain type of games, has a blog, some articles, maybe some tutorials and so on. All of these things are not ...
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Getting to math applications gradually
I'm currently getting a formal degree related to computation, in particular my current focus is numerical programming, scientific computing and machine learning. I'd love to apply that knowledge in ...
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Legal considerations when starting a game development team
I am about to start a project with two other developers and an artist, who I still haven't found. I'm not sure how exactly should we handle that from a legal perspective, though.
Are we supposed to ...
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What is a legal way to use music from registered authors in a game?
I have recently asked a question about music in games like Guitar Hero.
I have found that that in Europe (at least) if I do want to use a track composed by a musician member of a royalty collecting ...
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Guitar hero clone and music
I am an indie game developer and I am doing a game similar to guitar hero. I am using tracks composed by musicians and I contacted them to sing a licensing contract. As is my first indie project I ...
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Do 2D games have a future? [closed]
I'm currently working on a 2D soft-body physics engine (since none exist right now -_-), but I'm worried that there's no point to spending what will most likely be years on it.
Although I love ...
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3answers
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What platform were old TV video games developed on?
I am very eager to know how TV video games (which we all used to play in our childhood) were developed and on which platform.
I know how games are developed for mobile devices, Windows PC's and Mac ...
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Can I create a Star Wars game without infringing copyright? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Legal issues for a “fangame” of a commercial franchise?
Is it possible to create my own commercial game based on the Star Wars Universe, without any copyright ...
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References about Game Engine Architecture in AAA Games
Last weeks I focused on game engine architecture and learned a lot about different approaches like component based, data driven, and so on. I used them in test applications and understand their ...
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Advices fo starting a video game design career [closed]
I'm 24 and have a passion for video games and game-design. I've decided I want to design video games as my career.
I have no experience with designing video games or coding but I'm interested and ...
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2answers
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How can I handle copyrighted music?
I have a curious question regarding on musics used in music rhythm game. In Guitar Hero for example, they used all different music albums in one program. Then, each album requires to ask permission to ...
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Minimizing chances of Piracy
I am planning to make a small game in the near future. How can I minimize the chances of it being pirated.
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How to monetize and protect a engine's and its framework's copyrights and patents?
I created a game engine that handles:
Rendering levels with 2d textured curved surfaces
Collisions with curved surfaces
Animationn paths on and navigation in 2d-sapce
I have also made a framework ...
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1answer
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Platforms for sharing content and expertise [closed]
Are there any platforms / sites where people can share expertise in game development and where you can share (either payed or free) digital content (like images, sounds, animations but also frameworks ...
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What is the best degree Computer Engineering or Software Engineering? [closed]
I'm interested in getting into the gaming industry, but i'm unsure as to whether which degree would help me the most. I also do not have any prior programming knowledge(apart from some basic html). ...
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Is there a centralized database of game names and IDs?
Given two games with very similar names:
Alien Shooter II - Vengeance
Alien Shooter: Vengeance
Is there some place that I can go to get an ID or the 'canonical' name for these games? I suspect ...
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Starting a career with broad experience or specific experience
I am a senior in college going for a CS degree. I have an internship that works with a variety of languages and gives me a pretty good amount of responsibility. The only problem is that it is the ...
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Architects into videogames
I'm an architecture student in my last year. I've always been interested in videogames design. I use 3d Max and Photoshop on a daily basis, and I was thinking about aiming for a career in videogames, ...
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What are some valuable conferences for game developers?
Lately I was thinking of visiting a Game Developer Conference and so I search the Internet, but I didn't find a thorough list of available Conferences. Now I know some of them, like the GDC in San ...
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Changing Career to Game Development [closed]
I m enthusiastic about and ready to shifting my career to Game Development sector, but before that I wonder some situations, I m now working as Senior .net programmer, i can only write code in c# ...
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What are the typical day-to-day tasks of an entry level games programmer? [closed]
What I would like to know is: What are the daily duties of a graduate programmer in the games industry workplace? Is it mostly coding, analysing, designing, or what?
Thank you.
P.S. I am in my ...
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How do I go about hiring Level Designers from the Modding community?
The company I'm working for is growing fast and there's been talk of trying to hire level designers from the modding community. My question is simply, where would be good places to look for this, and ...
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Current status of 3D Sound Effect APIs in games
I'm doing a little research on a subject, and it looks like there is some sort of crysis there? Last EAX/OpenAL supporting games were like in year 2006. Why is that? Is there is a major lost of ...
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Career in Game or in Software/Web [closed]
I am Currently Working in GameLoft India ..I have also great skills in Web Development and Software Development I had learned J2EE , Sliverlight , Asp.
Now I am confused about my career
1)should i ...
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How many developers are there? [closed]
We game developers appear to be a pretty big community. But how big is that community exactly?
How many developers, professional as well as amateur, are working on games all around the world? Do ...
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2answers
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What are hosting demands for webgame? [closed]
What are demands on hosting for multiplayer strategy game like Empire, Travian?
(memory for application, memory for database)
in flash
in .net
in php ?
EDIT:
Comments says there is no response ...
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Famous 2D tile-based game? [closed]
Could you help me to find some famous 2D tile-based games look from upper? like Crazy arcade:
I wanna get some square tiles background like this, but Crazy Arcade is the only game I know:D.
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