Part 1
In class Monday we had visiting speakers who work in the local video game industry. Write a short response to our visiting speaker presentations. Who were they? What do they do? Did you learn anything through their talk?
Our guest speakers were Nate and Anne Austin, who are working on a new Indie game that is currently called Wilermyth. Nate is the programmer and Anne is the artist. From what they showed us, I love the art style of the characters and monsters. I think it’s impressive that they’re aiming to (and well on the way to achieving) have each character have his or her own unique backstory. They talked a lot about the importance of playing to your strengths in terms of who is assigned what job on your team as well as a strong base understanding and overall vision of what the game is going to look like.
I thought it was smart of them to start the game as a side-project so they didn’t divert too many resources to its development in the beginning, especially if it hadn’t ended up being successful.
Part 2
Next class we will have some faculty presenters. This is your chance to ask them anything, no matter how absurd. Post at least one question on your blog. You can post more if you like. I will collate and choose some of the common questions that come up.
What were some other fields you thought you would go into and how did you know that your current one is the right one for you? Would you change?