Comments on: Effective Networking (Be Educated)

By: Effective Networking (Get a Website)

Effective Networking (Get a Website) — Wed, 26 Jan 2011 12:16:24 +0000

[...] you want to work. Instead of giving her our resume, you impress the crap out of her because you are educated. And then you give her your business card. Your business card which contains the URL of your [...]

By: Effective Networking (Profiling)

Effective Networking (Profiling) — Wed, 26 Jan 2011 12:10:01 +0000

[...] her if she’s considered doing a game to train paratroopers. Or maybe you could pull on your general knowledge of the serious games industry and ask if she thinks the market is saturated, or perhaps if she [...]

By: Effective Networking (GDC Guide)

Effective Networking (GDC Guide) — Wed, 26 Jan 2011 12:06:50 +0000

[...] Learning about the games industry. When you attend sessions, you get to hear professional developers talk about important issues in areas ranging from design and programming to legal and business. More importantly, in between sessions and during the after-parties, if you play your cards right you get to hear war stories straight from the horse’s mouth. It is in learning these stories that you undergo a kind of individual acculturation: over time, you become a part of the game industry’s unique culture, and all of a sudden you talk the talk, and even begin to walk the walk a little bit. This will also teach you about the stark realities of the industry, and help you determine exactly what it is you want for a job. [...]

By: Effective Networking (Your Fellow N00bz)

Effective Networking (Your Fellow N00bz) — Wed, 26 Jan 2011 12:00:59 +0000

[...] They don’t want to hear it. If you think you have a great game pitch… good for you. Now read up on the industry and find out why (1) it sucks or (2) you won’t get around to making it until you’ve [...]

By: Steve Chiavelli

Steve Chiavelli — Thu, 21 Dec 2006 23:24:00 +0000

One book I would highly recommend reading is Game Over by David Sheff and Andy Eddy. It covers the history of Nintendo, with a heavy emphasis on the major players at NOA and the American game industry from the early 80's through early 90's. It is a very entertaining read.

Unfortunately, it is currently selling on Amazon for $60 and up.

By: Bill

Bill — Tue, 20 Dec 2005 22:04:00 +0000

Darius, once again, you ROCK! Another excellent article.Thanks for being so open with your knowledge. I keep referring students and friends to your series on getting in to the industry. Going to go do some homework and learn about the NYC dev community a bit more.