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> When games are canceled hundreds of people have wasted thousands of hours on: games, ai, art (raster + vector). I don't think this is any different than the
by mpd 9y ago
> When games are canceled hundreds of people have wasted thousands of hours on: games, ai, art (raster + vector).
I don't think this is any different than the risk of working for a startup. I've worked for a number of companies in my career that no longer exist. It's really the same as far as I am seeing.
- ransom1538 9y agoYes. But you can prove "uber for cats" doesn't work with 5 people. Not 100 people, 3 years later. Canceling a game is more like a funeral.
- mpd 9y agoThis comes off as very dismissive of startups. Do you honestly believe they are all 5 person companies doing frivolous things?
- b0rsuk 9y agoHmm, so a game developer is like a startup factory? I think the real reason he/she's hinting at is that men tend to be more passionate about games than startups. (I know several dozen young people who play board games regularly, and they include about 1.5 women).
- erikb 9y agoIn a start-up you usually get a significant payout on success. Do game developers also get up to a few million dollars bonus when the game is a success? I doubt that. And that is where the devs are cheated. You are paid like a normal job, but you do a start-up.