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This cannot be overstated. You really do get the shaft to live out your dream. The only people making the real money are the ones deciding who gets laid off.

zura 12y ago
Does being a cog in the wheel in some monstrous companies like EA corresponds to dream of making games?
- bittermang 12y ago
  Every muscle pulls the weight. There's a joy in seeing your work inside of a world. Knowing that, in the sum of parts that is the entire game experience, you made that potted plant. Or you decided it goes right there. Or you wrote the routine that makes it tip over and break when you bump in to it. No one will ever know, or even necessarily think about all of the little things that go in to the game. But you know. Plus you get to go to E3. It's like setting foot in the holy land. You could only watch the coverage from afar before, as an outsider. But now here you are, standing at the precipice and waiting for the gates to open. You made it. You deserve to be here. You're a developer, and this is your three day exclusive industry only arcade parlor full of games no one else can play yet. It doesn't matter if you worked on Modern Warfare or Farmville. On those three magical days in LA, we're all equal. Brothers and sisters, all here because we love this industry, and all the things we are able to do.
  - Paul_S 12y ago
    Most game devs never get to go to ANY conference, let alone E3. You make it sound like everyone gets a free flight to LA and a tourist visa.
    - bittermang 12y ago
      You get to go. Entry is the hardest part. Weather or not you want to go, can go, travel, logistics, boarding. Sure. But you're allowed in the door. You get a golden ticket if you want one. It's free, and your birthright by being a developer, you just have to show up with your badge.
- watwut 12y ago
  Depends who you are. I would not like EA like working conditions, but I used to prefer working on large projects. Which probably means that I was cog in the wheel in your eyes. No matter, I still found small projects boring and could find challenging position in large project (in general, the rule is not absolute).

zura 12y ago

Does being a cog in the wheel in some monstrous companies like EA corresponds to dream of making games?

bittermang 12y ago
Every muscle pulls the weight. There's a joy in seeing your work inside of a world. Knowing that, in the sum of parts that is the entire game experience, you made that potted plant. Or you decided it goes right there. Or you wrote the routine that makes it tip over and break when you bump in to it. No one will ever know, or even necessarily think about all of the little things that go in to the game. But you know. Plus you get to go to E3. It's like setting foot in the holy land. You could only watch the coverage from afar before, as an outsider. But now here you are, standing at the precipice and waiting for the gates to open. You made it. You deserve to be here. You're a developer, and this is your three day exclusive industry only arcade parlor full of games no one else can play yet. It doesn't matter if you worked on Modern Warfare or Farmville. On those three magical days in LA, we're all equal. Brothers and sisters, all here because we love this industry, and all the things we are able to do.
- Paul_S 12y ago
  Most game devs never get to go to ANY conference, let alone E3. You make it sound like everyone gets a free flight to LA and a tourist visa.
  - bittermang 12y ago
    You get to go. Entry is the hardest part. Weather or not you want to go, can go, travel, logistics, boarding. Sure. But you're allowed in the door. You get a golden ticket if you want one. It's free, and your birthright by being a developer, you just have to show up with your badge.
watwut 12y ago
Depends who you are. I would not like EA like working conditions, but I used to prefer working on large projects. Which probably means that I was cog in the wheel in your eyes. No matter, I still found small projects boring and could find challenging position in large project (in general, the rule is not absolute).