The process of tracking progress and measuring success of a series of related tasks.
The process of tracking progress and measuring success of a series of related tasks.
Questions tagged [project-management]
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What kind of project management should a solo developer project use?
I’m working by myself on a game project whose development could be separated into 3 independent parts (map generation, the “overworld” engine, and the battle engine), but as the development progresses, I am not sure how I should be dealing with the…
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Working hours and productivity expectations for game artists and programmers
I have a startup with a limited budget and have recently hired a programmer and an artist. Before they started the project, I set down a project roadmap with a lot of good documentation on what needs to be done and deadlines.
Both were asked to…
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Will polishing my current project be a better learning experience than starting a new one?
I started programming many years ago. Now I'm trying to make games. I have read many recommendations to start cloning some well known games like galaga, tetris, arkanoid, etc. I have also read that I should go for the whole game (including menus,…
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How can cooperation be encouraged in and after a game jam?
The trouble is that with game jams sometimes loads of people participate, but at the end they say "Right! Bye!" and you never hear from them again. If a cooperative element was introduced, the reward from the jam would not only be a game, but a new…
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Where to look for team mates?
Where is a good place to look for people interested in creating games online? I'll be using XNA.
I'm going to start the project later this week, but I'm definitely commited to it. I'd like to find people who won't hit it and quit it after a month.
Sergio
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Project development in a long distance Indie Dev environment
Myself and 4 other coders have been working as a modding team for the past 7 months. We all have a very good grasp on our preferred language (C#), and also use versioning (GitHub / BitBucket / Assembler) to organize our code, and updates.
We want to…
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Where can I find indie "teams"
I'm looking to work over the internet in a team of people to make a game. I'm not looking to make a profit, I just want the experiance. Where can I find similary minded persons?
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How important is understanding Software Project Management for an indie?
I ask this because I'm curious to know from people who actually support themselves by making games, if their project management skills contribute to determining the success of a project?
I also have this feeling for some reason that having too much…
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How do I turn a game idea, into a game?
I have an idea for a game, and I was wondering, how would I go about grabbing people in the gaming development community to help build this baby that is in my head. I am no coder, but I do understand coding concepts etc.
Are there sites for…
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How can I work on a game that I don't like?
I started making a game with a friend, and I want to see it through. But the deeper we get into the project, the more I dislike the game.
How can I stay motivated and keep getting things done, if I don't really feel invested in the end product?
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Finding collaborators to work on projects
I'm wondering what are good ways to find people you can work with on indie projects.
Is there anywhere some sort of list of game developer forums ? Or if it doesn't exist, what websites would you advice for that matter ?
PS : I know the question may…
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Does an average professional game development project have a higher rate of bug occurrence than other fields?
Does game development's iterative, interactive, and multi-area nature make it more susceptible to the occurrence of bugs, compared to other fields such as desktop, web, and mobile software development?
Provide statistics of your project if…
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Starting a game project
Possible Duplicate:
Where can I find indie “teams”
I already know this is probably not the right place to ask and, if you think this question does not belong here, please delete it. So, the question is,
If I decided to start a video game project,…
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What would it take to create a clone of Frozen Synapse?
For the independent game studio Mode 7 it took 4 years and 3 developers plus contractors. Do you think it could have been done faster (according that you have played it) ?
What would it take to just make a clone of that game ? for another indie that…
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