What is a game designer?
Ten days without posting, I must be dead! No, but I've been abroad to a couple of places and just got home and I'm about to crash into bed. I just wanted to tell you one thing first.
While being abroad I met with a game developer student, recently graduated. It was pretty much random that I met him and I didn't know who he was. We introduced each other and we talked about our diciplines of development. He told me that he was a character artist and I told him I'm a game designer. That's when he said to me:
- Game Designer? I do not know what that is.
I was totally in shock and didn't know what to do. I tried explaining it and I think he eventually understood it somewhat. But apparently, some game development schools have a long way to go....
But I've been thinking about a few things while being away. So tomorrow I'll make sure to write a couple of posts (published every other day) about:
- Uncanney Valley of Gameplay
- One hand games
- Beat Boxing














February 18th, 2010 - 20:42
Game designers are stupid and a total waste. But not knowing what they do, especially when you are going into the game industry, is a bit odd. I think he needs to go back to school, or maybe the education should be educated.
Anyway, great to have you back. Did you take any photos?
February 18th, 2010 - 20:45
Ouch!
But yeah, I really think the education needs some looking over. For me, it’s like a man making ice cream but doesn’t know what milk is.
Yeah, got around 150 photos och varying quality.
February 18th, 2010 - 21:01
…and you couldn’t share one photo to your fans? That’s evil. Grrr!
February 18th, 2010 - 21:04
@WizardExt
Right.
Didn’t consider it so vital.
http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/3jnyJIv9ev4PautPIR3eXQ?feat=directlink
Here’s my hotel in Poland.
http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/34S242Dh3jSYiB0hTAimbQ?authkey=Gv1sRgCMewprGykeW6Nw&feat=directlink
And here is the one in Italy.
March 5th, 2010 - 12:44
Same hotel I was in when I visited Poland
Hope it went well.