How important is your own art style? This has always been an internal creative struggle for me. Not necessarily in a bad way either. When you break into the game industry or any creative industry with the production pillar it’s a thing to celebrate. You get to...
With AAA Games being more complex with a larger scale and scope, they now require immense amounts of assets that need to be created. However, most internal studios do not have the capacity or resources to create it all—not to mention budgets to support it. So what do...
Breaking into the game industry isn’t easy. For years and years, it’s been pretty hard to crack the code. Personally, I got my opportunity out of sheer luck over 20 years ago. Something I am more grateful for as time passes. That said, the opportunities ARE out there....
Story is everything. They are a part of being human. Since humans walked the earth, we have told stories from cave drawings to the written word to moving pictures. We are compelled to create our own stories based on our own life experiences or our imagination. Every...
Does the video game industry still expect people to “Crunch”? That’s still a really tricky question today. Video games are an ever growing industry in which the demand for high quality content continues to exponentially grow with the added pressure of...
Whether it be a freelance gig, a job at work, or a project on your own, you know one thing, you have to get it done, like, yesterday. It’s the usual deal—lot’s of stuff, no time, blah, blah, blah. It has tons of moving pieces, deliverables, and of course, you feel...
