Comments on: Article Time! http://www.deirdrakiai.com/2007/05/07/article-time/ videogame development from the margins Fri, 20 Jan 2012 23:38:46 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Leopold http://www.deirdrakiai.com/2007/05/07/article-time/comment-page-1/#comment-2936 Leopold Thu, 17 May 2007 01:21:39 +0000 http://www.deirdrakiai.com/2007/05/07/article-time/#comment-2936 Comics are a different medium. Because it takes time to plan and draw each panel, I find you can plan as you go. The process is slower. Writing, for me anyway, can get ahead of your planning and then you find yourself stuck! The problem with writing too is that you have only words to express yourself and something are hard to express well with just words. A comic can tell so much in a panel that words are only necessary as dialogue. Comics are a different medium. Because it takes time to plan and draw each panel, I find you can plan as you go. The process is slower. Writing, for me anyway, can get ahead of your planning and then you find yourself stuck! The problem with writing too is that you have only words to express yourself and something are hard to express well with just words. A comic can tell so much in a panel that words are only necessary as dialogue.

]]> By: The Management http://www.deirdrakiai.com/2007/05/07/article-time/comment-page-1/#comment-2905 The Management Tue, 15 May 2007 19:20:48 +0000 http://www.deirdrakiai.com/2007/05/07/article-time/#comment-2905 I'm of the persuasion that there needs to be a sort of balance in spontenaiety and planning, particularly when I'm the one writing something. The former is there to keep the process fresh and new, and the latter is there to keep me on track in the right direction. Coincidentally, I'll be writing more about this in my next article. I’m of the persuasion that there needs to be a sort of balance in spontenaiety and planning, particularly when I’m the one writing something. The former is there to keep the process fresh and new, and the latter is there to keep me on track in the right direction. Coincidentally, I’ll be writing more about this in my next article.

]]> By: Kejero http://www.deirdrakiai.com/2007/05/07/article-time/comment-page-1/#comment-2899 Kejero Tue, 15 May 2007 07:59:43 +0000 http://www.deirdrakiai.com/2007/05/07/article-time/#comment-2899 >>Of course, you can just sit down and write a novel too, but it will probably not be very good! I'm not much of a reader myself, but I do know that some, of not many of the well known masterworks have been written just like that. I do know Hergé (Tin tin) worked like that, and he's been called a genius by some. I guess it depends on what kind of story you're trying to tell. The Sixth Sense could not have been written like that, for instance ;) >>Of course, you can just sit down and write a novel too, but it will probably not be very good!

I’m not much of a reader myself, but I do know that some, of not many of the well known masterworks have been written just like that.

I do know Hergé (Tin tin) worked like that, and he’s been called a genius by some.

I guess it depends on what kind of story you’re trying to tell. The Sixth Sense could not have been written like that, for instance ;)

]]> By: Leopold http://www.deirdrakiai.com/2007/05/07/article-time/comment-page-1/#comment-2898 Leopold Tue, 15 May 2007 03:12:55 +0000 http://www.deirdrakiai.com/2007/05/07/article-time/#comment-2898 Maybe it's a difference in work styles. Of course, you can just sit down and write a novel too, but it will probably not be very good! Let us know when the next article goes up. Maybe it’s a difference in work styles. Of course, you can just sit down and write a novel too, but it will probably not be very good! Let us know when the next article goes up.

]]> By: The Management http://www.deirdrakiai.com/2007/05/07/article-time/comment-page-1/#comment-2894 The Management Mon, 14 May 2007 22:28:05 +0000 http://www.deirdrakiai.com/2007/05/07/article-time/#comment-2894 Thanks, Leopold. Actually, it is possible to just sit down and create a game, depending on your chosen engine's ease of use. (Of course, it's not necessarily advisable.) As for not finishing, well, I find that such a feeling tends to go away after you've already finished one or two projects and have a better idea as to how long it'll take. But then, I don't usually work on too many things at once... Thanks, Leopold.

Actually, it is possible to just sit down and create a game, depending on your chosen engine’s ease of use. (Of course, it’s not necessarily advisable.) As for not finishing, well, I find that such a feeling tends to go away after you’ve already finished one or two projects and have a better idea as to how long it’ll take. But then, I don’t usually work on too many things at once…

]]> By: Leopold http://www.deirdrakiai.com/2007/05/07/article-time/comment-page-1/#comment-2836 Leopold Fri, 11 May 2007 06:17:39 +0000 http://www.deirdrakiai.com/2007/05/07/article-time/#comment-2836 HAha! This article is great. Really interesting to hear how another artiste goes about preparing for their work. You're very level-headed and seem to have a really good idea of what you're capable of. Much better than I was at your age (or maybe even am now!) I think your points about teams were really smart. One thing I fear in taking on projects like this, where you're also updating on the project, is that 'what if I don't finish the project?' I think games lend themselves to being completed more than, say, a novel, because you can just sit down in a chair and start a novel, but a computer game takes more preparation. In fact, I'd argue novels SHOULD take a lot of preparation, but realistically you don't need to do much to just sit down and do them, other than an impetus to write. Also, because I work on multiple, multiple projects at once, with no strict goal of finishing them (which has its advantages), there's a lot of stuff I don't finish (disadvantage)...so I'm wary of serializing stuff in progress. I think it's very cool that you can do this. I look forward to your next article! HAha! This article is great. Really interesting to hear how another artiste goes about preparing for their work. You’re very level-headed and seem to have a really good idea of what you’re capable of. Much better than I was at your age (or maybe even am now!) I think your points about teams were really smart.

One thing I fear in taking on projects like this, where you’re also updating on the project, is that ‘what if I don’t finish the project?’ I think games lend themselves to being completed more than, say, a novel, because you can just sit down in a chair and start a novel, but a computer game takes more preparation. In fact, I’d argue novels SHOULD take a lot of preparation, but realistically you don’t need to do much to just sit down and do them, other than an impetus to write. Also, because I work on multiple, multiple projects at once, with no strict goal of finishing them (which has its advantages), there’s a lot of stuff I don’t finish (disadvantage)…so I’m wary of serializing stuff in progress. I think it’s very cool that you can do this. I look forward to your next article!

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