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« Reply #630 on: January 12, 2012, 02:48:21 AM » |
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"Vigorous writing is concise." - William Strunk, Jr.
As is coding.
I take life with a grain of salt.
And a slice of lime, plus a shot of tequila.
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« Reply #631 on: January 12, 2012, 03:10:58 AM » |
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I must stay I stand firmly behind everything that Teegee said in this thread. He speaks wisely.
I have said earlier in the past that a somehwat close circle of so-called "Indie Elite" was normal and not problematic.
However, I now see that some (certainly not all) of them are acting a bit spoiled and show little ability to place themselves in the shoes of the less fortunate (both in terms of money and success) around the world. Just because you live far away from the hype, cannot afford a $1500 trip and/or haven't met success yet does not mean you're not dedicated.
I don't speak for myself, as I consider myself fortunate enough and have not developped anything that makes me think it would be worthwile to attend IGF, but I could see the offense nonetheless.
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« Reply #632 on: January 12, 2012, 03:14:30 AM » |
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Edit: Also, why isn't allen banned? His posts have no actual content, just insults and trolling.
Allen's posts are colorful and offensive but also realistic and serve to ground the discussion, imho. Sure, on a rare occasion. But mostly it's just swearing and trolling. |
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« Reply #633 on: January 12, 2012, 04:02:05 AM » |
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Its an actual investment to go even if you weren't for a contest... Its still extremely worth it for how much it costs, there is nothing else that you could spend your money on that would get you as much long term gain as you do for going to GDC once.
I went to GDC last year. I had a nice time, but apart from being in EGW I wouldn't say I got more out of it than, say, going to TIGJamUK or BIGJam locally. (EGW was a cool opportunity and meant I got to know some people who I wouldn't have if I'd just gone on my own.) Also: privilege is invisible to those who have it. Story of our times. |
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« Reply #634 on: January 12, 2012, 04:10:52 AM » |
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I doubt I'd get very far with my broken social skills. My OCD brain begins to shut down once a room hits a certain capacity of people.
At least on the internet it feels like no one is there.
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« Reply #635 on: January 12, 2012, 04:23:57 AM » |
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I doubt I'd get very far with my broken social skills. My OCD brain begins to shut down once a room hits a certain capacity of people.
At least on the internet it feels like no one is there.
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« Reply #636 on: January 12, 2012, 05:17:20 AM » |
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Unfortunately there's a bit of internal politics in everything, indie games included.
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« Reply #637 on: January 12, 2012, 05:27:29 AM » |
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Sooooo.... Shall we start placing wagers on who will win?   |
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« Reply #638 on: January 12, 2012, 05:41:50 AM » |
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i'm standing behind TeeGee and raising a board with writing that say "We are not rich people!" other than that, social skill are one of the most important thing if you were to meet with random people, like what st33d said. i think going to stuff like TIG jam might be better than GDC, as the people attend is lesser than in GDC, thus allowing better communication. Sooooo.... Shall we start placing wagers on who will win? i do hope Atom Zombie Smasher or Gunpoint win at design category. |
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« Reply #639 on: January 12, 2012, 07:26:28 AM » |
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« Reply #640 on: January 12, 2012, 07:31:03 AM » |
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i'm standing behind TeeGee and raising a board with writing that say "We are not rich people!" Um. You do realise that where I come from, posting on TIGsource makes you the indie elite that us lowly scrubs could never aspire to meet, right? Then I actually met some people I thought would never talk to me and found out how wrong I was. |
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« Reply #641 on: January 12, 2012, 07:32:36 AM » |
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At first, I was hoping that Fez wouldn't win because I dislike Phil's internet persona. After seeing a lot of the indiegame: the movie stuff, I wasn't as against him winning anymore. However, now that I see the finalists, I just want Spelunky to win...
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« Reply #643 on: January 12, 2012, 08:01:26 AM » |
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I think that Fez has a high chance of winning. Despite the controversy here, it looks like a really polished and cool game.
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« Reply #644 on: January 12, 2012, 08:05:55 AM » |
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The only thing I was surprised about was the absence of Dust: An Elysian Tail in the visual art category. The fact that it didn't even get an honourable mention struck me as odd.
That's really upsetting. It's such a beautiful looking game. But... What if the IGF didn't award any prize money and was judged by capable people outside the Indieverse. You know what would happen? You automatically cut out the mobile game canon fodder that want an unrealistic chance at the prize money. Less judges would skip playing games. You'd only get the people who actually want the respect of the judges. But they'd have to be pretty awesome judges. NOTE: This is an unrealistic day dream about an imaginary festival with your most favorite game developers from back in the day as judges... |
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