Archive for category Jobsworth
Quest for GC: Behind the Scenes, Part 4
Posted by Rockjaw in Community, Jobsworth, MMO-related on September 1st, 2008
This post, in case anyone’s confused, was started on 27th August – long after the last episode was released. So excuse me while I excavate my memory to talk about the filming of episodes 7 and 8…. Read the rest of this entry »
Quest for GC: Behind the Scenes, Part 3
Posted by Rockjaw in Community, Jobsworth, MMO-related on August 30th, 2008
Now this is where it gets complicated. Why? Because we started to shoot out of sequence, that’s why…
Episode 5: Looking forward to…
This was supposed to be an easy episode. In fact, it was supposed to be the throwaway, edited quickly, filler episode between other episodes – hell, it was practically supposed to be a clip show. (Hmm. Could I do a clip show? Very possibly….)
Brief was simple; loads of people who are going to the Games Convention telling us what they’re most looking forward to. In one word. Or one sentence. Or one paragraph just please don’t monopolise the camera as there are others who need to be part of this thing thank you.
So I gave the camera to Spaff and off he went. On his first pass, when I downloaded the footage, I couldn’t help but notice something.
“Why… is Volker on the toilet?” Read the rest of this entry »
Quest for GC: Behind the Scenes, Part 2
Posted by Rockjaw in Community, Jobsworth, MMO-related on August 28th, 2008
Okay, here we go with Part the Second of my look into the hellish, never-ending… ermm… fun experience I’m in right now called Quest for GC. Nah, it’s all good. Just busy. (I won’t go over the chronology stuff again… suffice to say I’m writing this contemporaneously. At least, I think that’s the right word….) Read the rest of this entry »
Quest for GC: Behind the Scenes, Part 1
Posted by Rockjaw in Community, Jobsworth, MMO-related on August 26th, 2008
Right now, despite what this post is telling you, it’s July 22nd where I am. The Games Convention in Leipzig is just under a month away, and we just released Quest for GC – Episode 3: Languages.
If all goes according to plan, by the time you read this, we’ll have released all fourteen episodes.
Of course, I just need to make the other eleven, first….
Of students, MMOG-fests, and getting a job
Posted by Rockjaw in Breaking In, Jobsworth, MMO-related on June 8th, 2008
I’m a little behind on here, and as you’ll see, I’ll be going in reverse for the next few posts. Now I’ve done and dusted the MCM Expo write-up, here’s a few thoughts on a much more recent event; I’ll get back to UK Games Expo before too long, too.
This week was half-spent in the beautifully sunny and green surroundings of Stafford. In Staffordshire. At Staffordshire University. I was a guest of the Faculty of Computing, Engineering and Technology, who had organised MMOG-fest 2008 to celebrate the launch of their new degree in Multiplayer Online Games Design.
I was attending primarily as a speaker, but also went to sell some games and just generally meet and greet with students and staff. Overall, I had a great time and I’m really glad I did go. Hopefully I managed to tell a few people things they might find useful, as well.
I fully intend (when I’m really happy with it, and that might be a while) to put some sort of summary of my talk on here. For now though, here’s just a few random thoughts about the event, students, and that tough nut they all want to crack: getting a first job in games. Read the rest of this entry »
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