@Obscure: Can't argue with that. You're right.


@d000hg: The bonus pay? Yep. How long the game would take isn't something I would know of course. I won't be gathering a team and make everyone get to work. I have to design the game first and ready a GDD. Then artwork and some of the coding will start, then the graphics. after that, we'd have to set up a website and a community forum, then do some further coding (to make it an online multiplayer game, as intended), and hire a web designer to make the website look fancy and then hire someone to do sound effects (and a little music, too). It might take less than a year, or longer. I don't expect that any one member other to work for a year. Possibly the game programmer and the web programmer.

As for the hours per week, that's not something I would want to answer. It's up to them, really. If I recruited the right person, then they'd do enough work to get stuff done (which would also have a lot to do with the way I manage and lead the project, the team and the individual members).


I think we're getting somewhere now. :)

Quote:Original post by Metallon
As for the hours per week, that's not something I would want to answer. It's up to them, really. If I recruited the right person, then they'd do enough work to get stuff done (which would also have a lot to do with the way I manage and lead the project, the team and the individual members).

It matters if you're looking for someone to spend their Saturday afternoon doing a few hours coding, or most of their free time, or only take a part time job to dedicate time to your project. How much commitment are you expecting... this is usually going to express itself in how much time someone will put in.

I don't think you made it clear if you're expecting to get professional programmers with industry experience, or university students looking to get a portfolio, or school kids who bought a "learn C++ in a week" book?

@d000hg: As I already mentioned, I'm looking for people who want to get into the industry and need practical experience working with a team and possibly build on their portfolio. Essentially people who aren't in the game industry, but who want to work there. My two friends who will be helping along and I all want to be in the game industry.

Again, I wouldn't want to say how much I would want them to work based on hours as people need different amounts of time to get started. I start slow but once I've begun, I tend to work for a long time if I can. It depends on the individual, what his work is, how much spare time he has and how much he wants to work on the project. I've learned that it's not always a chore to work on someone else's project. On the contrary, I love working on other people's projects. It's more realistic than making your own stuff, when compared to how the industry is today.


@Obscure: That's right. I don't think the question can be answered - at least not now, anyway. Though I did learn a thing or two from this topic, so I can't really say I regret posting it and taking my time with it.

Again, I fully agree with you. I don't have anything else to say, really.