Christian Game Developers Conference - July 30-31, Portland

#41 Well see, thats where we would diverge. A good portion of the Christian belief is the "one true way" attitude. Its really just a question of how overt or covert you are in expressing it to other people. I personally believe that if you dont believe in Christ you are going to hell. But if I walked up to every person that wasnt a Christian, and said "HI, your going to hell." Not only would I be a very lonely person but I would never have a chance to share with them why I wish they wouldnt go.

And that certainly DOESNT define whether or not you are close enough morally to me to be able to work with me in a community oriented business setting.

I have no problems working with people that are going to hell. :D Thats their choice. :D I'll just be sad when the end comes and I dont get to see them in heaven.

In a community oriented development environment that fits my ideal situation, you would develop relationships that extend beyond the 9/5 mentality. By the end of 1 2 or 5 years of development, I would have a vested interest in that person's well being and deep personal desire to spend eternity with them. Being that I believe that such a thing exists and its possible, it would come natural to me to want to convince them in a pleasent manner how much it would mean for them to meet me there.

I am NOT saying to take the Christ out of Christianity. Who is The One Way.

Whether or not you believe in Christ is not a moral issue, and it isnt a business issue, its a spiritual issue. That can be debated for ever and no one will find an answer that everyone will agree on. Even Christ said that. You either know him or you dont. You cant prove him any more then you can prove 1 + 1 = 5 without making implicit or explicit mistakes.

What I am saying is that if you base your business plan around the spiritual issue of Christ and not around the moral implications of his teachings then you are shooting yourself in the foot both spiritually and business wise.

I just dont think there should be an added question on the signup sheet saying "Do you believe in Christ?" because I dont think thats a relative business question. Can you work in a Christian environment? Yes. I think that is relevent. You dont want to put them into any more stress then you want to invite on yourself, we are talking voluntary, but I think that except for explicity church based companies, companies that base their employees around the core believe in Christ are grossly limiting their potential and doing more harm then good.

#42 Onward ye christian soldier!

#43 Christ said to reach out to the whole word did he not? I think it is wrong to base, and judge someone on if they believe in Christ or not. After all, are we not all God's Children? When i think of all of those lost souls, I start to get depressed and cry, because I know what a fathers love feels like. And I also know that God cries and weeps over every last one of those who stray from him. I just wish people knew how much Christ loves them, and how much he just wants to talk to him, and yes talking to Christ is very possible if you have faith and pray. Thats all Christ wants is for you to choose him over the world, and fellowship with you. AND SAYING "FOR CHRISTIANS ONLY" IS NOT THE WAY TO DO IT. WE ARE ALL HUMANS AND CHILDREN OF CHRIST.

#44 Good Luck Studios (me & Friends) are Christians and we are making game that are mature, not those stupid learning games no we are making fully realistic world in the Vietnam and are creating our own war of our own and I bet many people in the gaming industry far from garagegames.com are Christians but, they are only doing what they love and if you look good into the storyline then you may see that the sprinkled a little touch of Christianity in it.
(Just look at Tolken's and C.S. Lewis's work)
-Ken

#45 Yeah there are definitely different approaches that people have taken in the past, I don't agree or disagree with either. However personally I believe it is more effective to suggest rather then impose any kind of idea. Some of the examples mentioned are pretty good ones as far as Christianity is concerned (Tolkien and C.S.Lewis). I mean how many of you thought LOTR was pretty awesome, and how many of you read the Chronicles of Narnia and thought it was a great tale. I did. If you look carefully though, as Ken mentioned, there are definitely certain values that are being communicated throughout the story. They aren't very distinct at a glance, but with a little more inspection they are there.

Mainly, I think many Christians are concerned with the underlying values and subjects being shipped along with the games currently out in the secular industry, and I agree with it myself. Therefore, I see nothing wrong with Christian Developers working hard to put alternative titles out there. In fact, I think it is very admirable that there are actually people who are willing to spend that much time doing that. If any of you are involved with the game development industry, you know exactly what I mean when I say it's rough...moreso if you are a small independent development group with little to no funding.

Just wanted to let you all know that they are working hard to bring the level of quality any game should have, and there are some pretty great development groups out there in this particlur sector of the market.