Be the Lead Programmer on one of the hottest games of 06
by Ibrahim Chishti · in Jobs · 10/07/2005 (2:07 pm) · 11 replies
How would you like to be the Lead Programmer on one of the hottest games of '06?
If you have the talent then we can give you the opportunity. We are an Independent Game Developer and Publisher. We design, develop and produce, exciting new games for the PC.
Our newest project, a realistic martial arts fighting game, has made it past the pre-alpha stage and is waiting on a new Lead Programmer to bring it to retail in early 2006.
Now you can join our team of artists, animators, and programmers from around the world and have your name in one of the best games of 2006.
All work will be developed under paid "work for hire" contracts.
If you would like to apply, please send an email to gscoder@imcuniverse.com with the following:
1) Description of your skills and experience
2) Examples of your work (playable demos, finished releases, etc)
3) The reason why you want to work for us, as well as your reasons why you are a game programmer.
Ibrahim Chishti
ibrahim@imcuniverse.com
Vice President, Game Development
IMC Digital Universe, Inc.
If you have the talent then we can give you the opportunity. We are an Independent Game Developer and Publisher. We design, develop and produce, exciting new games for the PC.
Our newest project, a realistic martial arts fighting game, has made it past the pre-alpha stage and is waiting on a new Lead Programmer to bring it to retail in early 2006.
Now you can join our team of artists, animators, and programmers from around the world and have your name in one of the best games of 2006.
All work will be developed under paid "work for hire" contracts.
If you would like to apply, please send an email to gscoder@imcuniverse.com with the following:
1) Description of your skills and experience
2) Examples of your work (playable demos, finished releases, etc)
3) The reason why you want to work for us, as well as your reasons why you are a game programmer.
Ibrahim Chishti
ibrahim@imcuniverse.com
Vice President, Game Development
IMC Digital Universe, Inc.
#2
10/07/2005 (2:33 pm)
For someone who touts design, your site is incredibly ugly and cheap looking.
#3
Thank you very much for your comments.
Since we do not do web design work for clients any longer, we haven't updated our basic web site for a couple of years. We do need to change the design and some of the content, so thanks for pointing out how absurd those numbers may seem.
However, I was not stating what WE charge for web work, but what the "industry" averages were then, in 2000. We did then, and still do manage to deliver nearly ten times the value for our clients in whatever arena we are working; or put another way, we try to produce a project for one-tenth the cost that mainstream firms would charge.
Here is the context of the phrase you commented about:
"Costs for Web development are up once again in 2000, according to the July 2000 NetMarketing Web Price Index (note: at the time, that was the most authoritative index available on web pricing).
The average cost for a 'small' website has risen to $113,500 (up 46% from $77,500; September, 1999), including the following services:
Look and feel (design/site mapping)
Hosting (for secure transactions)
Publishing tools
Shopping cart
E-commerce solution for the purchase"
I think can be interesting to look back just a few years, and realize that what actually did cost $100,000 back then, literally can probably be done for $500 today. I have seen very credible and appealing web templates of 10 or so pages, for $50.
Nonetheless, major sites with real time data updating, high volume e-commerce and similar needs, are still get expensive.
In any event, we'll bring the main site up to date ASAP.
BTW, we are no longer a three man shop. We have more than a dozen people working with us in various capacities on this project, both full time in-house staff, and virtual workers in various locales. The use of the VP "title" has a legal reason when posting employment material in public forums.
For any coders who respond to the ad above, we certainly will provide a very impressive state of the art game design to work on. We are mid-project right now, and have several nationally-regarded people who have completed work with us on various aspects of the game (they signed on via ads on this forum, by the way).
Potential programmers that we feel are ptoential fit with this work will be permitted to contact those other coders for their opinion on how we are to work with.
We also have a full-featured "intranet" just for this game, which keeps everyone updated 24X7 and builds a great team.
We sincerely believe that this may prove to be a truly career-making project for the right person. That is our intent and hope at any rate.
We like to emphasize that we are a "business" so that people do understand that this is paid work, and not another all-volunteer game project.
Thanks again for your comments,
All the best,
Hakim Chishti
IMC Digital Universe, Inc.
10/07/2005 (3:51 pm)
Chris Wilson, Ivan Lazarte, and Mike Stoddart,Thank you very much for your comments.
Since we do not do web design work for clients any longer, we haven't updated our basic web site for a couple of years. We do need to change the design and some of the content, so thanks for pointing out how absurd those numbers may seem.
However, I was not stating what WE charge for web work, but what the "industry" averages were then, in 2000. We did then, and still do manage to deliver nearly ten times the value for our clients in whatever arena we are working; or put another way, we try to produce a project for one-tenth the cost that mainstream firms would charge.
Here is the context of the phrase you commented about:
"Costs for Web development are up once again in 2000, according to the July 2000 NetMarketing Web Price Index (note: at the time, that was the most authoritative index available on web pricing).
The average cost for a 'small' website has risen to $113,500 (up 46% from $77,500; September, 1999), including the following services:
Look and feel (design/site mapping)
Hosting (for secure transactions)
Publishing tools
Shopping cart
E-commerce solution for the purchase"
I think can be interesting to look back just a few years, and realize that what actually did cost $100,000 back then, literally can probably be done for $500 today. I have seen very credible and appealing web templates of 10 or so pages, for $50.
Nonetheless, major sites with real time data updating, high volume e-commerce and similar needs, are still get expensive.
In any event, we'll bring the main site up to date ASAP.
BTW, we are no longer a three man shop. We have more than a dozen people working with us in various capacities on this project, both full time in-house staff, and virtual workers in various locales. The use of the VP "title" has a legal reason when posting employment material in public forums.
For any coders who respond to the ad above, we certainly will provide a very impressive state of the art game design to work on. We are mid-project right now, and have several nationally-regarded people who have completed work with us on various aspects of the game (they signed on via ads on this forum, by the way).
Potential programmers that we feel are ptoential fit with this work will be permitted to contact those other coders for their opinion on how we are to work with.
We also have a full-featured "intranet" just for this game, which keeps everyone updated 24X7 and builds a great team.
We sincerely believe that this may prove to be a truly career-making project for the right person. That is our intent and hope at any rate.
We like to emphasize that we are a "business" so that people do understand that this is paid work, and not another all-volunteer game project.
Thanks again for your comments,
All the best,
Hakim Chishti
IMC Digital Universe, Inc.
#4
Garage Games is a community where many professional freelance game developers work together. And yet, almost every time someone outside of the community gives an offer for programmers to do some contract work, some of the least professional among us attempt to attack and discredit them for reasons unknown. Some of us, as freelance game developers, rely on contract work to pay our bills. So how do you think it makes us feel when you do things like this that will drive away our opportunities? What you do discourages people from outside of the community from coming in. Garage Games is not a 1337, exclusive community where outsiders are to be driven away. It is a community of professionals looking for opportunities in our industry, wherever they may be found. You may think you're helping us by pointing out what you feel to be dishonesty, but this is not helpful. We are professionals. We know how to find out if a company is trustworthy on our own, individual basis. We do not need this type of "help".
Hakim, please don't let these individuals persuade you that they make up the majority of this community. Feel free to ignore their posts, as the professionals on this site are currently doing this anyhow.
Thank you all.
Bryan Edds
Red Pill Games
10/07/2005 (4:14 pm)
Ivan, Mike, and Chris,Garage Games is a community where many professional freelance game developers work together. And yet, almost every time someone outside of the community gives an offer for programmers to do some contract work, some of the least professional among us attempt to attack and discredit them for reasons unknown. Some of us, as freelance game developers, rely on contract work to pay our bills. So how do you think it makes us feel when you do things like this that will drive away our opportunities? What you do discourages people from outside of the community from coming in. Garage Games is not a 1337, exclusive community where outsiders are to be driven away. It is a community of professionals looking for opportunities in our industry, wherever they may be found. You may think you're helping us by pointing out what you feel to be dishonesty, but this is not helpful. We are professionals. We know how to find out if a company is trustworthy on our own, individual basis. We do not need this type of "help".
Hakim, please don't let these individuals persuade you that they make up the majority of this community. Feel free to ignore their posts, as the professionals on this site are currently doing this anyhow.
Thank you all.
Bryan Edds
Red Pill Games
#5
10/07/2005 (5:04 pm)
Quote:We like to emphasize that we are a "business" so that people do understand that this is paid work, and not another all-volunteer game project.I'm not mad at them.
#6
In either case, I can personally vouch for there not being anything funny going on here and that Ibrahim and co. are a great bunch to work with. (You are free to draw your own conclusions based on that, but that's all I'll say for now. =)
10/07/2005 (5:16 pm)
I have to agree with Bryan, people are awfully quick to jump to conclusions even though for once this is actually legit (as in not yet another "please make me my MMORPG!! For free!!" post). Even though I agree the website may be slightly misleading, just ignore it for the time being and talk to Ibrahim directly instead.In either case, I can personally vouch for there not being anything funny going on here and that Ibrahim and co. are a great bunch to work with. (You are free to draw your own conclusions based on that, but that's all I'll say for now. =)
#7
And what precisely have you done that makes you so much more professional than my self?
10/07/2005 (6:01 pm)
Quote:Feel free to ignore their posts, as the professionals on this site are currently doing this anyhow.
And what precisely have you done that makes you so much more professional than my self?
#8
10/07/2005 (6:47 pm)
Chris, please see my profile information to contact me privately to express your concerns. 
#10
It's not very professional...
10/07/2005 (8:27 pm)
Guys, don't take over Ibrahim Chishti's thread... If you can't help him, don't start a slagging match (Just move on!)It's not very professional...
#11
10/08/2005 (12:17 am)
Mmm, I didn't insult anyone, I just noted the obvious after searching their website for a better description of their game. But feel free to assume I suppose... 
Torque Owner Ivan Lazarte