Game or work...
by Martin Krantz · in Jobs · 09/13/2002 (1:38 pm) · 7 replies
Hi guys.
Well, I guess some of you guys really got to me by pointing out that a guy without programming or modeling skills could never/probably never create a game.
So I went out looking for work instead. And found it.
I'll be working as a writer for a team that's producing a hockey sim, that will be released by SI Sports (the ones that produce the Championship Manager series), which will be a sim for NHL, and some other leagues as well, possibly.
Anyway, this puts me in a heck of a position. I don't know if I'll be able to do the game I'm working on, but on the other hand, this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. So I'm kind of thinking about putting this project down....
We haven't gotten very far yet, with my game, though.
So, what do you guys think? Should I put down my game (at least for the time being), and go create a game that has a good opportunity to become a series, much like the EA Sports one?
I'm not on the team yet. I start out as a "member" or "contributor", with a very good shot at working myself onto the crew.
/Martin Krantz
Well, I guess some of you guys really got to me by pointing out that a guy without programming or modeling skills could never/probably never create a game.
So I went out looking for work instead. And found it.
I'll be working as a writer for a team that's producing a hockey sim, that will be released by SI Sports (the ones that produce the Championship Manager series), which will be a sim for NHL, and some other leagues as well, possibly.
Anyway, this puts me in a heck of a position. I don't know if I'll be able to do the game I'm working on, but on the other hand, this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. So I'm kind of thinking about putting this project down....
We haven't gotten very far yet, with my game, though.
So, what do you guys think? Should I put down my game (at least for the time being), and go create a game that has a good opportunity to become a series, much like the EA Sports one?
I'm not on the team yet. I start out as a "member" or "contributor", with a very good shot at working myself onto the crew.
/Martin Krantz
#2
09/13/2002 (1:50 pm)
Ohhh, HI! Ur the Fyrnaech guy. Yeah, that's tough, but you can do both, especially as a writer. Not like you have to invest 24-7 to write for a game. And writing is primarily an inital Design thing with a few tweaks throughout. You can do it yo, but do not give up an opportunity to be a part of a game..that's pretty big...even though it IS a sports game (which I wouldn't want to do...but that's just me).
#3
Because I've always loved hockey (and fantasy), so it would kind of be the perfect match.
I will be doing articles when teams win or loose, and I'll be doing player interviews when they get hurt, when they are angry after a trade, and some original articles, so it isn't the same crap all the time. I'll be charting team depth, and making suggestions on what to add, and I'll do scouting of players.
So it is pretty much a 24-7 job, even though it starts out as unpaid. I kind of feel that this one would be too good to pass up, the more I think about it.
And on top of that comes things like game manual and stuff... so it is more to do then people think.
I have a lot of experience from doing these things as well, so this sounds so interesting.
The more I think about it, the more I feel that this might be the right thing for me to do...
Oh, by the way. Hi Jeremy! Hope your game is coming along well!!!
/Martin Krantz
09/13/2002 (2:00 pm)
I'm considering taking this offer up.Because I've always loved hockey (and fantasy), so it would kind of be the perfect match.
I will be doing articles when teams win or loose, and I'll be doing player interviews when they get hurt, when they are angry after a trade, and some original articles, so it isn't the same crap all the time. I'll be charting team depth, and making suggestions on what to add, and I'll do scouting of players.
So it is pretty much a 24-7 job, even though it starts out as unpaid. I kind of feel that this one would be too good to pass up, the more I think about it.
And on top of that comes things like game manual and stuff... so it is more to do then people think.
I have a lot of experience from doing these things as well, so this sounds so interesting.
The more I think about it, the more I feel that this might be the right thing for me to do...
Oh, by the way. Hi Jeremy! Hope your game is coming along well!!!
/Martin Krantz
#4
Sounds like a sweet deal. Many of us in the community have "real" jobs along with our indie hobbies. Perhaps you can balance both?
Best of luck to you though. Toss in a reference to GG in your articles ;p
09/13/2002 (2:08 pm)
Hey Martin. Sounds like a sweet deal. Many of us in the community have "real" jobs along with our indie hobbies. Perhaps you can balance both?
Best of luck to you though. Toss in a reference to GG in your articles ;p
#5
It's SI Games that will release the game. *lol*
Damn, they've actually bought ice from a team in London! That is, they advertise for the hockey sim on the ice. Nifty. :)
09/13/2002 (2:40 pm)
In the excitement, I made a huge mistake. Not SI Sports.It's SI Games that will release the game. *lol*
Damn, they've actually bought ice from a team in London! That is, they advertise for the hockey sim on the ice. Nifty. :)
#6
Game? Yeah, still building my team, and got a forum on my site to discuss design issues now. Kinda hard to design across the U.S, so a forum is exciting...no seriuosly..it is.
Good Luck with it all!
09/13/2002 (2:45 pm)
I don't quite get what your job is gonna be. What role do you play as far as the game is concerned? Where are the articles displayed? Game? Yeah, still building my team, and got a forum on my site to discuss design issues now. Kinda hard to design across the U.S, so a forum is exciting...no seriuosly..it is.
Good Luck with it all!
#7
Anyways, I'll write in-game articles for the game, or interviews with hockey players, that the General Manager of the team can respond to, by saying the player is wonderful, a moron, or choose not to comment, etcetera. Like this:
"Interviewer: Joe, who was your childhood idol?
Sakic: Wayne Gretzky. I remember the first time I played against him. I was about to take a face-off, and as I looked up, there he was. He won the face-off, got the puck, and scored... *laugh*
Interviewer: What is your first impression of the team?
Sakic: I was very happy to join the team. Flyers have a strong line-up, and I've heard that GM Krantz is trying to do some more trades to strengthen us even further. Besides, I already have a couple of friends here. Paul is a great guy, and I know Alex (Tanguay) since my days in the Avs' organisation. He's told me that I was his childhood idol when growing up. That feels kind of strange. Makes me feel old. But I expect to be able to play on a high level for years to come, and I hope to spend them here in Philadelphia.
The team is so full of youth. I mean, Alex Tanguay, Justin Williams, Dmitri Kalinin and "Vishy" (Vitaly Vishnevski). No wonder I feel old! It's a good thing we have Chris (Chelios) here! *laugh*
Interviewer: What was your first thoughts when you received the news that you had been dealt to Flyers?
Sakic: At first, I wasn't too happy about it. But GM Petrescu obviously didn't see me as a part of his team anymore, and though I wasn't too happy about it, I had to learn to deal with it. I don't have any hard feelings for Petrescu, I know he's just doing his job. In the end, I hope this will be a good change for me.
Interviewer: Paul, who was your childhood idol when growing up?
Kariya: Actually, it was Sakic. *laugh*
No, I'm just kidding. My childhood idol was Luke Skywalker. Yes, I love Star Wars. I admit it. If I were a teenager now, I'd probably be running around with a light-sabre at movie premiers! *laugh*
But, when it comes to hockey, I really liked seeing Wayne Gretzky play.
Interviewer: What is your first impression of the team?
Kariya: I can't remember being this excited! Being on the same team as Sakic is great. We know eachother a bit from the Olympics last spring, and we've met at All-star games. And may I say that he's quite fast on the skates, even though he's so old? *laugh*
Seriously, I think the team is a little young, but we will be more competitive then the team I played with in Anaheim. I love the Mighty Ducks, but I didn't like that they dealt me. Mostly, I'm angry at GM Kelsey Hatila for trading me. I know I didn't have a good start to the season, but I gave my everything for that team. I didn't like to be traded, but since joining the Flyers organisation, I feel a bit better about it.
I guess all you need is a bit of distance. I was really mad at first, but now I can understand that Flyers really wanted me, and they gave Hatila an offer he couldn't resist. I don't like being traded, but I have more understanding for it now then a week ago.
Interviewer: Joe, what is your opinion of Kariya? As a hockey-player, that is.
Sakic: Paul might just be the best skater in NHL, and he can turn a defender inside-out if he wants to. I think he suffered from not playing with Selanne, who really knew how to take care of Paul's wonderful passes. He has a good shot. And like Gretzky, he likes to sneak into "the office", and pass the puck to a forward in front of the net.
Interviewer: Paul, what do you think of Sakic as a hockeyplayer?
Kariya: Joe is a great skater, who seems to cross the ice effortlessly. He is a great playmaker, and I'm very impressed by the kind of passes he can get across. He's also very good at stickhandling. I once saw him playing with a group of about thirty children. Even though they were swarming all around him, the puck never left his stick until he wanted it to. And believe me, holding on to a puck when there's thirty kids in the ages of 10-15, isn't the easiest thing to do! *laugh*
He is also an extremely good sniper, and I think he'll score a lot of goals for the team this year. We only have to get used to the lines we are playing in. Sometimes I don't know what Tanguay is thinking, but we'll come along just fine.
Sakic is also one of the most experienced players in the NHL today. I mean, he's won the cup twice, he's been the playoff MVP, and he's played a lot of game seven's in the playoffs. Plus, he has been in the Olympics, and he's played Canada Cup. You can't get more experienced then that.
I also likes that he leads by example, not by words. We all have a lot to learn from good, old Joe. *laugh*"
-Just a crude example, but you get the point.
This is a "no-comments" article, though. Just for the fun of it.
/Martin
09/13/2002 (2:55 pm)
That's good to hear.Anyways, I'll write in-game articles for the game, or interviews with hockey players, that the General Manager of the team can respond to, by saying the player is wonderful, a moron, or choose not to comment, etcetera. Like this:
"Interviewer: Joe, who was your childhood idol?
Sakic: Wayne Gretzky. I remember the first time I played against him. I was about to take a face-off, and as I looked up, there he was. He won the face-off, got the puck, and scored... *laugh*
Interviewer: What is your first impression of the team?
Sakic: I was very happy to join the team. Flyers have a strong line-up, and I've heard that GM Krantz is trying to do some more trades to strengthen us even further. Besides, I already have a couple of friends here. Paul is a great guy, and I know Alex (Tanguay) since my days in the Avs' organisation. He's told me that I was his childhood idol when growing up. That feels kind of strange. Makes me feel old. But I expect to be able to play on a high level for years to come, and I hope to spend them here in Philadelphia.
The team is so full of youth. I mean, Alex Tanguay, Justin Williams, Dmitri Kalinin and "Vishy" (Vitaly Vishnevski). No wonder I feel old! It's a good thing we have Chris (Chelios) here! *laugh*
Interviewer: What was your first thoughts when you received the news that you had been dealt to Flyers?
Sakic: At first, I wasn't too happy about it. But GM Petrescu obviously didn't see me as a part of his team anymore, and though I wasn't too happy about it, I had to learn to deal with it. I don't have any hard feelings for Petrescu, I know he's just doing his job. In the end, I hope this will be a good change for me.
Interviewer: Paul, who was your childhood idol when growing up?
Kariya: Actually, it was Sakic. *laugh*
No, I'm just kidding. My childhood idol was Luke Skywalker. Yes, I love Star Wars. I admit it. If I were a teenager now, I'd probably be running around with a light-sabre at movie premiers! *laugh*
But, when it comes to hockey, I really liked seeing Wayne Gretzky play.
Interviewer: What is your first impression of the team?
Kariya: I can't remember being this excited! Being on the same team as Sakic is great. We know eachother a bit from the Olympics last spring, and we've met at All-star games. And may I say that he's quite fast on the skates, even though he's so old? *laugh*
Seriously, I think the team is a little young, but we will be more competitive then the team I played with in Anaheim. I love the Mighty Ducks, but I didn't like that they dealt me. Mostly, I'm angry at GM Kelsey Hatila for trading me. I know I didn't have a good start to the season, but I gave my everything for that team. I didn't like to be traded, but since joining the Flyers organisation, I feel a bit better about it.
I guess all you need is a bit of distance. I was really mad at first, but now I can understand that Flyers really wanted me, and they gave Hatila an offer he couldn't resist. I don't like being traded, but I have more understanding for it now then a week ago.
Interviewer: Joe, what is your opinion of Kariya? As a hockey-player, that is.
Sakic: Paul might just be the best skater in NHL, and he can turn a defender inside-out if he wants to. I think he suffered from not playing with Selanne, who really knew how to take care of Paul's wonderful passes. He has a good shot. And like Gretzky, he likes to sneak into "the office", and pass the puck to a forward in front of the net.
Interviewer: Paul, what do you think of Sakic as a hockeyplayer?
Kariya: Joe is a great skater, who seems to cross the ice effortlessly. He is a great playmaker, and I'm very impressed by the kind of passes he can get across. He's also very good at stickhandling. I once saw him playing with a group of about thirty children. Even though they were swarming all around him, the puck never left his stick until he wanted it to. And believe me, holding on to a puck when there's thirty kids in the ages of 10-15, isn't the easiest thing to do! *laugh*
He is also an extremely good sniper, and I think he'll score a lot of goals for the team this year. We only have to get used to the lines we are playing in. Sometimes I don't know what Tanguay is thinking, but we'll come along just fine.
Sakic is also one of the most experienced players in the NHL today. I mean, he's won the cup twice, he's been the playoff MVP, and he's played a lot of game seven's in the playoffs. Plus, he has been in the Olympics, and he's played Canada Cup. You can't get more experienced then that.
I also likes that he leads by example, not by words. We all have a lot to learn from good, old Joe. *laugh*"
-Just a crude example, but you get the point.
This is a "no-comments" article, though. Just for the fun of it.
/Martin
Torque Owner Jeremy Tilton