noah brickman’s adventures in game development 1997-2000 graduated ucsc 1995 graduated ucsc 1995...
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Noah Brickman’sAdventures in Game Development 1997-2000
Graduated UCSC 1995Graduated UCSC 1995 VR Design 95-96VR Design 95-96 Game Development 97-2000Game Development 97-2000 Simulation Design 00-Simulation Design 00-
presentpresent
Prolific Publishing
Independent developerIndependent developer 10 Programmers10 Programmers 4 Artists4 Artists 1 Producer1 Producer
Return Fire II
Military capture the flag Military capture the flag gamegame
3Dfx Voodoo acceleration3Dfx Voodoo acceleration AI PlayerAI Player Networked gameplayNetworked gameplay
Return Fire II Lessons
Successful title but…Successful title but… 6 months behind schedule6 months behind schedule Unrealistic deadlineUnrealistic deadline Bloated UIBloated UI Deadline creep limited Deadline creep limited
development qualitydevelopment quality
Hot Wheels Crash
Car crashing game for the Car crashing game for the young at heartyoung at heart
XML scripting engineXML scripting engine Level building toolLevel building tool
Crash Lessons
A good design goes a long A good design goes a long wayway
Good level building tools Good level building tools are essentialare essential
Track your artwork Track your artwork resourcesresources
Beware of changes from Beware of changes from the publisherthe publisher
Daikatana
John Romero’s infamous John Romero’s infamous shootershooter
40 monsters40 monsters 30 weapons30 weapons 5 Eras 5 Eras AI sidekicksAI sidekicks We leant AI supportWe leant AI support
Daikatana Lessons
All that glitters…All that glitters… Years behind scheduleYears behind schedule Inexperienced teamInexperienced team Changing tech designChanging tech design 5 different lead 5 different lead
programmersprogrammers Unrealistic deadlinesUnrealistic deadlines Personality conflictsPersonality conflicts
The Good…
Games are just funGames are just fun Cutting edge technologyCutting edge technology
Graphics and shadersGraphics and shaders Modeling and animationModeling and animation AIAI MMORPGMMORPG UI DesignUI Design
Educational collaborative Educational collaborative environmentenvironment
Industry perks?Industry perks?
The Bad…
Long HoursLong Hours EA SpouseEA Spouse
Tight deadlinesTight deadlines Industry complicationsIndustry complications
Useful Skills
Know a bit of everythingKnow a bit of everything 3D Rendering and shaders3D Rendering and shaders 3D modeling and formats3D modeling and formats Collision detectionCollision detection Game physicsGame physics AIAI
Good team communicationGood team communication YouthYouth
