honestduane

Hey Bas, Why are you continuing with this scam?

I remember back in the day you asked my company to fund you. You asked for (many) dollars but couldn't explain to me why I should do it. You gave me a lot of marketing speak but you refused (or couldn't) explain what I was getting for my money, and when I asked questions on it I was flat out ignored. Worse, you refused to say where it was going, could not guarantee the terms you asked for (when you could define them), and in general seemed really shady.

So I ask you publicly, why do this? Is it just about money for you? I mean you don't have people who have done this on your staff, you refused to explain to me what people you had when l took that matter up with you, and in general I feel like you are dodging the serious questions on HOW THE FUCK DO YOU REALLY INTEND TO DO THIS? WHAT DO SPONSORS REALLY GET OUT OF IT?

I still want to know though, despite the fact you have been ignoring/ducking my emails on this. And so do others!

Why doesn't your music work?

I have experience with C, C++, C#, BASIC, VB, Perl, BASH, SQL, Python, PHP, 8086 assembly, and a bunch of random experience in other languages like Forth, Lisp, COBOL, Ruby, etc. I'm a software developer (Programmer) by trade, just not in the Games space.

I have worked at Microsoft and a bunch of other companies in this (The Seattle-Redmond-Bellevue) area, so working as a team on the same code-base using TFS, Perforce, SVN, or Git is not a problem for me.

How do I find companies that have openings?

I'm already a software developer, and I have prior experience as an SDET as well. I just have no experience in the "game" space. I'm currently studying 3d art on the side, as my other half is a Lead 3d Artist for a MMO company.

What advice would you give a long time non-game developer who is interested in getting into the gamedev space for the first time?