Seeking aspiring game developers in Dublin

Fartmonger · 28-01-2009 6:13pm #1

Hello. I'm interested in getting a small team of aspiring game developers together with a goal of completing a game by June.

Project Details/Aims:

Release at least 1 simple game by June
Release all source code/images/etc. under GPL
Team members gain important skills/experience
Team members gain valuable CV fodder

People Thinking of Applying Should:

Be self-motivated and hard-working
Be sociable / capable of working as part of a team
Have some examples of their work they can show me
Live near Dublin
Be available at least 1 night per week for meetings etc.
Ideally be aged 18-25

What I Can Bring to the Team:

Knowledge of software design principles
Good programming skills (Java, C++, Python, and too many more to name :P)
Experienced team-leader
Passion for the 'Art of Game Design'

In particular I'm looking for someone who would be able to handle the art and design needs of the project.

If you're interested please drop me a PM with your details (age/location etc) and a bit about your skills/experience.

If enough people get back to me, I'll organize a meeting and hopefully we can get a team together

Thanks for reading - sorry if this is the wrong board.

satchmo · 28-01-2009 6:50pm

You should check out gamedevelopers.ie, you might get some interest there too.

Dont be at yourself · 29-01-2009 12:29am

I'll sticky this for a week or two to see if there's any interest

Fartmonger · 30-01-2009 1:03pm

@NekkidBibleMan: Thanks for the sticky

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@satchmo: Thanks for that link. I had actually searched for a website along those lines but couldn't find anything. Looks like a good resource anyways

Have posted the ad there for greater exposure.

tk421 · 06-04-2009 7:22pm

I have actually set myself up with a team, and so far we've got 4 years work complete on a 3D space trading/sim like Elite. (theres 5 of us) We are nearing release 1 and theres a lot I've learned in the past 4 years. There were several ocasions when I would have liked to have some where to go to talk to people and get answers and learn from others. (Rather than just researching online, theres a lot to be said for just talking to people)

As a result of this I was considering setting up some sort of weekly lessons or workshop for those interested in learning certain aspects of game development. To start with I'd like to run a 5 week introductory course in 3D Modeling for video games some where in the city center.

I've helped a few other people get started on this and it was at one of their suggestions that I decided to run an actual class for a few weeks.

Do you think any one would be interested?

witnessmenow · 16-04-2009 9:15pm

How simple is a simple game :P

I will most certainly be doing some game dev for fun when i finish college in the middle of May which i'm sure is too late for you. Good luck with it anyways!

TomCo · 07-11-2009 6:27am

I wonder if the OP ever got anywhere with his project.
Always looking for potential employers!

Fartmonger · 09-11-2009 1:23pm

This is the game I eventually made: http://pyedpypers.org/index.php?page=project&projectid=33&view=true

Bit late and I ended up making it by myself :P

I plan to remake it using XNA and put it on xbox live... one day...

TomCo · 09-11-2009 3:36pm

Fartmonger wrote: »

This is the game I eventually made: http://pyedpypers.org/index.php?page=project&projectid=33&view=true

Bit late and I ended up making it by myself :P

I plan to remake it using XNA and put it on xbox live... one day...

Good luck anyway,

Here's a game me and group of guys in college made using XNA (along with some extra stuff for physics)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Us2F3e9sHI

and a later tweaked version which also used augmented reality.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WMWEYqYPDfc