[gameprogrammer] Re: Game learning project of the month

On Mon, 2007-01-08 at 15:56 -0500, Robbert de Groot wrote:
> --- Bob Pendleton <bob@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > The point is to pick a game that you *can* do in a month even if
> > you have a life and a job. BTW, I have seen a very good version of
> > tetris turned out over a weekend.
> 
> Sure, I'm pretty certain most capable coders here can toss out a game
> in 24-48 hours but that doesn't mean we have 24-48 hours to work
> with.  Also, a lot of the time, we coders like to chew off a little
> more than we can handle. :)

We are narrowing in on the point here. The idea of doing a game in a
month is to learn *not* to bite of more than you can chew. 

This whole thing started from reading about the early days of Id. They
all worked for a company that shipped a disk of DOS software once a
month. Every month there was a game on the disk. Carmak and crew had to
learn to design, develop, and deliver a game every month. You have to
learn to use the resources you have, not the resources you wish you had.

Now, if I could only do that...

                Bob Pendleton

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