http://devdiary.doomlab.com An Independent Game Developer's Diary Fri, 28 Nov 2008 06:07:54 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Anything involving the business side of game development interests me. I like to be well informed of the inner workings of the industry. That's why when veteran lawyer Buscaglia discusses how developers should work with publishers on a contract - urging active, intelligent negotiation at all times - I ... http://devdiary.doomlab.com/2008/11/26/game-law-so-whats-the-dealio/ Here is an article from Gamasutra that can ultimately effect all past, current, and potential game development students.  I went through DeVry's Game & Simulation Programming cirriculum, so I have a vested interest in the outcome of this controversy.  Basically, the article states that certain game development schools are saying ... http://devdiary.doomlab.com/2008/11/20/controversy-in-the-classroom-whose-ip-is-it-anyway/ Since the idea is to start on small projects first and work my way up to bigger and more lucrative projects, I decided to create some content packs for the Torque Game Engine. I'm currently putting my first one together, making sure that each model is professionally complete with ... http://devdiary.doomlab.com/2008/11/13/baby-steps/ Article by:  Codemaster's Principle Designer, Phil O'Connor I have the incredible fortune of being paid to design games. I consider this a privilege, the result of some luck, but at the same time, it’s something I worked for years at achieving. I wanted to be a game designer from a very ... http://devdiary.doomlab.com/2008/10/03/opinion-how-to-hire-good-game-designers/ Well, I've been busy working on a few of my classes. I graduate at the end of this semester (all that I have left to do is complete the Senior Project). In between my classes, I've been trying to strengthen my Demo Reel with some better images. ... http://devdiary.doomlab.com/2008/07/26/another-addition-to-my-demo-reel/