10 Questions about Indie Game Development http://t.co/tA0ZjobFS1 I am also going to answer these in tweets every 10 min #indiedev #gamedev
— Thomas Warfield (@goodsolitaire) April 12, 2015
The article linked to in the tweet above caused me to answer the questions in a series of tweets:
1) What are your responsibilities as an indie game developer? Everything. If I don’t do it, it doesn’t get done. #indiedev #gamedev
— Thomas Warfield (@goodsolitaire) April 12, 2015
2) Are men and women treated equally in ur indie development workplace? Irrelevant question. The computer doesn’t care #indiedev #gamedev
— Thomas Warfield (@goodsolitaire) April 12, 2015
3) How long have you been an indie game developer? Answer: 20 years. #indiedev #gamedev
— Thomas Warfield (@goodsolitaire) April 12, 2015
4) What education do you need to be an indie game developer? Answer: none. You just need to know math & how to code. #indiedev #gamedev
— Thomas Warfield (@goodsolitaire) April 12, 2015
5) What education do I have as an indie game developer? Ans: Master’s degree in Mathematics. Yes, I am overeducated. #indiedev #gamedev
— Thomas Warfield (@goodsolitaire) April 12, 2015
6) Will there be indie game developer jobs in the future? Nope, we will all be replaced by coding bots. #indiedev #gamedev
— Thomas Warfield (@goodsolitaire) April 12, 2015
7) What do you like most about being an indie game developer? Not having a real job - interacting with customers #indiedev #gamedev
— Thomas Warfield (@goodsolitaire) April 12, 2015
8) What do you like least about being an indie game developer? Ans: Honestly, there is nothing not to like. #indiedev #gamedev
— Thomas Warfield (@goodsolitaire) April 12, 2015
9a) What is the average salary of an indie game developer? Ans: Zero. There is no salary, only revenue from sales. #indiedev #gamedev
— Thomas Warfield (@goodsolitaire) April 12, 2015
9b) If you want a salary, don’t become an indie game developer. #indiedev #gamedev
— Thomas Warfield (@goodsolitaire) April 12, 2015
>10. How are people expected to dress in this line of work?
Are we expected to dress in this line of work? ;-)
Posted by: Gregg Seelhoff | April 18, 2015 at 12:43 PM