Comments on: On the student scholarship and my experience. http://numberless.net/blog/2007/03/15/on-the-student-scholarship-and-my-experience/ by Scott Jon Siegel Wed, 14 Sep 2011 21:15:43 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.2 By: Scott http://numberless.net/blog/2007/03/15/on-the-student-scholarship-and-my-experience/comment-page-1/#comment-316 Scott Thu, 15 Mar 2007 23:25:49 +0000 http://www.numberless.net/blog/2007/03/15/on-the-student-scholarship-and-my-experience/#comment-316 I was more referring to just the disparity between those types of game development. As someone fairly new to the industry, it amazes me that there's <i>any</i> similarity between mobile game development (short production cycles, unpredictable and numerous platforms) and console game development (targeted platform, and a "it'll be done when it's done" philosophy). The fact that that experience is transferable at all just astounds me. But I guess I have a lot to learn, huh? I was more referring to just the disparity between those types of game development. As someone fairly new to the industry, it amazes me that there’s any similarity between mobile game development (short production cycles, unpredictable and numerous platforms) and console game development (targeted platform, and a “it’ll be done when it’s done” philosophy). The fact that that experience is transferable at all just astounds me. But I guess I have a lot to learn, huh?

]]> By: Darius K. http://numberless.net/blog/2007/03/15/on-the-student-scholarship-and-my-experience/comment-page-1/#comment-315 Darius K. Thu, 15 Mar 2007 20:56:55 +0000 http://www.numberless.net/blog/2007/03/15/on-the-student-scholarship-and-my-experience/#comment-315 "What’s still amazing to me is that he spent years in mobile game development, and yet was able to make a quick and easy transition over to production lead on a major console and computer title." Yeah, it's basically luck and knowing people. That's why I always say that *any* industry experience is good experience. “What’s still amazing to me is that he spent years in mobile game development, and yet was able to make a quick and easy transition over to production lead on a major console and computer title.”

Yeah, it’s basically luck and knowing people. That’s why I always say that *any* industry experience is good experience.

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