I actually did read the topic itself,and both the title and the first phrase are the same question,"Do you think this etc...",which is WHAT I ANSWERED TO.Or you were expecting an answer to something different?krazykidd said:
Do you think people that work in the video game industry play video games during their free time?
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I'm fairly certain the dev's would. Not quite as sure about the publishers. Bobby Kotick just doesn't strike me as being a gamer somehow.
All the time. In fact, there's an inter-studio tournament that happens every now and then. This year, it's in League of Legends. Other years, it's been TeamFortress 2, StarCraft 2, etc. I'm sure when Battlefield 3 comes out, we'd get another season playing that too.krazykidd said:
In my opinion, it would be the same as game reviewing: Either you physically can't play games in you're free time because of burning out from the job, or you can, and do. Greg Street does still play wow, the voice actor of Female Shepard does not play games.
I'd have to go with yes... for the most part.
Because I play games.... I make games...
Do I play them as much as I want, no.
I haven't been able to even touch my games this weekend due to the current project I'm working on, trying to get things all organized and what not.
Stay in school kids, then you can work a 60+ hour week for way less than you deserve and live the dream like I do.
You really gotta love it though.
Because I play games.... I make games...
Do I play them as much as I want, no.
I haven't been able to even touch my games this weekend due to the current project I'm working on, trying to get things all organized and what not.
Stay in school kids, then you can work a 60+ hour week for way less than you deserve and live the dream like I do.
You really gotta love it though.
Define "free time". Video game creators go to work and do their job, let's say for about 8-10 hours a day, when they're not at work, they HAVE TO play games, so they can keep up with new things being added to the medium. It's the equivalent of a Stock broker who wakes up before going to work and reads the business section of the newspaper, technically he does it in his free time but he doesn't have much of a choice in the first place.
I'm going to assume that when they don't have anything to play, they do something else.
I'm going to assume that when they don't have anything to play, they do something else.
They might not mind thinking of work if they enjoy it. If you enjoy developing games and if you enjoy playing them there's no reason why you wouldn't play them in your free time. However, if you detested developing games, I can see how it might affect playing them for recreation. For example, when I worked in a multimedia wholesalers, I couldn't walk into my local video rental shop because I hated the job and saw the DVDs and CDs which I packed and shipped off to the shop.krazykidd said:
This is an interesting point , so you think the people are obliged to play games because their work obliges them to. So basically they aren't playing for fun , but to stay ahead . Now continuing this train of thought , do you think they are forced to play specific games for the higher ups? Or do they choose freely what game they play ,as long as they play something ? ( sorry for being so anoyingly curious )Alade said:
I honestly can't comment from experience but I can link this to a similar situation, movie critics. They also experience their medium as a part of their jobs. Since a lot of movies and a lot of games are the same thing in a different package, originality starts to be the best attribute for a movie/game.krazykidd said:
So I'm going to assume that video game developers enjoy very original games the most, which is also good, since those are the games that they should play to stay ahead in their job.
Good point , but i think using movie critics is an unfair example . I didn't add video game reviewers in my list because they don't really have any part in the video game developpement and i am sure that movie critics love to watch movies as much as a video game critic enjoys playing games . It would be more a question de movie directors watch movies during their spare time , and i assume they do , not only that butthey probably enjoy original movies too. In that light , i guess your right , developers for the most part most love playing video games especially original ones . I didn't even think of this , thank you for your post , very insightfulAlade said:
I'm currently working in the gaming industry. I'd say yes, we do play games during our free time and even if we are not allowed, we can get away with it by saying we are "testing the game". But, at a certain point, we usually complain that the game we are in charge with is boring because before it even release, we already played the same level for tons of times.
Unless, it is a really good game.
Unless, it is a really good game.
Of course they do. They wouldn't BE in the video game industry if they didn't. Hell, even if they don't play for fun, then play games just to study them. To find what works and use it in their own games. A video game developer that doesn't play games would be like a director that doesn't watch movies, or a writer that doesn't read.
I am on a Games Dev College Course, and only one of the 4 Tutors play games at all, and even then he only played 1 game every month, all the others dont play games, because you forget that a huge portion of the team are Artests / Designers, that create stuff to go into the game, but never actually play them. But I am only saying that not everyone that works on games actually likes to play games, but I think the ones that do (Which is Probably most of them) play games a lot in their free time, if they actually get any.
Not really. I'm sure it happens to some, but the vast majority still play games. Even after years of working in the industry, for most, it's still a passion. They still love playing them.krazykidd said:
Granted, some might get sick of their own games, but playing other games would still be fun and surprising. (as well as a good way to keep up with the rest of the industry) Likewise, someone who programs for first-person shooters all day might enjoy coming home and playing a few RTS games in their spare time.
Same thing happens with people working in other industries. Film makers still love to watch films. Musicians still like to listen to music. Writers still like to read books. Painters still love to admire and critique paintings.
On the Gamers with Jobs podcast, Ken Levine and other devs are always talking about the games they play and like.
I do, and I do. Simple.
I've played games for about twenty years now, why should I stop because I work for a games publisher?
I've played games for about twenty years now, why should I stop because I work for a games publisher?