Comments on: Interview with Dorian Richard (Atari) http://www.edery.org For those interested in the business of making good video games. Entrepreneurial spirit a must. Mon, 08 Mar 2010 04:52:33 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9 hourly 1 By: Mark Soderwall http://www.edery.org/interview-with-dorian-richard-atari/comment-page-1/#comment-575 Mark Soderwall Mon, 27 Feb 2006 16:05:10 +0000 http://www.edery.org/interview-with-dorian-richard-atari/#comment-575 As the former Senior Art Director at Atari, I've had the GREAT pleasure of working with Dorian! Believe me she is one of just a handfull of producers in this entire industry I will listen to or even recieve mentoring from. The advice she gives is from a passionate heart and a professionally experienced eye to see games done right! I would also like to add to her "They also forget to schedule the really mundane stuff" by adding in submission/approval time for assets when working with a licensed title or HUD and UI concept, creation and tweaking, (the HUD is in front of a player over 90% of the time, it requires time to be realized correctly) and lastely Sound and Localization (the step childern of development)! Thanx again Dorian for your professional and personal insight! Can't wait till we work together again!!! As the former Senior Art Director at Atari, I’ve had the GREAT pleasure of working with
Dorian! Believe me she is one of just a handfull of producers in this entire industry I
will listen to or even recieve mentoring from.
The advice she gives is from a passionate heart and a professionally experienced eye to
see games done right!
I would also like to add to her “They also forget to schedule the really mundane stuff”
by adding in submission/approval time for assets when working with a licensed title or
HUD and UI concept, creation and tweaking, (the HUD is in front of a player over 90% of
the time, it requires time to be realized correctly) and lastely Sound and Localization
(the step childern of development)!

Thanx again Dorian for your professional and personal insight! Can’t wait till we work
together again!!!

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]]> By: Denis - Loadinc http://www.edery.org/interview-with-dorian-richard-atari/comment-page-1/#comment-539 Denis - Loadinc Thu, 23 Feb 2006 14:21:07 +0000 http://www.edery.org/interview-with-dorian-richard-atari/#comment-539 Great interview. As an independent developer I would add that the following sentence also aplies to publishers (some of them tend to forget we're partners): "But developers should be aware that no matter what’s happening with the relationship, honesty is always the better policy." Hey! No one said it was going to be easy... Great interview.
As an independent developer I would add that the following sentence also aplies to publishers (some of them tend to forget we’re partners):
“But developers should be aware that no matter what’s happening with the relationship, honesty is always the better policy.”

Hey! No one said it was going to be easy…

]]> By: Erick http://www.edery.org/interview-with-dorian-richard-atari/comment-page-1/#comment-531 Erick Wed, 22 Feb 2006 22:24:19 +0000 http://www.edery.org/interview-with-dorian-richard-atari/#comment-531 Wow. This article hit all too close to home. All I can say is that I can COMPLETELY sympathize with the "inexperienced developer" Wow. This article hit all too close to home. All I can say is that
I can COMPLETELY sympathize with the “inexperienced developer”

]]> By: Philip Tan http://www.edery.org/interview-with-dorian-richard-atari/comment-page-1/#comment-503 Philip Tan Tue, 21 Feb 2006 08:21:37 +0000 http://www.edery.org/interview-with-dorian-richard-atari/#comment-503 Indeed, good interview. I can clearly empathize with the "wanting to get the contract signed" motivation, as well as understand the pitfalls. Far too often, unreasonable milestones and objectives are set not because of any particular malice, but simply due to not having spent enough time in analysis during the contract-drafting stage. Also, it's nigh-impossible to estimate timelines with any useful amount of accuracy and granularity when you're looking at dates two years out. Indeed, good interview. I can clearly empathize with the “wanting to get the contract signed” motivation, as well as understand the pitfalls. Far too often, unreasonable milestones and objectives are set not because of any particular malice, but simply due to not having spent enough time in analysis during the contract-drafting stage. Also, it’s nigh-impossible to estimate timelines with any useful amount of accuracy and granularity when you’re looking at dates two years out.

]]> By: breath http://www.edery.org/interview-with-dorian-richard-atari/comment-page-1/#comment-500 breath Tue, 21 Feb 2006 01:46:09 +0000 http://www.edery.org/interview-with-dorian-richard-atari/#comment-500 Nice conversation! These sorts of issues seem to apply all over the software map, not just to games. Of course, the way the industry is structured, the scheduling issues are more pressing for games. Nice conversation! These sorts of issues seem to apply all over the software map, not just to games. Of course, the way the industry is structured, the scheduling issues are more pressing for games.

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