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Granted money is easy to count but it is a debatable measure of which game is better or who was most successful at the task of learning to make games.

Re: Battle of Brothers: A Video Game Programming Duel

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Post by jason_slack » Mon, Mar 31, 2014, 7:23 PM UTC

joeld42 wrote: post #10

protip: (Note I am not really pro) Don't spend a year making one game. Make as many games as you can in a year.

it has taken me almost 1 year to make mine. 2 weeks shy, actually.

Re: Battle of Brothers: A Video Game Programming Duel

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Post by at-fates-hands » Mon, Mar 31, 2014, 7:25 PM UTC

veeneck wrote: post #13

yincrash wrote: post #11

I assume the $25K is excluding living expenses for yourselves?

Yeah, just game specific costs. Art, sound, music, tutorials, etc

What happens if one brother comes in under budget? What happens to the money left over?

You should be able to take your remaining budget and count it as profit.

Re: Battle of Brothers: A Video Game Programming Duel

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Post by veeneck » Mon, Mar 31, 2014, 7:28 PM UTC

patja wrote: post #16

Did you consider other methods of scoring besides money? Granted money is easy to count but it is a debatable measure of which game is better or who was most successful at the task of learning to make games.

We did, but in the end this has to be treated as a business. All aspiring game developers have a fear of quitting their jobs, so money is probably the most important benchmark for anyone else who would try this out. And we have an agreement not to go into shady/unethical IAP territory, so we should still be proud of the final products.

Re: Battle of Brothers: A Video Game Programming Duel

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Post by opendais » Mon, Mar 31, 2014, 7:37 PM UTC

veeneck wrote: post #19

patja wrote: post #16

Did you consider other methods of scoring besides money? Granted money is easy to count but it is a debatable measure of which game is better or who was most successful at the task of learning to make games.

We did, but in the end this has to be treated as a business. All aspiring game developers have a fear of quitting their jobs, so money is probably the most important benchmark for anyone else who would try this out. And we have an agreement not to go into shady/unethical IAP territory, so we should still be proud of the final products.

Do you feel all in-app purchases are shady? Or just the 'pay to win' types?