Hey all!

I am one of the project managers for Project Coalesce. We are a Pipeline development team looking for some more talent. Our game is being developed on the Unity3D platform, with a minimalistic art style. We have a few requirements for these positions.

Web Developer
- Expert HTML & CSS Skills
- Fluent with Javascript
- Professional in Adobe Creative Suite products

Network Admin
- Ability to setup VPN networks for wide array of users.
- Able to manage and install the Atlassian software on a VPN.
- Self motivated, and a sense of humor.

Software Developer
- Familiar with Unity3D
- Great skills with C#
- Able to understand and use the Atlassian software package. (Jira, Confluence, etc.)
- Self motivated, and a sense of humor.

Thank you, please add me as a friend if you are able to fill either of these positions.

Hello, my name is Cody. I'm a 2D Visual Artist, with some experience in project management and marketing. I am willing to contribute to the project as long as it has proper management and is kept well organized. Deadlines that are enacted need to be maintained, and we need to be able to communicate on a daily basis. Either through a skype room, discussion groups, etc.

We will also need a hub variable to server as a place to store information, concepts, art, models, design PDFs, etc. If you would like my help, please add me and we can speak further about proper management.

Cheers,
Cody

Hey GLaDOS,

I'm not directly involved with the creative process of game design, but I do work in the industry so I'll try my best to answer your question.

A lot of the "game design" aspect of video games revolves around creative ideas. It's all about being able to sit down and map out strategies, and a workflow for the rest of your team. If you're able to create a sensible work flow, and have intuitive ideas, you can create an awesome concept for a game.

Another large part of game design is the willingness to create, conceptualize, and restart. The reason I say this is because a LARGE part of the "game design" title is being able to bring something to a certain point, and making sure your team agrees upon it. If they don't, you'll have to go all the way back to the drawing board and make changes. You also have to factor in balancing your game so that the player doesn't run through everything.

Remember - as a game designer, you are literally creating the EXPERIENCE that the player goes through, you want it to be memorable and something they won't forget. You can never assume a player understand anything, and you want the game to convey a compelling story that will be drilled into the players head. You want your player to feel like they are actually doing something in the game, and that they aren't just another one in a million crack shots.

As for "getting into the industry" - I'd suggest you conceptualize a few things first, create some documentation. Use word, do some minor sketches of what things would look like, you don't have to be an artist, just something that says, "If player 1 goes here, this will happen, hence creating a sense of X resource being important". All of these pitches, ideas, whatever - right them down. If you have an idea when you go to bed, keep a notepad on your night stand so you can write things down.

Good luck!

Hey Voodoo,

I'm a graphic designer myself. Since I'm in the industry, I'll tell you a little bit about my struggles, and how I managed to get where I am now.

Everything started for me with 2D pixel art, in GIMP. After awhile, being paid to do 2D pixel art animations when I was 13 years old. (Which at the time, I thought was awesome.) I made sprite sheets and imported them to animation shop to create cool effects for an RP community I was apart of.

Through that experience, I was able to discover that there was more to Photoshop than just pixel art, you could do so much with the program. I began working on Web design aesthetics and simple forum designs for vBulletin and Invision Power Boards. From there, I built a portfolio of UI/UX design through freelancing for communities.

This is where the game industry comes in - UI/UX is our home, and our nature. If you can create an eye-pleasing product that can direct a user down the yellow brick road, all while maintaining good nature, you'll have a job in the industry. Focus on creating menus, UI/HUDs, whatever. I like to play a game called Planetside 2 by SOE - I redesigned the entire map HUD or the game to be more intuitive and give more information, I posted it on Reddit and got some awesome feedback, a few months later I saw a great representation of my work in the actual game. That is when I realized that I could branch out and do UI/UX design full time - and now I work as a UI designer at an indie studio being paid to do what I love.

Hello,

My name is Cody - I'm 19 years old, and interested in 2D visual design and UI/UX art. I started out making 2D sprites for an online roleplay forum with paint/gimp, and now I work full time as a UI artist at a small time indie studio. I'm very interested in Pipeline to see what sort of content they can bring to the community, and to show that the younger demographic can still create amazing things.