Comments on: Don’t Blame The Dogs http://www.gameproducer.net/2006/05/06/dont-blame-the-dogs/ I bake games. Indie style. Wed, 12 Jun 2013 15:09:19 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: gandhi http://www.gameproducer.net/2006/05/06/dont-blame-the-dogs/comment-page-1/#comment-135823 gandhi Thu, 13 Aug 2009 12:32:05 +0000 http://www.gameproducer.net/2006/05/06/dont-blame-the-dogs/#comment-135823 nice dog nice dog

]]> By: Game Producer: Why Am I Doing This? (Why Are You Doing That?) | Games For You http://www.gameproducer.net/2006/05/06/dont-blame-the-dogs/comment-page-1/#comment-135820 Game Producer: Why Am I Doing This? (Why Are You Doing That?) | Games For You Thu, 13 Aug 2009 10:00:58 +0000 http://www.gameproducer.net/2006/05/06/dont-blame-the-dogs/#comment-135820 [...] I’ve managed to share some pics of our dogs [...] [...] I’ve managed to share some pics of our dogs [...]

]]> By: GameProducer.Net » Blog Archive » Why Am I Doing This? (Why Are You Doing That?) http://www.gameproducer.net/2006/05/06/dont-blame-the-dogs/comment-page-1/#comment-135819 GameProducer.Net » Blog Archive » Why Am I Doing This? (Why Are You Doing That?) Thu, 13 Aug 2009 07:14:14 +0000 http://www.gameproducer.net/2006/05/06/dont-blame-the-dogs/#comment-135819 [...] I’ve managed to share some pics of our dogs [...] [...] I’ve managed to share some pics of our dogs [...]

]]> By: Juuso - Game Producer http://www.gameproducer.net/2006/05/06/dont-blame-the-dogs/comment-page-1/#comment-2707 Juuso - Game Producer Thu, 25 May 2006 06:05:22 +0000 http://www.gameproducer.net/2006/05/06/dont-blame-the-dogs/#comment-2707 @RayB: Thanks for your comment. First I must repeat: check clarification number 2 in my previous comment. Secondly: of course in case of urgency or critical issue I would have contacted him sooner. The project was not "just waiting the artist" - there were lots of other tasks to handle besides this specific case with the artist. We didn't lose time in this case, and I understand your important note: game producers should NEVER just wait for something to happen. Taking action is very crucial. In my experience... I have noticed that flooding people with emails is not a good strategy. That was the reason I decided not to email him sooner. Thanks for the insight. @RayB: Thanks for your comment. First I must repeat: check clarification number 2 in my previous comment. Secondly: of course in case of urgency or critical issue I would have contacted him sooner. The project was not “just waiting the artist” – there were lots of other tasks to handle besides this specific case with the artist. We didn’t lose time in this case, and I understand your important note: game producers should NEVER just wait for something to happen. Taking action is very crucial.

In my experience… I have noticed that flooding people with emails is not a good strategy. That was the reason I decided not to email him sooner.

Thanks for the insight.

]]> By: RayB http://www.gameproducer.net/2006/05/06/dont-blame-the-dogs/comment-page-1/#comment-2694 RayB Wed, 24 May 2006 20:00:42 +0000 http://www.gameproducer.net/2006/05/06/dont-blame-the-dogs/#comment-2694 Nice story, but I think the real lesson is not about "blame" but "responsibility". YOU should have contacted him ANYWAYS instead of assuming he "was a busy man". You two would have realized his mistake much sooner and possibly not lost any time in your project! Nice story, but I think the real lesson is not about “blame” but “responsibility”.

YOU should have contacted him ANYWAYS instead of assuming he “was a busy man”. You two would have realized his mistake much sooner and possibly not lost any time in your project!

]]> By: Juuso - Game Producer http://www.gameproducer.net/2006/05/06/dont-blame-the-dogs/comment-page-1/#comment-2066 Juuso - Game Producer Mon, 08 May 2006 17:20:44 +0000 http://www.gameproducer.net/2006/05/06/dont-blame-the-dogs/#comment-2066 @Sharon: Dogs get lots of attention from us, the attack was more like... just dogs :) That's the way they are. @Omroth: Please let me clarify: 1) It's just my way of working that I try not to email everybody all the time 2) I was about to email the artist... but he managed to email me first 3) The lesson I learned was: I shouldn't blame the artist - he had a reason for his behavior. Email confirmations are good... but in this case it wouldn't have work because the email didn't even left from the draft folder. (Good point though) @stewcraft: Think of her with a network cable in his mouth... ;) @Sharon: Dogs get lots of attention from us, the attack was more like… just dogs :) That’s the way they are.

@Omroth: Please let me clarify:
1) It’s just my way of working that I try not to email everybody all the time
2) I was about to email the artist… but he managed to email me first
3) The lesson I learned was: I shouldn’t blame the artist – he had a reason for his behavior. Email confirmations are good… but in this case it wouldn’t have work because the email didn’t even left from the draft folder. (Good point though)

@stewcraft: Think of her with a network cable in his mouth… ;)

]]> By: stewcraft http://www.gameproducer.net/2006/05/06/dont-blame-the-dogs/comment-page-1/#comment-1971 stewcraft Sun, 07 May 2006 00:02:42 +0000 http://www.gameproducer.net/2006/05/06/dont-blame-the-dogs/#comment-1971 How could anyone blame that innocent face? :) How could anyone blame that innocent face? :)

]]> By: Omroth http://www.gameproducer.net/2006/05/06/dont-blame-the-dogs/comment-page-1/#comment-1946 Omroth Sat, 06 May 2006 10:46:23 +0000 http://www.gameproducer.net/2006/05/06/dont-blame-the-dogs/#comment-1946 But... how is waiting "contributing to solving the issue"? I think the moral of this story is to put on email confirmations... Ian But… how is waiting “contributing to solving the issue”?

I think the moral of this story is to put on email confirmations…

Ian

]]> By: Sharon http://www.gameproducer.net/2006/05/06/dont-blame-the-dogs/comment-page-1/#comment-1945 Sharon Sat, 06 May 2006 07:10:32 +0000 http://www.gameproducer.net/2006/05/06/dont-blame-the-dogs/#comment-1945 Nice story. Do you also give your dogs lots of attention when you're home? Maybe the cable chewing was a jealous attack on that thing that takes so much of your time away from them. Not that your artist would be jealous of your time spent with others, but a quick hello earlier on would have stopped you both from wondering too ;-) Nice story. Do you also give your dogs lots of attention when you’re home? Maybe the cable chewing was a jealous attack on that thing that takes so much of your time away from them. Not that your artist would be jealous of your time spent with others, but a quick hello earlier on would have stopped you both from wondering too ;-)

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