Comments on: Why Some Games Take 21 Hours to Produce While Others Take 21 Months http://www.gameproducer.net/2007/02/09/why-some-games-take-21-hours-to-produce-while-others-take-21-months/ I bake games. Indie style. Thu, 16 May 2013 13:23:44 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: GameProducer.Net » End of Edoiki Development http://www.gameproducer.net/2007/02/09/why-some-games-take-21-hours-to-produce-while-others-take-21-months/comment-page-1/#comment-120952 GameProducer.Net » End of Edoiki Development Fri, 09 Nov 2007 07:22:49 +0000 http://www.gameproducer.net/2007/02/09/why-some-games-take-21-hours-to-produce-while-others-take-21-months/#comment-120952 [...] By the way, see also this blog entry: Why some games take 21 hours to produce and others 21 months. [...] [...] By the way, see also this blog entry: Why some games take 21 hours to produce and others 21 months. [...]

]]> By: GameProducer.Net » New Level Graphics for Edoiki - And a Lesson Learned About Tiny Things http://www.gameproducer.net/2007/02/09/why-some-games-take-21-hours-to-produce-while-others-take-21-months/comment-page-1/#comment-89444 GameProducer.Net » New Level Graphics for Edoiki - And a Lesson Learned About Tiny Things Mon, 11 Jun 2007 15:56:53 +0000 http://www.gameproducer.net/2007/02/09/why-some-games-take-21-hours-to-produce-while-others-take-21-months/#comment-89444 [...] And that’s probably one of the reasons why some games take 21 hours, and others 21 months to produce. [...] [...] And that’s probably one of the reasons why some games take 21 hours, and others 21 months to produce. [...]

]]> By: Kloonigames » Blog Archive » Future of Crayon Physics http://www.gameproducer.net/2007/02/09/why-some-games-take-21-hours-to-produce-while-others-take-21-months/comment-page-1/#comment-89094 Kloonigames » Blog Archive » Future of Crayon Physics Sun, 10 Jun 2007 16:01:09 +0000 http://www.gameproducer.net/2007/02/09/why-some-games-take-21-hours-to-produce-while-others-take-21-months/#comment-89094 [...] that great (there are bugs, there’s only seven levels, etc). And to make into a proper game would mean a lot of more work. Too much for me if I want to continue developing games on monthly basis. But don’t get me [...] [...] that great (there are bugs, there’s only seven levels, etc). And to make into a proper game would mean a lot of more work. Too much for me if I want to continue developing games on monthly basis. But don’t get me [...]

]]> By: Juuso - Game Producer http://www.gameproducer.net/2007/02/09/why-some-games-take-21-hours-to-produce-while-others-take-21-months/comment-page-1/#comment-51727 Juuso - Game Producer Sat, 10 Feb 2007 08:27:45 +0000 http://www.gameproducer.net/2007/02/09/why-some-games-take-21-hours-to-produce-while-others-take-21-months/#comment-51727 @Alvaron & Vedran: Yep. I remember one friend of mine saying "How you eat an elephant? One small bite after another.." @Roman: Didn't ever occur to me. So true! @Patrick: Wait until you can say "<a href='http://www.gameproducer.net/2006/03/19/what-almost-finished-really-means/' rel="nofollow">almost finished</a>"... @Alvaron & Vedran: Yep. I remember one friend of mine saying “How you eat an elephant? One small bite after another..”

@Roman: Didn’t ever occur to me. So true!

@Patrick: Wait until you can say “almost finished“…

]]> By: Patrick http://www.gameproducer.net/2007/02/09/why-some-games-take-21-hours-to-produce-while-others-take-21-months/comment-page-1/#comment-51032 Patrick Fri, 09 Feb 2007 17:12:14 +0000 http://www.gameproducer.net/2007/02/09/why-some-games-take-21-hours-to-produce-while-others-take-21-months/#comment-51032 I thought my project would take three months, as most. We're four months in, looking at another month or two. People coming and going on the project was a big factor, you gotta know who you're dealing with. I thought my project would take three months, as most. We’re four months in, looking at another month or two.

People coming and going on the project was a big factor, you gotta know who you’re dealing with.

]]> By: Roman Budzowski http://www.gameproducer.net/2007/02/09/why-some-games-take-21-hours-to-produce-while-others-take-21-months/comment-page-1/#comment-50895 Roman Budzowski Fri, 09 Feb 2007 14:48:08 +0000 http://www.gameproducer.net/2007/02/09/why-some-games-take-21-hours-to-produce-while-others-take-21-months/#comment-50895 Just a side note: the difference between 21h and 21months project is same as between free game and commercial game :D Just a side note: the difference between 21h and 21months project is same as between free game and commercial game :D

]]> By: Vedran Klanac http://www.gameproducer.net/2007/02/09/why-some-games-take-21-hours-to-produce-while-others-take-21-months/comment-page-1/#comment-50773 Vedran Klanac Fri, 09 Feb 2007 11:58:19 +0000 http://www.gameproducer.net/2007/02/09/why-some-games-take-21-hours-to-produce-while-others-take-21-months/#comment-50773 When planning my projects, what I do is create global goals on project's timeline. After that, I take every goal and divide it into smaller once, and then I apply this recursion, until I reach the level of "daily basis tasklist". When you have your daily tasklist things become simpler. All you have to do is walk in small steps, day by day. Each day in the morning ask yourself a question : what am I working on today ? Not tomorrow, or the day after or next week. WHAT AM I WORKING ON TODAY ? It is easier to manage smaller fragments than one big giant monster. all the best, When planning my projects, what I do is create global goals on project’s timeline. After that, I take every goal and divide it into smaller once, and then I apply this recursion, until I reach the level of “daily basis tasklist”.

When you have your daily tasklist things become simpler. All you have to do is walk in small steps, day by day.

Each day in the morning ask yourself a question : what am I working on today ? Not tomorrow, or the day after or next week.
WHAT AM I WORKING ON TODAY ?

It is easier to manage smaller fragments than one big giant monster.

all the best,

]]> By: Alvaron http://www.gameproducer.net/2007/02/09/why-some-games-take-21-hours-to-produce-while-others-take-21-months/comment-page-1/#comment-50759 Alvaron Fri, 09 Feb 2007 11:20:37 +0000 http://www.gameproducer.net/2007/02/09/why-some-games-take-21-hours-to-produce-while-others-take-21-months/#comment-50759 You are spot on! Taking small steps helps getting the big picture done! You are spot on!

Taking small steps helps getting the big picture done!

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