Comments on: How Much Contract Work You Do? (Poll)

By: GamingHorror

GamingHorror — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 21:18:36 +0000

Errr, i do contract game development. Does that still count? :)

At the moment it’s roughly 75% contract work. I completed one iPhone project (51 Japanese Characters) and start another on Monday (tba).

Every free minute i spend designing my own game idea.

Last year i worked with friends on our own iPhone game over several months. It should be out soon as a launch title for Chillingo’s Crystal – it’s called “Black Hole”. Watch out for it, it’s really addictive (i guess every developer says that about their game). ;)

By: Iain

Iain — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 11:29:48 +0000

I put 75% but to be fair it’s probably nearer 95%.
I’ve been working on contract work to try and build up funds for years but of course that means you can’t work on your own project :-(

It’s the Indie Development Catch 22!

Currently attempting to outsource work on our games to other people but not sure how that’s going to work out :-/

By: Dexter Kofa

Dexter Kofa — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 07:05:26 +0000

Been working on my game 99.99% of the time for the past 18 months. I also do a little web developement on the side(5 hour job every quarter).
Living off savings and going down on an express elevator to Broke :-) unless my next game Prague can put the brakes on.

By: Lassi

Lassi — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 13:47:44 +0000

We’re doing development at almost 100%. Just some small freelance jobs and living on our savings through the first project. But if the game doesn’t sell enough it’s going to be tough… So we better make a good game. :)

By: Sargon

Sargon — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 06:06:48 +0000

I was working part time(3 days a week) at a real job, and developing my game at my spare time.
The job didn’t generate enough income, so after I finished my game I started working full time. I still work on my games a a little bit.

By: Jake Birkett

Jake Birkett — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 22:45:15 +0000

When I first went Indie I did contract work to bring in the bucks; it brought in most of the money and I didn’t spend long doing it. One day I was finally able to tell all my clients that I don’t do that work any more as I was full-time Indie game dev! Then later I did game-dev contract work as an Indie, then became an employee at BFG … and the story is no doubt not yet over.

By: DtD Software

DtD Software — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 22:36:11 +0000

@hermitC
I envy you =P I wish I could do it 100% too.

~DtD

By: hermitC

hermitC — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 21:31:07 +0000

I’m 100% into game dev. But it’s the second month without a “real” job. Hope that my vote does not distort this poll :|

By: Soren Andersen

Soren Andersen — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 20:58:59 +0000

75% work as a teacher – 25% on my website: http://www.yourgamedesign.com/

The site doesn’t generate any income so it’s really just a spare time thing.