Category Archives: Project Management

$10,000 Is The Magic Number

Posted on November 13, 2011 by Simon Cooke

Hi there, #AltDevBlogADay denizens! I’m Simon Cooke, and this post is all about how to budget your game in preparation for pitching to a studio. How do I know anything about this? Well… Back in 2008 I was incredibly lucky … Continue reading →

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Naive Questions vs. Stupid Questions

Posted on May 21, 2009 by Simon Cooke

This one’s a quickie. There are stupid questions – you know, things that with a tiny bit of work, you could get the answer to yourself. (The origin, no doubt, of the site Let Me Google That For You). Or … Continue reading →

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How to Build Team Morale and Cohesion by Goofing Off

Posted on May 5, 2008 by Simon Cooke

The Surreal Gameplay Programming Team’s Friday Meeting, July 2006. From Left to Right; John Cuyle, Lance Dyson, Matt Lauritzen, Joe “The Robot” Sola. Sola’s Mom could not be reached for comment. So just how do you get a team together, … Continue reading →

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The Visible Progress of Broadly Scoped Tasks

Posted on October 27, 2007 by Simon Cooke

I’ve just gotten to a good place at work today. Finally, a long project is approaching its conclusion. So I’ve been thinking about what I know about project management, and working from my experience on tasks like this (and watching … Continue reading →

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