New Book/Job site/Tutorials

I just announced/launched a whole number of new things.

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My new book: The Hows and Whys of the Games Industry - http://book.hourences.com

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# Intended for amateurs who wish to ‘break into’ the games industry and who are looking for additional information. It’s also for those who are yet undecided on whether or not to pursue a career in the games industry.

# Aims to provide the reader with a honest and objective discourse about the games industry, its pros and cons, and why one would, or would not, want to be active within this industry.

# Interviews with over twenty industry professionals on how they got in, what they like, and what they dislike about the games industry.

# Attempts to provide the reader with answers to some of the most common questions beginners have; such as how much one can expect to earn, the best way to apply to a studio, and what to expect during a job interview. The book will provide the reader with plenty of tips about what to look for when searching for a job.

# Illustrated with exclusive concept art by Romano Molenaar .

Scheduled for release around Nov-Dec

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New Community website - http://community.hourences.com

# New UE3 tutorials, including two materials tutorials on water (indoor and outdoor)

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http://book.hourences.com/tutorialsue3water.htm

http://book.hourences.com/tutorialsue3water2.htm

http://book.hourences.com/tutorialsue3m ... ssions.htm

http://book.hourences.com/tutorialsue3mated.htm

http://book.hourences.com/tutorialsue3mated2.htm

http://book.hourences.com/tutorialsue3mated3.htm

Plus of course all my existing tutorials.

# A job section

I launched a European and Northern American job section focussing solely on level and environment jobs.

http://book.hourences.com/jobsindex.php

http://book.hourences.com/jobsindex2.php

Feel free to report any job openings

That sucks and shouldnt happen. Youre the first one who has that problem as far as I am aware off. It might been a one off bad copy.

Thanks for the comments: )

And yeah its a community site, even without user interaction. Everything on the site is meant for the community so...

A UE3 sound tutorial next month I hope, and after that I hope to finally get into real level design again with UT3

Oh certainly. I am still an independent author but I try hard to make it as good as I can. Therefore the book has been nearly entirely rewritten by a native English speaking person, proofreaded four times by four different people, and because it's a black and white print it will also be a lot cheaper, thus I have a lot more flexibility regarding the lay out.

Oh and I plan for a LD v2 in a year or two years time.

Thanks for the comments:)

Actually, I don't have a fulltime job atm actually, I'm preparing for a new job in February.

Occasional Huxley tasks aside, I have all the time of the world:)

So, step 2:

-New tutorials.

http://www.hourences.com/book/tutorialsue3modeling1.htm

http://www.hourences.com/book/tutorialsue3modeling2.htm

http://www.hourences.com/book/tutorialsue3sound.htm

One tutorial on how to set up environment sounds, and two tutorials on modeling for UE3. How to set up a model, how to import it, how to add collision, how to batch export it, common problems, common questions, and advanced tips on how to optimize your models. The advanced tips are prolly also useful for other engines.

-Released example extracts of my new book.

http://www.hourences.com/book/book2procon.htm

http://www.hourences.com/book/book2interview.htm

-GOW map wips, as posted in the WIP forum: http://www.mapcore.net/forums/viewtopic.php?t=10097

Yeah, there will be a PDF for around 10 pound or so. Glad you like the extract.