Posts by deceiver

  • Interviews

    Just came back from an interview at Simthetiq in Montreal. They make game models for serious games and military simulations. Went super well, was myself and didn't choke on my words heh. Lasted about 20-30 minutes, talked about school, what I did there and such. They really liked the fact that I'm doing mod work as they said it shows my passion and determination to get into the industry. If all goes well with the talk with their accountant (and they say it should), I should have a formal offer by the end of this week! It would be for the summer with possibility of freelancing after that during uni. I should start next week, again if all goes well! Only question I stumbled on was when they asked me what were my salary expectations...couldn't really say as this would be my first job I said. In the end I just asked what would they be offering, and they said 15$/hr, which seems pretty decent to me for a starting salary for a junior? They said usually there'd be an evaluation and increase after 3 months, but since I'm only for the summer, will most likely just be 15.

  • Freelancing

    Quote from dux

    Freelancing for indie studios is generally where I tend to find myself. Although the pay is lower than being on site with a mainstream studio. Like Warby, I like living where I am.

    Thanks for the feedback on the subject guys!

    And speaking of which dux, is Unknown Worlds looking for a Modeler or Texture Artist right now? Was thinking of applying, maybe I could go through you ?

  • Quietus, a little mod made for school.

    So, last semester, we had 3 months to produce a little mod/little level for a videogame class in school. Released it back in december and might as well post it here, if only a bit late hehe. Read the README below for more info. I was the only team member on it who had some Source experience, but for the others, it was the first time working on a game/mod. So, by all means, it will probably feel very amateurish to you all =P. Looking back on it now though, we could probably do a much better job now. Also, using Maya and Source...ugh. Was such a hassle!

    Download link: http://%7boption%7d

    Screenies of first part of the little level:

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    Enjoy!

  • Freelancing

    Well...seems like I just landed my first *substantial* freelance job on the upcoming X-Com remake, Xenonauts, as a 3D Scenery Artist through one of my classmates. Not industry rates by any means, but it's something, good chance to expand portfolio and work on a game people are looking forward to.

  • Freelancing

    So, the job search isn't going so good as noone seems to be looking for juniors in Quebec right now. I've still got university as a backup at the NAD Centre, so it isn't so bad. However, I've started looking for paid freelance jobs as a games artist to do during the summer and during uni. Other than game-artist.net, gameartisans or conceptart.org, any other site you'd recommend checking out for freelance opportunities in games? I've checked out the outsourcing companies as well such as Shadows in Darkness and Liquid Development, no answers yet so far. Does anyone by any chance know specific people in outsourcing to contact about contract work or such? Also for those that have contracted before, what rates would you typically charge for say a prop, vehicle, character, etc.?

    Would be great if you talked about your freelancing experiences as well!

  • Dragon Age: Origins [BioWare]

    Hmm, I dunno if I'd say better than Mass Effect 2 or not. DA definitely has better dialogue and tougher choices to make, but ME2 was such a huge improvement over ME2 that I was like wahhh. However, I felt more attached to the characters in ME2 than in DA, which made the last mission in ME2 all the more powerful. I almost didn't mind if some of them died in DA lol.

  • Dragon Age: Origins [BioWare]

    *poking thread*

    Just finished Dragon Age: Origins tonight...such a great epic game! Last battle was long and hard, but oh so satisfying. I think I nearly played 10-12 hours today lol....been a long while since I've done that. Anyways, onto Awakening!

  • Inception

    Quote from Thrik

    I personally think DiCaprio has been awesome in all his roles of the last decade, he's been in so many fantastic films I pretty much associate him with quality now. Plus he's a superb actor.

    This. I don't know why everyone hates him so much =(.