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Working on a small Porco Rosso flight sim game designed for VR... it's about looking around, so it had to be an open cockpit game, so... Porco Rosso. It's called "Nostrum." Currently a finalist in the Oculus VR jam, cross your knuckles for me!

And here's some real Quake 3 things!
 
I've resume working on my level from like 2009 and this is what I did this weekend, this area didn't really have anything at all...

 
It looked like this when I worked on it the last time, hmm, 2010 while I was on Starbreeze-1

working on an homage to "The Garden of Forking Paths"
 

working on an homage to "The Garden of Forking Paths"
 

working on an homage to "The Garden of Forking Paths"
 

working on an homage to "The Garden of Forking Paths"
 

Been working on this while I polish Crown, it's based on a piece of concept art by Jonas De Ro. He was nice enough to approve:
 


 
This is probably gonna be a solo project.

working on an homage to "The Garden of Forking Paths"
 

working on an homage to "The Garden of Forking Paths"
 

working on an homage to "The Garden of Forking Paths"
 

I think you need to sell that time travel transition a lot better, especially if that's your main conceit here... apply screen overlay, add a quick screen fade, etc. right now it's just a straight-up teleport that almost looks like a bug with how sudden it is... I'm not saying to make it into a 60 second Final Fantasy summon sequence, but, you know, at least make it juicier.

Oh, hmm... one thing I try to stress really hard is pushing back vs. workaholic crunch culture. I mandate breaks every hour during class, and I tell them not to spend 8 hours a day on their games. To some extent, I suppose this makes them less "employable", but I think less-crunch is the way the game industry is moving (especially re: tech industry's concern over work/life balance), at least in the US where it's a big problem.

hey, if anyone is interested in this, let me know, I can try to put in a word for you... this is probably good more for people on the Producer / Consultant / PR sides of things... keep in mind it's part-time so you probably can't buy a house with this, but it might be a good step to help you shift careers or move to NYC or whatever
 
POST IS HERE: http://gamecenter.nyu.edu/2014/03/seeking-an-industry-liaison
 

The NYU Game Center seeks a dynamic and enterprising individual to consult with our team as an Industry Liaison. The Industry Liaison will spearhead our efforts to create partnerships with the game industry along a number of fronts. The primary areas of focus for the Industry Liaison include:
- Establishing partnerships with local, national, and international game companies.
- Leveraging these partnerships for support of the Game Center’s events and initiatives.
- Identifying high net worth individuals to become potential donors and partners with the Game Center.
The Industry Liaison will work directly with our staff and faculty, including the Director, to identify, negotiate, and grow possible partnerships. These partnerships might include sponsorships for our event series, donations of hardware, software, or capital, industry-sponsored student scholarships, industry-focused research activities, etc.
The Industry Liaison is an ongoing, part-time consulting position. The ideal candidate:
- Has experience working in relevant sectors of the game industry.
- Has worked in some combination of fundraising, public relations, or strategic planning.
- Is a dynamic person with great communication skills and the ability to close a deal.
- Possesses a passion for games and their future as a creative art form.
The NYU Game Center advances the study of games as a form of culture at Tisch School of the Arts in New York City. The Game Center is housed at the Department of Game Design, and includes an MFA in Game Design degree program, a range of game courses for graduates and undergraduates at NYU, and a busy schedule of events focused on the design and scholarship of games.
Please send a resume and cover letter to: kevin.spain@nyu.edu. The NYU Game Center is an equal opportunity employer.

hey, if anyone is interested in this, let me know, I can try to put in a word for you... this is probably good more for people on the Producer / Consultant / PR sides of things... keep in mind it's part-time so you probably can't buy a house with this, but it might be a good step to help you shift careers or move to NYC or whatever
 
POST IS HERE: http://gamecenter.nyu.edu/2014/03/seeking-an-industry-liaison
 

The NYU Game Center seeks a dynamic and enterprising individual to consult with our team as an Industry Liaison. The Industry Liaison will spearhead our efforts to create partnerships with the game industry along a number of fronts. The primary areas of focus for the Industry Liaison include:
- Establishing partnerships with local, national, and international game companies.
- Leveraging these partnerships for support of the Game Center’s events and initiatives.
- Identifying high net worth individuals to become potential donors and partners with the Game Center.
The Industry Liaison will work directly with our staff and faculty, including the Director, to identify, negotiate, and grow possible partnerships. These partnerships might include sponsorships for our event series, donations of hardware, software, or capital, industry-sponsored student scholarships, industry-focused research activities, etc.
The Industry Liaison is an ongoing, part-time consulting position. The ideal candidate:
- Has experience working in relevant sectors of the game industry.
- Has worked in some combination of fundraising, public relations, or strategic planning.
- Is a dynamic person with great communication skills and the ability to close a deal.
- Possesses a passion for games and their future as a creative art form.
The NYU Game Center advances the study of games as a form of culture at Tisch School of the Arts in New York City. The Game Center is housed at the Department of Game Design, and includes an MFA in Game Design degree program, a range of game courses for graduates and undergraduates at NYU, and a busy schedule of events focused on the design and scholarship of games.
Please send a resume and cover letter to: kevin.spain@nyu.edu. The NYU Game Center is an equal opportunity employer.

Hi Mapcorians,
I'm struggling with the generic feeling of the modular pieces on levels. Right now here's some methods I found to solve the "boring modular corridors" feeling:
 
- get some non-modular parts of the pieces that will jump out the grid and change the proportions
- asymmetric corridors and detail composition
- tile breakers - textures, meshes...
 
Any other thoughts?

Thanks for the comments guys! 
 
For those interested, here's a few screens that show the transformation from playtesting map to polished release! 
 

Working on a small Porco Rosso flight sim game designed for VR... it's about looking around, so it had to be an open cockpit game, so... Porco Rosso. It's called "Nostrum." Currently a finalist in the Oculus VR jam, cross your knuckles for me!

Working on a small Porco Rosso flight sim game designed for VR... it's about looking around, so it had to be an open cockpit game, so... Porco Rosso. It's called "Nostrum." Currently a finalist in the Oculus VR jam, cross your knuckles for me!

Working on a small Porco Rosso flight sim game designed for VR... it's about looking around, so it had to be an open cockpit game, so... Porco Rosso. It's called "Nostrum." Currently a finalist in the Oculus VR jam, cross your knuckles for me!

Working on a small Porco Rosso flight sim game designed for VR... it's about looking around, so it had to be an open cockpit game, so... Porco Rosso. It's called "Nostrum." Currently a finalist in the Oculus VR jam, cross your knuckles for me!

Working on a small Porco Rosso flight sim game designed for VR... it's about looking around, so it had to be an open cockpit game, so... Porco Rosso. It's called "Nostrum." Currently a finalist in the Oculus VR jam, cross your knuckles for me!

Working on a small Porco Rosso flight sim game designed for VR... it's about looking around, so it had to be an open cockpit game, so... Porco Rosso. It's called "Nostrum." Currently a finalist in the Oculus VR jam, cross your knuckles for me!

Working on a small Porco Rosso flight sim game designed for VR... it's about looking around, so it had to be an open cockpit game, so... Porco Rosso. It's called "Nostrum." Currently a finalist in the Oculus VR jam, cross your knuckles for me!

Working on a small Porco Rosso flight sim game designed for VR... it's about looking around, so it had to be an open cockpit game, so... Porco Rosso. It's called "Nostrum." Currently a finalist in the Oculus VR jam, cross your knuckles for me!

Working on a small Porco Rosso flight sim game designed for VR... it's about looking around, so it had to be an open cockpit game, so... Porco Rosso. It's called "Nostrum." Currently a finalist in the Oculus VR jam, cross your knuckles for me!