Hey you! Game developer type guy!

[Duff-e]

this is mostly for all you guys who work at game dev companies.....does the company do anything to get you guys "motivated" or do your job better? like special perks or traveling or something like that?

[kleinluka]

royalties~~

[Duff-e]

besides money

[OL]

free fluffers.

[tnoh]

I can imagine that the fact that you are making games is kinda motivating.

[The Postman]

No, mostly just money.

[mike-0]

i map for fun. mapping for money would kick ass.

[Urban]

only one thing motivates me to do any work.. and thats cold hard cash... i love money so much... who says money cant buy you happiness?

[FrieChamp]

Free lunch, free appartment (flat share), free hookers, free gym...oh yes and money.

[Mazy]

fooooood~

mmmm~gewd fewd~

[kleinluka]

i don't get free food. damn you all

[Skjalg]

i don't get free food. damn you all

luxury problem...

[mike-0]

hes probably kidding about the food.

[KungFuSquirrel]

We get pizza day once a month, movie day (at the megaplex uber-screen theater just down the block), and profit-sharing bonuses on all titles (even on games you didn't work on, apparently, but much less than those who did work on it) after you've been there for 3 months.

Everyone always seems to be in a pretty good mood, regardless. Average length of employment at Raven is 6 years, I think (if I recall correctly). A few people have left since I arrived, but not many and none for a while (and those that did were all on excellent terms).

[kleinluka]

pizza+beer for me. once a month.

oh also free fruits on wednesdays and bagels on fridays. The lunch is quite cheap and its good. We have our very own cafeteria on the 5th floor and quite the selection of different hot foods and salads etc...

There's also a gym at the office that all employees can use free of charge. Hmmm what else... Oh yeah, we play games during lunch (of course) - There are usually several servers running CS:S and QUAKE III every day.

My project also has something we call the DOLL OF SHAME which is basically a plastic model of darth maul with a light saber. the DOS is handed to people who do shameful things, like breaking builds or missing team meetings. Its got sound, moves, and so on