IndustryBroadcast » Management http://www.industrybroadcast.com Bringing the Collective Insight of the Gaming Industry to your ears Tue, 12 Oct 2010 12:00:19 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 2010 ryan@industrybroadcast.com (RyanW) ryan@industrybroadcast.com (RyanW) Video Game Industry 1440 http://industrybroadcast.com/images/ib_logo144x144.jpg IndustryBroadcast http://www.industrybroadcast.com 144 144 http://feeds.feedburner.com/Industrybroadcast Industrybroadcast.com - Bringing the Collective Insight of the Gaming Industry to your Ears Bringing the Collective Insight of the Gaming Industry to your ears Video Game, Video Game Industry, Game developer, Game designer, video game producer, video game manager, game education, video game studio RyanW RyanW ryan@industrybroadcast.com no no Audio Article #013 (a + b): Turn around Time http://www.industrybroadcast.com/2010/09/20/audio-article-013-a-b-turn-around-time/ http://www.industrybroadcast.com/2010/09/20/audio-article-013-a-b-turn-around-time/#comments Mon, 20 Sep 2010 18:05:53 +0000 Ryan http://www.industrybroadcast.com/?p=668 We are coming back to Jamie Fristroms ‘Manage in Strange Lands’ series with a two part article on Turn around time. While briefly touching on content development the bulk of this Article deals with compile times and programming oriented issues in speeding up your overall turnaround in order to avoid downtime and the loss of flow

Title: ‘Turn around Time’

Written by: Jamie Fristrom(www.gamedevblog.com)

Read aloud by: Ryan Wiancko on October 30th, 2008

]]> http://www.industrybroadcast.com/2010/09/20/audio-article-013-a-b-turn-around-time/feed/ 4 0:00:01 We are coming back to Jamie Fristroms ‘Manage in Strange Lands’ series with a two part article on Turn around time. While briefly touching on content development the bulk of this Article deals with compile times and programming oriented [...] We are coming back to Jamie Fristroms ‘Manage in Strange Lands’ series with a two part article on Turn around time. While briefly touching on content development the bulk of this Article deals with compile times and programming oriented issues in speeding up your overall turnaround in order to avoid downtime and the loss of flow Title: ‘Turn around Time’ Written by: Jamie Fristrom(www.gamedevblog.com) Read aloud by: Ryan Wiancko on October 30th, 2008 Management RyanW no no Audio Article #011: 10 Tips for better playtesting http://www.industrybroadcast.com/2010/09/17/audio-article-011-10-tips-for-better-playtesting/ http://www.industrybroadcast.com/2010/09/17/audio-article-011-10-tips-for-better-playtesting/#comments Fri, 17 Sep 2010 10:00:02 +0000 Ryan http://www.industrybroadcast.com/?p=660 Our first Bruno-Urbain set starts off with an Article on Playtesting.As we dive into the heart of this well written piece we discuss pitfalls to avoid.  We touch on areas such as how to prepare your team to best handle the criticism of their work and how to get the most of your playtesting team

Title: ’10 Tips on Playtesting’

Written by: Bruno Urbain(www.bruno-urbain.com)

Re-Read aloud by: Ryan Wiancko on September 17th 2010

]]> http://www.industrybroadcast.com/2010/09/17/audio-article-011-10-tips-for-better-playtesting/feed/ 0 0:00:01 Our first Bruno-Urbain set starts off with an Article on Playtesting.As we dive into the heart of this well written piece we discuss pitfalls to avoid.  We touch on areas such as how to prepare your team to best handle the criticism of their work an[...] Our first Bruno-Urbain set starts off with an Article on Playtesting.As we dive into the heart of this well written piece we discuss pitfalls to avoid.  We touch on areas such as how to prepare your team to best handle the criticism of their work and how to get the most of your playtesting team Title: ’10 Tips on Playtesting’ Written by: Bruno Urbain(www.bruno-urbain.com) Re-Read aloud by: Ryan Wiancko on September 17th 2010 Management RyanW no no Audio Article #005: Milestones Considered Harmful? http://www.industrybroadcast.com/2010/09/07/audio-article-5-milestones-considered-harmful-2/ http://www.industrybroadcast.com/2010/09/07/audio-article-5-milestones-considered-harmful-2/#comments Wed, 08 Sep 2010 03:37:34 +0000 Ryan http://www.industrybroadcast.com/?p=628 In this Article we go into the dangers of set in stone milestones and how to implement optimistic goals to achieve higher productivity in your team.

Title: ‘Milestones Considered Harmful?’

Written by: Jamie Fristrom (www.gamedevblog.com)

Re-Read aloud by: Ryan Wiancko on September 7th 2010

]]> http://www.industrybroadcast.com/2010/09/07/audio-article-5-milestones-considered-harmful-2/feed/ 0 0:00:01 In this Article we go into the dangers of set in stone milestones and how to implement optimistic goals to achieve higher productivity in your team. Title: ‘Milestones Considered Harmful?’ Written by: Jamie Fristrom (www.gamedevblog.com[...] In this Article we go into the dangers of set in stone milestones and how to implement optimistic goals to achieve higher productivity in your team. Title: ‘Milestones Considered Harmful?’ Written by: Jamie Fristrom (www.gamedevblog.com) Re-Read aloud by: Ryan Wiancko on September 7th 2010 Management RyanW no no Audio Article #004: Crunch http://www.industrybroadcast.com/2010/09/07/audio-article-004-crunch/ http://www.industrybroadcast.com/2010/09/07/audio-article-004-crunch/#comments Tue, 07 Sep 2010 11:21:42 +0000 Ryan http://www.industrybroadcast.com/?p=623 For most of us Crunch time is a fact of life in the Game Industry, Jamie Fristrom offers some insight on how to deal with it, how much is good and what to avoid in order to prevent ‘Teamicide’

Title: ‘Crunch’

Written by: Jamie Fristrom (www.gamedevblog.com)

Re-Read aloud by: Ryan Wiancko on September 7th 2010

]]> http://www.industrybroadcast.com/2010/09/07/audio-article-004-crunch/feed/ 0 0:00:01 For most of us Crunch time is a fact of life in the Game Industry, Jamie Fristrom offers some insight on how to deal with it, how much is good and what to avoid in order to prevent ‘Teamicide’ Title: ‘Crunch’ Written by: Jam[...] For most of us Crunch time is a fact of life in the Game Industry, Jamie Fristrom offers some insight on how to deal with it, how much is good and what to avoid in order to prevent ‘Teamicide’ Title: ‘Crunch’ Written by: Jamie Fristrom (www.gamedevblog.com) Re-Read aloud by: Ryan Wiancko on September 7th 2010 Management RyanW no no Audio Article #003: Most Projects Suck http://www.industrybroadcast.com/2010/09/05/audio-article-003-most-projects-suck/ http://www.industrybroadcast.com/2010/09/05/audio-article-003-most-projects-suck/#comments Mon, 06 Sep 2010 08:38:38 +0000 Ryan http://www.industrybroadcast.com/?p=619 Not all Projects are a dream come true, in fact none of them are. Some insight from Jamie Fristrom on what to expect and how to deal with it.

Title: ‘Most Projects Suck’

Written by: Jamie Fristrom (www.gamedevblog.com)

Re-Read aloud by: Ryan Wiancko on September 6th 2010

]]> http://www.industrybroadcast.com/2010/09/05/audio-article-003-most-projects-suck/feed/ 0 0:00:01 Not all Projects are a dream come true, in fact none of them are. Some insight from Jamie Fristrom on what to expect and how to deal with it. Title: ‘Most Projects Suck’ Written by: Jamie Fristrom (www.gamedevblog.com) Re-Read aloud b[...] Not all Projects are a dream come true, in fact none of them are. Some insight from Jamie Fristrom on what to expect and how to deal with it. Title: ‘Most Projects Suck’ Written by: Jamie Fristrom (www.gamedevblog.com) Re-Read aloud by: Ryan Wiancko on September 6th 2010 Business, Management RyanW no no Audio Article #002: Books are Good http://www.industrybroadcast.com/2010/09/03/audio-article-002-books-are-good/ http://www.industrybroadcast.com/2010/09/03/audio-article-002-books-are-good/#comments Fri, 03 Sep 2010 11:59:08 +0000 Ryan http://www.industrybroadcast.com/?p=607 Books are an essential part of learning how to become better at what you do without having to learn things the hard way, but they can also be misleading.  In this article we go over some of the lessons learned about avoiding being misled as well as some great suggestions on books that every Game Developer should have in their bookshelf.

Title: ‘Books are Good’

Written by: Jamie Fristrom (www.gamedevblog.com)

Re-Read aloud by: Ryan Wiancko on September 2nd 2010

]]> http://www.industrybroadcast.com/2010/09/03/audio-article-002-books-are-good/feed/ 0 0:00:01 Books are an essential part of learning how to become better at what you do without having to learn things the hard way, but they can also be misleading.  In this article we go over some of the lessons learned about avoiding being misled as well [...] Books are an essential part of learning how to become better at what you do without having to learn things the hard way, but they can also be misleading.  In this article we go over some of the lessons learned about avoiding being misled as well as some great suggestions on books that every Game Developer should have in their bookshelf. Title: ‘Books are Good’ Written by: Jamie Fristrom (www.gamedevblog.com) Re-Read aloud by: Ryan Wiancko on September 2nd 2010 Management RyanW no no Audio Article #001: Production Testing and Bug Tracking http://www.industrybroadcast.com/2010/09/02/audio-article-1-production-testing-and-bug-tracking-2/ http://www.industrybroadcast.com/2010/09/02/audio-article-1-production-testing-and-bug-tracking-2/#comments Thu, 02 Sep 2010 22:58:30 +0000 Ryan http://www.industrybroadcast.com/?p=594 IndustryBroadcast.com’s Premier Audio Article. In this Article we go over ideas and suggestions for streamlining the way you structure your bug testing in order to stop problems early and prevent your development cycle from turning into ‘a living hell’

Title: ‘Production Testing and Bug Tracking’

Written by: Jamie Fristrom (www.gamedevblog.com)

ReRead aloud by: Ryan Wiancko on Sept 2nd, 2010

]]> http://www.industrybroadcast.com/2010/09/02/audio-article-1-production-testing-and-bug-tracking-2/feed/ 4 0:00:01 IndustryBroadcast.com’s Premier Audio Article. In this Article we go over ideas and suggestions for streamlining the way you structure your bug testing in order to stop problems early and prevent your development cycle from turning into [...] IndustryBroadcast.com’s Premier Audio Article. In this Article we go over ideas and suggestions for streamlining the way you structure your bug testing in order to stop problems early and prevent your development cycle from turning into ‘a living hell’ Title: ‘Production Testing and Bug Tracking’ Written by: Jamie Fristrom (www.gamedevblog.com) ReRead aloud by: Ryan Wiancko on Sept 2nd, 2010 Management RyanW no no Audio Article #153: Lone Wolf Killers http://www.industrybroadcast.com/2009/10/08/audio-article-153-lone-wolf-killers/ http://www.industrybroadcast.com/2009/10/08/audio-article-153-lone-wolf-killers/#comments Thu, 08 Oct 2009 12:33:51 +0000 Ryan http://www.industrybroadcast.com/?p=567 The Gamedev.net book collection is back with more business insight, this time looks at those silent killers that doom your average startup and what to avoid if you plan on being more than just another casualty in the games industry

Title: “Lone Wolf Killers“

Book: Business and Production: A GameDev.net Collection – click to purchase

Publisher: Course Technology PTR

Written by: Raymond Jacobs (www.gamedev.net)

Read aloud by: Ryan Wiancko on July 23rd 2009

]]> http://www.industrybroadcast.com/2009/10/08/audio-article-153-lone-wolf-killers/feed/ 0 0:00:01 The Gamedev.net book collection is back with more business insight, this time looks at those silent killers that doom your average startup and what to avoid if you plan on being more than just another casualty in the games industry Title: “Lon[...] The Gamedev.net book collection is back with more business insight, this time looks at those silent killers that doom your average startup and what to avoid if you plan on being more than just another casualty in the games industry Title: “Lone Wolf Killers“ Book: Business and Production: A GameDev.net Collection – click to purchase Publisher: Course Technology PTR Written by: Raymond Jacobs (www.gamedev.net) Read aloud by: Ryan Wiancko on July 23rd 2009 Business, Management RyanW no no Audio Article #147: Leadership Types and Traits; Assessment and Development Strategies http://www.industrybroadcast.com/2009/09/16/audio-article-147-leadership-types-and-traits-assessment-and-development-strategies/ http://www.industrybroadcast.com/2009/09/16/audio-article-147-leadership-types-and-traits-assessment-and-development-strategies/#comments Wed, 16 Sep 2009 23:46:57 +0000 Ryan http://www.industrybroadcast.com/?p=543 Seth Spaulding‘s book: Team Leadership in the Game Industry is once again providing a wealth of insight for us today.  We look at Chapter 5: Leadership Types and Traits; Assessment and Development Strategies and go into what are some of the traits that make for an excellent leader, how to assess them and more importantly how to cultivate them and our industry’s future leaders.

Chapter 5: “Leadership Types and Traits; Assessment and Development Strategies”

Book: Team Leadership in the Game Industry – click to purchase

Publisher: Course Technology PTR

Written by: Seth Spaulding

Read aloud by: Ryan Wiancko on July 7th 2009

]]> http://www.industrybroadcast.com/2009/09/16/audio-article-147-leadership-types-and-traits-assessment-and-development-strategies/feed/ 0 0:00:01 All leaders have one or more dominant leadership traits. They may excel at motivating a team, empowering the team members, involving them in decisions, or effectively leading in a directive or even authoritarian manner (note that “effectively” does [...] All leaders have one or more dominant leadership traits. They may excel at motivating a team, empowering the team members, involving them in decisions, or effectively leading in a directive or even authoritarian manner (note that “effectively” does not mean “popularly”). Great leaders demonstrate the ability to successfully use a greater number of distinct leadership techniques, depending on the situation and the needs of the team. Management RyanW no no Audio Article #134: How to Ship a Commercial Game w/out quitting your day job http://www.industrybroadcast.com/2009/07/22/audio-article-134-how-to-ship-a-commercial-game-wout-quitting-your-day-job/ http://www.industrybroadcast.com/2009/07/22/audio-article-134-how-to-ship-a-commercial-game-wout-quitting-your-day-job/#comments Thu, 23 Jul 2009 07:56:13 +0000 Ryan http://www.industrybroadcast.com/?p=499 The Gamedev.net book collection is here to bring you more insight and how!  Today we go over some advice for those looking to make their first product on their own, things to look out for, to plan for and to avoid in order to see your first indie product from start to ship.

Title: “How to ship your first commercial game without quitting your day job“

Book: Business and Production: A GameDev.net Collection – click to purchase

Publisher: Course Technology PTR

Written by: Raymond Jacobs (www.gamedev.net)

Read aloud by: Ryan Wiancko on July 23rd 2009

]]> http://www.industrybroadcast.com/2009/07/22/audio-article-134-how-to-ship-a-commercial-game-wout-quitting-your-day-job/feed/ 0 0:00:01 The first rule of indie game development is that it is difficult; very often you have low-to-no budget, and most of the work is done by one or two people in their spare time. Unless you are independently wealthy, you're going to need a day job; it d[...] The first rule of indie game development is that it is difficult; very often you have low-to-no budget, and most of the work is done by one or two people in their spare time. Unless you are independently wealthy, you're going to need a day job; it doesn't matter what it is as long as it pays the bills and gives you enough time to work on your game Business, Management RyanW no no