IndustryBroadcast » Jamie Fristrom 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 #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 #107(A-B) – The Czar Chart + The Dead Zone http://www.industrybroadcast.com/2009/05/04/audio-article-107a-b-the-czar-chart-the-dead-zone/ http://www.industrybroadcast.com/2009/05/04/audio-article-107a-b-the-czar-chart-the-dead-zone/#comments Mon, 04 May 2009 20:19:59 +0000 Ryan http://www.industrybroadcast.com/2009/05/04/audio-article-107a-b-the-czar-chart-the-dead-zone/ Jamie Fristrom is back in this two part management article.  The first section dealing with how to structure the hierarchy of your team to empower each member and boost morale.  Secondly we talk about ‘The Dead Zone’ , the period on a production after the creative planning has been finished but before the testing has begun when it feels like nothing is getting accomplished.

Title A: ‘The Czar Chart‘ – Original Article

Title B: ‘The Dead Zone‘ – Original Article

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

Read aloud by: Ryan Wiancko on May 4th, 2009

]]> http://www.industrybroadcast.com/2009/05/04/audio-article-107a-b-the-czar-chart-the-dead-zone/feed/ 0 0:00:01 Jamie Fristrom is back in this two part management article.  The first section dealing with how to structure the hierarchy of your team to empower each member and boost morale.  Secondly we talk about ‘The Dead Zone’ , the period on a pr[...] Jamie Fristrom is back in this two part management article.  The first section dealing with how to structure the hierarchy of your team to empower each member and boost morale.  Secondly we talk about ‘The Dead Zone’ , the period on a production after the creative planning has been finished but before the testing has begun when it feels like nothing is getting accomplished. Title A: ‘The Czar Chart‘ – Original Article Title B: ‘The Dead Zone‘ – Original Article Written by: Jamie Fristrom (www.gamedevblog.com) Read aloud by: Ryan Wiancko on May 4th, 2009 Management RyanW no no Audio Article #95: Schizoid Postmortem http://www.industrybroadcast.com/2009/04/09/audio-article-95-schizoid-postmortem/ http://www.industrybroadcast.com/2009/04/09/audio-article-95-schizoid-postmortem/#comments Thu, 09 Apr 2009 19:56:22 +0000 Ryan http://www.industrybroadcast.com/2009/04/09/audio-article-95-schizoid-postmortem/ Jamie Fristrom‘s brings us the first Postmortem to grace the pages of Industrybroadcast.  This great piece will shed insight on the process of not just making an indie game but making games in general, running distributed teams and much more.  A must read for anyone going through this process for the first for 15th time

Title: ‘Schizoid Postmortem‘

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

Read aloud by: Ryan Wiancko on April 9th, 2009

]]> http://www.industrybroadcast.com/2009/04/09/audio-article-95-schizoid-postmortem/feed/ 0 0:00:01 Things snowballed from there -- we found ourselves becoming an indie developer (or a small publisher, depending on how you look at it) and doing something more satisfying than turning out a licensed game for a big publisher: we were creating our own[...] Things snowballed from there -- we found ourselves becoming an indie developer (or a small publisher, depending on how you look at it) and doing something more satisfying than turning out a licensed game for a big publisher: we were creating our own game on our own terms, and it would go on to be one of the winners of Penny Arcade's PAX 10. Business, Management RyanW no no Audio Article #78(A+B): Multi-Class Characters + The 2nd Law of Bad Management http://www.industrybroadcast.com/2009/02/24/audio-article-78ab-multi-class-characters-the-2nd-law-of-bad-management/ http://www.industrybroadcast.com/2009/02/24/audio-article-78ab-multi-class-characters-the-2nd-law-of-bad-management/#comments Tue, 24 Feb 2009 17:56:16 +0000 Ryan http://www.industrybroadcast.com/2009/02/24/audio-article-78ab-multi-class-characters-the-2nd-law-of-bad-management/ Jamie Fristrom‘s is back once again with two great articles for all the producers and managers out there.  Multi-class characters is some insight into the value and usefulness of having Generalists on your team and the second Law of Bad management is a great piece on something that managers tend to forget so often,  that being that they are there to Manage not get in the trenches and work.

Title: ‘Multi-Class Characters + The 2nd Law of Bad Management‘

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

Read aloud by: Ryan Wiancko on February 24th, 2008

]]> http://www.industrybroadcast.com/2009/02/24/audio-article-78ab-multi-class-characters-the-2nd-law-of-bad-management/feed/ 0 0:00:01 Jamie Fristrom‘s is back once again with two great articles for all the producers and managers out there.  Multi-class characters is some insight into the value and usefulness of having Generalists on your team and the second Law of Bad manage[...] Jamie Fristrom‘s is back once again with two great articles for all the producers and managers out there.  Multi-class characters is some insight into the value and usefulness of having Generalists on your team and the second Law of Bad management is a great piece on something that managers tend to forget so often,  that being that they are there to Manage not get in the trenches and work. Title: ‘Multi-Class Characters + The 2nd Law of Bad Management‘ Written by: Jamie Fristrom (www.gamedevblog.com) Read aloud by: Ryan Wiancko on February 24th, 2008 Management RyanW no no Audio Article #51: Dependencies http://www.industrybroadcast.com/2009/01/01/audio-article-51-dependencies/ http://www.industrybroadcast.com/2009/01/01/audio-article-51-dependencies/#comments Fri, 02 Jan 2009 03:51:51 +0000 Ryan http://www.industrybroadcast.com/?p=194 In another great piece from his Manager in Strange Land series, Jamie goes into detail about the dangers of dependencies, how to avoid then, which ones just aren’t avoidable and how to deal with them.

Title: “Dependencies” – Original Article

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

Read aloud by: Ryan Wiancko on January 1st, 2009

]]> http://www.industrybroadcast.com/2009/01/01/audio-article-51-dependencies/feed/ 0 0:00:01 So, I've been using Microsoft Project a lot lately. By "a lot", I mean eight hours a day for weeks. (You can insert a rant here about how it may be Microsoft's worst piece of software ever.) How valuable this exercise will be remains to be seen. But[...] So, I've been using Microsoft Project a lot lately. By "a lot", I mean eight hours a day for weeks. (You can insert a rant here about how it may be Microsoft's worst piece of software ever.) How valuable this exercise will be remains to be seen. But Project does seem to be the only game in town, and doing it has reminded me of a truth about project management: namely, that dependencies are bad. Management RyanW no no Audio Article #40(A+B): Optimizing your Team + Old Fashioned Communication http://www.industrybroadcast.com/2008/12/08/audio-article-40ab-optimizing-your-team-old-fashioned-communication/ http://www.industrybroadcast.com/2008/12/08/audio-article-40ab-optimizing-your-team-old-fashioned-communication/#comments Mon, 08 Dec 2008 10:37:19 +0000 Ryan http://www.industrybroadcast.com/?p=153 Another Great addition from Jamie Fristrom‘s Manager in Strange Land’ series.  This time talking about not only how to structure your team and get the most out of all lines of communication but also how to best spot the bottlenecks in your production and what to do when you have.

Title: ‘Optimizing your Team + Old Fashioned Communication‘

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

Read aloud by: Ryan Wiancko on December 8th, 2008

]]> http://www.industrybroadcast.com/2008/12/08/audio-article-40ab-optimizing-your-team-old-fashioned-communication/feed/ 0 0:00:01 Another Great addition from Jamie Fristrom‘s Manager in Strange Land’ series.  This time talking about not only how to structure your team and get the most out of all lines of communication but also how to best spot the bottlenecks in yo[...] Another Great addition from Jamie Fristrom‘s Manager in Strange Land’ series.  This time talking about not only how to structure your team and get the most out of all lines of communication but also how to best spot the bottlenecks in your production and what to do when you have. Title: ‘Optimizing your Team + Old Fashioned Communication‘ Written by: Jamie Fristrom (www.gamedevblog.com) Read aloud by: Ryan Wiancko on December 8th, 2008 Management RyanW no no