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superpig
superpig
Are there any TV programs aimed at game developers? All the shows I see that have anything to do with games are aimed at the game players, rather than the developers. Heck, I just got sky connected up today, and there was an entire *channel* dedicated to games; so why isn''t there anything for us? (I''m in the UK, I don''t know if it''s different in the US) It seems to me that a program containing, say, * Interviews with leading industry figures (e.g. John Carmack) * News about upcoming releases of hardware and software tools (e.g. new video cards, or new versions of 3ds max) * Information about cutting edge techniques that are being developed (e.g... uh, shadow volumes. Or neural nets, or something) I know that most of us seem to get our info online, but a half-hour easy to digest program would be something I think would go down well. Does something like this exist? Should it? Superpig - saving pigs from untimely fates - sleeps in a ham-mock at www.thebinaryrefinery.cjb.net
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benjamin bunny
benjamin bunny
Same reason there aren''t TV shows for dustbin men: not enough demand. Anyway, if there were TV shows for developers, we''d be innundated with wave upon wave of clueless newbie saying they''d watched John Carmack on TV and therefore were qualified to write Quake 5, but could we please tell them what a compiler is first.

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superpig
superpig
Are you sure there''s not enough demand? If the program targeted all areas of the industry - from programing and art, to digital asset management and publishing - wouldn''t it cover enough people to be useful?

Superpig
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Richard "Superpig" Fine - saving pigs from untimely fates - Microsoft DirectX MVP 2006/2007/2008/2009
"Shaders are not meant to do everything. Of course you can try to use it for everything, but it's like playing football using cabbage." - MickeyMouse
benjamin bunny
benjamin bunny
I don''t think there''d be that much demand among game developers, it''s just not that popular a hobby. It''s possible the audience could be increased by laymen interested in how games are made, but in order to get that audience, they''d have to dumb down the content.

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garconbifteck
garconbifteck
Game Network is the biggest pile of poop ever, it probably has about 10 viewers max at any time, creating a Game Development show would probably boost its viewing!

Seriously though, I think that I could do a better job of that channel, the presenters SUCK! and "Retro clip" which is on most of the time - they play some old Master System / Mega Drive games whilst playing some unheard of band, pointless.

However, they do have some nice competitions... To win life sized statues of solid snake etc.

There's a lot of crap channels on sky digital, I'm sure Game Network could fit in such a show. Perhaps everyone here from the UK should E-mail/post them a letter? If they got a few letters on this they might *consider* it.

[edited by - garconbifteck on June 9, 2002 6:41:06 PM]
Buzzy
Buzzy
How many game developers watch TV? Really, the greatest resource for us is the internet, and there is a lot of info there (err, here). Its more accessible for us anyway, seeing as we''re already sitting here in front of our computers. Also, you can watch some broadcasts on sites like Gamespot and Gamespy; interviews mostly. Isn''t all that good enough? Personally, I''m just gonna keep programming and playing games.

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(formerly buzzy_b)
Lohrno
Lohrno
Okay, let me tell you what kind of TV program I''d watch concerning game development.

It would start off with some slightly interesting stuff, corporate happenings, announcements ("EA announced today a new project...") Maybe some interviews with EA.

Then it might tell about some new trends in game development (IE new modelling trends, advertising trends, techniques now being used, what they''re based on, etc.) (While it''s bad to talk too much about some things because they can be copied easy, some companies announce new stuff to boost publicity maybe)

Then maybe some final stuff about new hardware, like Nintendo''s holographic display, or some new VR controllers.

-=Lohrno
aegrimonia
aegrimonia
Well, being from mainly the hobby industry, i can estimate that model builders (military, cars, boats, etc) outnumber programmers/game developers at least 100:1, and even that hobby industry can't get a model show on tv, even though it's been discussed many, many times.

If even that hobby can't get a tv show, i doubt a game developing show would get on the air.

well. that is unless Microsoft or Electronic Arts gets its own TV network, then maybe.



[edited by - aegrimonia on June 10, 2002 3:05:35 AM]

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