Comments on: GDC2009: Officially Shitting Bricks RIGHT NOW http://gafferongames.com/2009/03/19/gdc2009-officially-shitting-bricks-right-now/ Glenn Fiedler's Game Development Articles and Tutorials Tue, 20 Mar 2012 18:51:49 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Glenn Fiedler http://gafferongames.com/2009/03/19/gdc2009-officially-shitting-bricks-right-now/#comment-1079 Glenn Fiedler Sun, 26 Apr 2009 17:47:48 +0000 http://gafferongames.com/?p=751#comment-1079 thanks mate, glad you enjoyed it - you know you only see the glittering successes, the halos, the gears of wars, the bioshocks, but very rarely do you get a glimpse into the "almost famous" and that's me. but it's looking up, 3 months after quitting pandemic to work on my demo, I started work at sony santa monica. sony rocks! it's the best time of my life and i get to go to work everyday and work with a fantastic team. even better, i'm working on something so incredibly cool and secret, i can't even tell you what team i'm on! :) so keep on trying mate. yes it's hard and you might fuck up here and there, but keep at it and it'll all come good in the end good luck! thanks mate, glad you enjoyed it – you know you only see the glittering successes, the halos, the gears of wars, the bioshocks, but very rarely do you get a glimpse into the “almost famous” and that’s me.

but it’s looking up, 3 months after quitting pandemic to work on my demo, I started work at sony santa monica.

sony rocks! it’s the best time of my life and i get to go to work everyday and work with a fantastic team.

even better, i’m working on something so incredibly cool and secret, i can’t even tell you what team i’m on! :)

so keep on trying mate. yes it’s hard and you might fuck up here and there, but keep at it and it’ll all come good in the end

good luck!

]]> By: Randy Bennett http://gafferongames.com/2009/03/19/gdc2009-officially-shitting-bricks-right-now/#comment-1078 Randy Bennett Sun, 26 Apr 2009 09:26:37 +0000 http://gafferongames.com/?p=751#comment-1078 I just watched your GDC talk on the official GDC '09 DVD. You did awesome. This is the most directly applicable and clearly explained talk I've heard so far from this year's GDC. Also, I can relate to the early part of your story. I'm a game programmer just out of college and am quickly realizing just how competitive this industry is. Fear of failure is an issue for me. Your story was strangely comforting though. I mean you may have chalked up a painful list of failures and mistakes, but at least you've pushed yourself as hard as you can again and again. That's inspiring to me, regardless of whether you met some deadline or not. Keep pushing it man; and I will too. I just watched your GDC talk on the official GDC ’09 DVD. You did awesome. This is the most directly applicable and clearly explained talk I’ve heard so far from this year’s GDC.

Also, I can relate to the early part of your story. I’m a game programmer just out of college and am quickly realizing just how competitive this industry is. Fear of failure is an issue for me. Your story was strangely comforting though. I mean you may have chalked up a painful list of failures and mistakes, but at least you’ve pushed yourself as hard as you can again and again. That’s inspiring to me, regardless of whether you met some deadline or not. Keep pushing it man; and I will too.

]]> By: Matt http://gafferongames.com/2009/03/19/gdc2009-officially-shitting-bricks-right-now/#comment-1077 Matt Sat, 21 Mar 2009 01:22:35 +0000 http://gafferongames.com/?p=751#comment-1077 Good Luck!! I'm sure it will be a great talk. Good Luck!! I’m sure it will be a great talk.

]]> By: Glenn Fiedler http://gafferongames.com/2009/03/19/gdc2009-officially-shitting-bricks-right-now/#comment-1076 Glenn Fiedler Fri, 20 Mar 2009 17:46:33 +0000 http://gafferongames.com/?p=751#comment-1076 the important part is not the monetary value of the bricks, but the sheer quantity of them :) the important part is not the monetary value of the bricks, but the sheer quantity of them :)

]]> By: Liam http://gafferongames.com/2009/03/19/gdc2009-officially-shitting-bricks-right-now/#comment-1075 Liam Fri, 20 Mar 2009 17:09:27 +0000 http://gafferongames.com/?p=751#comment-1075 Hmm from looking at the picture maybe there is money to be made from shitting bricks. Hmmmm /me wonders of pondering Hmm from looking at the picture maybe there is money to be made from shitting bricks. Hmmmm /me wonders of pondering

]]> By: Eddie http://gafferongames.com/2009/03/19/gdc2009-officially-shitting-bricks-right-now/#comment-1074 Eddie Thu, 19 Mar 2009 17:16:46 +0000 http://gafferongames.com/?p=751#comment-1074 Looking forward to your COOP talk next Friday! Looking forward to your COOP talk next Friday!

]]> By: MaciejS http://gafferongames.com/2009/03/19/gdc2009-officially-shitting-bricks-right-now/#comment-1073 MaciejS Thu, 19 Mar 2009 10:50:19 +0000 http://gafferongames.com/?p=751#comment-1073 Good luck then :) Judging by your past lectures, it should be good. Good luck then :) Judging by your past lectures, it should be good.

]]> By: Justin http://gafferongames.com/2009/03/19/gdc2009-officially-shitting-bricks-right-now/#comment-1072 Justin Thu, 19 Mar 2009 09:17:49 +0000 http://gafferongames.com/?p=751#comment-1072 Heh. I thought you just had to imagine the audience naked...wait, they're computer nerds...ew. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deep_breathing Fill those lungs up, G-man. Heh. I thought you just had to imagine the audience naked…wait, they’re computer nerds…ew.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deep_breathing

Fill those lungs up, G-man.

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