Re: [Isugamedev-midworld] organization and tasks

[Kevin M. <ke...@vr...>]

or we could have ben do it all... he's pretty good at it. :)

although even with ben, we may still want to have an art/design lead...

On Sat, 6 Jul 2002, Kevin Meinert wrote:

> 
> I agree that this would be the best way.  the only problem i see is that 
> it is unlikely to find someone who is a student and can put in the time, 
> AND, have the vision, AND have the expertise to lead a project in all 
> the right directions.
> 
> It may be easiest to have many leaders that cannot make descisions outside 
> of their designation.  For example, we'd have a code lead, art lead, 
> design lead, sound lead.
> 
> everyone would answer to the design lead.  that is where the buck stops.  
> the design lead woud have the small responsibility of the vision for the 
> game, and telling the other leads what their end goal is.  none of the 
> leads should micromanage, but neither should they be afraid to step in 
> when needed.  it is a delicate balance... :)
> 
> 
> 
> On Sat, 6 Jul 2002, Chad Austin wrote:
> 
> > > Anyhoo, we really need to decide on a definite authority to this project.
> > > Since no one's really stepped up to the plate on this one yet, we could try
> > > as an alternative to have people in charge of certain aspects of the game.
> > > Ie, someone runs specific areas of the game (AI, all input, weapon code,
> > > sound code, build man); this person should be the final authority on what is
> > > done to that aspect of the game.  It's just a suggestion; it might work
> > > better than the traditional "that guy's in charge of everything" idea.
> > 
> > About having a leader:
> > 
> > I think having a leader is the most important thing we could do.  One person's
> > clear vision and motivation is a great asset.  Granted, this person must be very
> > interested in the game, and want to work on it a lot.  I have seen too many
> > projects "designed by committee" fail.
> > 
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