Re: [Isugamedev-midworld] organization and tasks

[Chad A. <ae...@ae...>]

Sounds about right to me.  ;)

Kevin Meinert wrote:
> 
> 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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