Re: [Isugamedev-midworld] organization and tasks

[Johnathan G. <da...@us...>]

Biscuit for leader!   :)

On Saturday 06 July 2002 17:56, Chad Austin wrote:
> 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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