aka “MARKETING AIN’T EVIL!”aka “BETTER LIVING BY BEING RELEVANT!”
by Jon Jones, Art Outsourcing Manager [email protected] – http://www.thejonjones.com
THE ART OF GETTING NOTICEDTHE ART OF GETTING NOTICED
WHAT THIS TALK IS ABOUT
• Building a great, relevant portfolio• How to stand out in the crowd• Ways you can increase your odds of job-getting
FIRST, DIFFERENTIATE!
Space Marine
Naked Man
Naked Woman Character from recent movie
1) FIND A GAME AND CHOOSE A STYLE.• War game realism
– Battlefield series, all 170 Call of Duty sequels
• Sci-fi– Mass Effect, Gears of War
• Cartoony– Team Fortress 2,
Battlefield Heroes
• Fantasy– World of Warcraft, Dragon
Age, Oblivion
2) MAKE A MOD
• MOD! Unreal \ UDK, Unity, etc.• Show you can integrate assets into
a real engine• Demonstrate aptitude with tools \
tech
GUYS, I GOT THIS
MEN IN GAMES ALL LOOK THE SAME
+ =
WOMEN IN GAMES LOOK RIDICULOUS
Poster children for back problems, right?
BE CREATIVE
• Design a character with swappable armor.• Make a female version of a male-only race.• Pick a totally unique setting and make a level.• Design a modular weapon.
NETWORK!
• 80% of success is showing up. – Woody Allen, Ph.D
• Find art message boards. Post.
• Find game development mixers. Go.
• Make friends in game dev. Socialize.
• Never make enemies.
Kumbayaaaaa…
Thanks for listening!
Jon JonesArt Outsourcing Manager
[email protected] – http://www.thejonjones.com
Art forums:http://www.polycount.net
http://www.gameartisans.orghttp://www.cgtalk.com
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