Steve Marinconz's discussions

Art isn’t my specialty, but my first reaction is that you should look through all the art posts Luke does here. Look through the artist’s websites and see where they’re posting their work. Build up your portfolio on those. As for where to go next, just start applying for things. There may be an intermediate step… Read more

This is actually the same realization that inspired this article! Read more

The full title is “Should You Quit Your Current Non-Games Related Job To Pursue A Different Career In One Of The Many Various Roles Involved In Making Video Games, Be It Design, Art, Marketing, Operations, Production, Or Many Others” but it got shortened in editing. Read more

You’ve gotta go 16-bit

I can answer this! Quit your job and go make your own games in a van! Read more

This seems to be what a lot of people do! Although in terms of getting into games from another career, it seems like teaching requires having made a few games first. Read more

This was exactly the point. Honestly, the article could’ve been even longer if I had time to cover all the areas I wanted to (PR/marketing, community managers, level designers, etc) because it feels like people talk about how to program or design and all the other jobs never get discussed. Read more

I was actually going to reference Betteridge’s Law, but I forgot because I was busy writing all those other words. Read more

You didn’t mention what I think is the best part - you can actually just rip Yama’s face off at the end, because it’s technically an item they forgot to toggle the “holdable” attribute on.

As much as it sucks, there is some logic to keeping a certain amount for providing the service, which still needs to be paid for. Of course, 30% isn’t just a transaction fee, so Apple keeping all 30% is shitty. Read more

You can also refund iOS apps. They have the same 70/30 split. Guess who pays 100% of the refund price though? It ain’t Apple. Read more

He’s in the game, along with every other candidate. (I actually downloaded it and opened it) Read more

We sat like that for a full minute and a half and that guy couldn’t score Read more

UPDATE: I just found out the answer to why there’s footage of the reception in this video that’s being played at the reception. THEY LITERALLY END THE NIGHT WITH A VIDEO OF THE PARTY YOU ARE CURRENTLY AT. Read more

Man, if they had a full dress rehearsal with fireworks, I can’t even imagine what the actual reception was like. Read more

I’ve actually shot some same-day wedding videos. I would like to point out some things. Read more

I can tell you for certain that if it’s a crew of more than 20 people, it doesn’t matter what city they’re in - they’re getting a tax credit from someone. Read more

I don't live there, I just visited twice and loved it, and I know that a lot of indie developers live there (which is part of why I visited). Read more

Hahaha fair enough Read more

I got that picture from his tumblr, which says it's a wheatpaste, which is just made from flour and water. Maybe still not the best thing, but besides being tiny, it's also the only one of those that I know of him doing. Everything else is designed to be found and removed. Read more