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But in the end I think it worked out, I have a (non game) programming/testing job where I am totally under-utilized it pays the bills and leaves me with free time to work on my own game.
quote: Original post by Yamisoft
- Allocate money for legalities. Incorporating my company cost me 3 months of rent in lawyer fees. Additional unexpected lawyer fees were required for consultations and contractual agreements with publishers and contractors. There are other legal fees involved to keep your corporate book updated, as required by law. A seperate registered office at a law firm will also cost money.
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- Allocate money for accounting. Accountants are cheaper than lawyers and usually only needed once a year, but it adds up come tax time. I did it myself once, but it wasn''t worth the headache.
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- Find your weakness and make sure it won''t be a problem in the success of your business. For example, our current weakness is marketing - we simply don''t have the money and experience to do it and must rely on cheaper alternatives which are so far rather ineffective.
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Hopefully that will help some of you from making the same mistakes. As for holding a job at the same time, that''s something myself and others weren''t able to do successfully.
) I have been 100% committed to my game development endeavor for the past 6 months and I’m still going strong. quote: Original post by Dexterity
You can form a legal US corporation at bizfilings.com. I think they charge $100-200. I know several people who''ve used this service, and all seemed pleased with it. I haven''t used it
Go figure.quote: A good question to ask is: "Are you willing to allow your business to become better at something than you are?" For instance, you may be weak at marketing, but your business doesn''t have to be.
quote: That''s because the fear of going broke is a much stronger motivator for most people than the pleasure of getting rich. Most people will work a lot harder to avoid poverty than they will to gain wealth.
quote: Original post by BS-er
I''m a programmer/engineer with solid C++ experience and some Direct3D experience, and a basic 3D game in progress.
I often entertain the thought (or delusion) of leaving my secure, decent paying job, striking up a partnership with some serious programmer types, and self-funding a game development venture for about a year or maybe two.
My partners and I would find a mutually agreeable location, rent some cheap office space or maybe a house for a year (a game development fraternity if you will), and we would eat, breathe and sleep game development. I believe that the programming and core design just can''t progress satisfactorily in a virtual environment. You need to be immersed in it physically, on-site with other programmers, and have no other job ouside of the task at hand.
The artistry and modelling for the game would be contracted with some buddies of mine at other locations, and we would hook up with them using NetMeeting from time to time. I think its acceptable to have the modelling and artistry done remotely because you don''t have to worry about software interfaces and software structure so much with models and artwork.
Of course such a venture would require major sacrifice. You would need to $$fund$$ your basic existence for the duration, until you turn a profit. personally I have saved enough to support myself and pay my share of the expenses (rent and what else?) for probably two years. I would think that the others would need to do the same.
Anyway, It''s fun to think about such things, but scarier to actually go through with them. It''s just a daydream of mine for now. I''m curious if other programmer types entertain similar delusions
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