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molesworth6-Aug-09 2:55
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Honestly Andrew, I think you're seriously underestimating the scale of what you're planning. I'm not trying to put a damper on your dream, or say it's impossible, but as a game developer I have first-hand experience of this sort of thing. I've been involved in quite a few different projects over the years, from the small "3 or 4 person for a year" size up to the "nearly 100 for nearly 5 years" scale, and what you're proposing is definitely at the higher end of that range.

One suggestion I can make, which should help you along the way, and maybe get you producing games on a smaller scale first, is to look at some of the middleware and games engines out there. Try downloading a few, building some basic games, and getting a feel for the process.

A good place to start is with Microsoft's XNA framework, which gives you just about everything you need to get up and running.

There are also lists of engines at Devmaster and on Wikipedia - there are a lot to choose from, so I'd suggest trying maybe Ogre and Irrlicht as two pretty well developed ones.

If you really want to get into games development then it might be worth looking for companies in your area, asking what vacancies they have, or possibly even asking for a studio tour to get an idea of what working in games is like (it's not as glamorous or "fun" as people imagine).

Good luck with the project if you do decide to go ahead with it, but, as you say, it will take time, so be prepared to spend several years on it.

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