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- 1. Let’s Talk About Game Production Or: Why I chose a career my parents will never understand. Daniel A. Myers April 2016
- 2. Who is Dan Myers? Professional • Production and Community Relations Professional • Producer at Sony Online Entertainment Seattle for 6 years • Currently Program Manager for MSN Games Personal • In the games industry for 15 years • Just turned 45 • Got married in October 2015 • Generally not someone who talks about himself in 3rd person
- 3. What is a Producer? Part I Question: What does a game producer do? Answer: Depends…
- 4. Let’s Get Meta for a Moment The Four T’s: 1. Team: Know Thy Company 2. Title: Know Thy Project 3. Tools: Know Thy Implements 4. Talent: Know Thyself
- 5. 1. Team: Know Thy Company • What defines the company and team culture? • Who are the individuals you work directly with? • What are the management dynamics?
- 6. 2. Title: Know Thy Project • What is the project goal? • How big or small is the project scope? • What things limit the boundaries of your project?
- 7. 3. Tools: Know Thy Implements • What programs do people in your discipline use? • What are the tools used to track the project? • How does your work make it into the end product?
- 8. 4. Talent: Know Thyself • What are your strengths and weaknesses? • What are your short- and long-term goals? • What do and don’t you like doing?
- 9. What is a Producer? Part II Production teams are usually responsible for: • Scheduling • Scoping • Budgeting • Reporting Production teams are sometimes responsible for: • Team Management • Special Projects • Filling In Talent Gaps • Feed and Care of Team Members
- 10. Role Comparisons • Film Production vs. Game Production • Director vs. Producer • Team Lead vs. Producer • Designer vs. Producer
- 11. Key Job-Description Phrases • “Knack for Organization” • “Cross-Team Collaboration/Communication” • “Process Oriented” • “Sees the Big Picture”
- 12. Where Producers Come From • Nature vs. Nurture • Producers can come from almost any discipline • Art • Design • Programming • Community Management • Quality Assurance • Office Management
- 13. My Career Path College • BA in English (Technical Writing) Pre-Games • Logistics (Project Management) • Technical Writing (Project Management) Games • Editing and Technical Writing • Website Production and Community Management • Community Management and Production • Production • Release Management • Program Management
- 14. Why I’m a Producer I became a producer to have more input in development direction I have a production career because I enjoy helping teams work better together making awesome stuff
- 15. How to get Started • Show Interest • Take Opportunities • Learn the Tools • Build a Portfolio
- 16. Q & A
- 17. Appendix A: PM Software This is a list of project-management tools I have experience with, have heard a lot about, or am asked directly about when talking with hiring managers. • Excel • Jira • Microsoft Project • Team Foundation Server • Trello • Basecamp • Pivotal Tracker
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- Company history. Titles. Who’s in charge? How long have people been there? Industry opinion.
- Simple as “What platform will this be on?” Complex as “What company goal does this support/achieve?”
- If you’re not naturally inclined to it, you can learn—but you have to want to.