Rxanadu

How do I contribute to this forum?

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Yeah, he's made several, all while being completely civil, and then also made this one. I think it's a clever ruse.

I want to apologize for this beforehand.

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clutterist sounds remarkably like another other word

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As Thunder said, this is kind of like asking how to have conversations. Think about stuff, discuss it. What forums you should be a part of depends on who you want to get to know and what type of community you want to be in.

TIGSource, Super Friendship Club, Klik of The Month Klub, The Chaos Engine, Quarter To Three, and RLLMUK are all forums where you'll find gamer and game developer communities of various types. Find where you fit best, and get on with it. Idle Thumbs is good because you generally find literate, switched on gamers and developers with intelligent opinions.

Also: Fuck not swearing. Get to know a community rather than laying down your own rules.

Twitter is also a great place to get to know game developers.

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clutterist sounds remarkably like another other word

Doesn't it just?

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It's called The Price Is Right.

Is it? I could swear you are required to spin that wheel. I'm sorry, you don't get the choice to leave the stage.

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Well you can spin, and then in the showcase stage you can disregard a showcase. The OR doesn't really factor into it I admit.

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I've heard - maybe here - that the best way to gain recognition in the industry is simply (hah!) to make a game.

That kind of sounds like effort though.

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If only there were some way I could get recognition and accolades without having to do anything!

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I had the number disabled because I was only ever getting complaints. Apparently I'm a bad poster and do not contribute to this forum! Whee!

P.S. no joke, an insect just tried to fly into my ear and I jumped and almost dropped my laptop on the floor. Augh! Insects divebombing my lugholes give me the creeps. They're worse than clutter.

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They're worse than clutter.

Whoa, that's a bit extreme, don't you think?

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Twitter is awful for getting to know game developers. All Tim Shaffer does is post joke after joke, nothing serious from that guy.

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Ah, well. Obviously not the big names. I've slowly got to know quite a few indie developers through it though. Often, I'll meet a developer at an event and we'll realise we follow each other on Twitter already.

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For those who actually answered the question in a proper way: I'll take your considerations into mind. I just had no idea what the developers were talking about when it came to specifics; I always thought they were talking about adding more physical pages to a forum, or somethng. I just don't know how talking about video games (constructively or otherwise) will get me into the game industry.

Seems fairly straightforward to me: you get into the game industry by knowing people who can vouch for your excellence, and the easiest way to socialise with them and have them think you are excellent is by being on the same forum as them and saying interesting things. The bit where it backfires is if you hang out on the same forum as them and you say something embarrassing.

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Have you considered applying for a job in the games industry? Seems like the most straightforward way of getting in, to me..

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