I had to join, it's been a while since I started to read BBGameZone and I'm amazed. This community reminds me of CodeIgniter's forum and I want to be a part of it. Maybe not very active part at first but we will see.
I little bit about me. I'm from Poland and I've just finished my
master's degree in Applied Computer Science (I'm 24). My thesis - "Casual Games" - described a process of creating a
Flash & ActionScript game from concept to final marketing. Due to some ownership restrictions I'm not able to publish this game publicly yet.
Appart from ActionScript I've got strong experience in
OOP C++ and Java. The latter with simple, multi-threaded, client-server applications I had to make to pass the semester. To keep my budget relatively healthy while studying full-time I freelanced as a front-developer so
XHTML and CSS became intuitive after few years, my friend calls me CSS Ninja sometimes.
Recently I jumped into PHP and JavaScript,
CodeIgniter and jQuery to be more specific. As I read though this forum I can't help but notice that my skillset will be quite useful for PBBG development. Unfortunately I'm a complete graphics anti-talent.
I've always wanted to develop a game that will be playable in multiplayer, preferably MMO. I'm not looking for easy money as they're none that I'm aware of. It's all hard work and dedication. I just want to discover a new field of joy and
share the fun with like-minded individuals. Hope that I'm in a good place.
Oh, as a fresh graduate I'm currently
looking for work. I'll probably be hired by some web development studio or internet marketing company soon.
My dream? To develop casual and PBBG games in a team for some big developer (wouldn't mind relocating to USA, Australia, what have you). Would you suggest some steps to take to make such a dream come true?
