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From: Robert_Swan@scee.net (Robert)
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Subject: Re: Demo CD`s
Date: Wed, 16 Feb 2000 19:48:14 GMT
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Am quoting from thread below as I only wanted it to be for short
messages :)

==========quote=========
If I could finish it in time I would definately, definately, be
submitting
my project that I have been working on for 2 years now.
(It's a first person perspective fighting/puzzel game with a 'real
phisics'
game engine.)
==========end quote=========

Is there anything to show anyone? it would always be nice to see some
of the work even if you dont think its anywhere near finished. Or
maybe i should have a look at the websites as well :)

==========quote=========
I have nearly given up hope of ever seeing it on a CD, which was the
main
point of doing it in the first place...
I find it exceedingly unfair that people who have been working on
really
long term projects like me, may in the end only get to show their
years of
work to thier friends.  I've gambled a lot of time and money on this
project
and it saddens me to think that few people will get to see it when it
is
finished. Also I'd be nice to go to job interviews with a CD rather
than a
Yaroze and a lap-top and all the gubbins.

Jon Prestidge
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well - I understand how you feel - but it _was_ clear when getting the
system about the way things were generally. Ok the OPM is a bit of an
issue but that was always discretionary anyway. 

In terms of getting job interviews there are various ways of getting
things to them - either lugging the kit across (which isnt such an
effort if its going for the job of a lifetime) or by getting screen
grabs blah blah. For real developers who really wanted to see your
stuff there is something on the faq about making your code friendlier
for the company to convert onto a real devkit.

Not much of a helpful answer - but it tends to be the same as with the
requests for the new libraries - its not likely to happen (some things
definately wont happen). Im just asking about what _exact_ interest
there would be in getting a disk done because everyone would like to
see their stuff on a disk but 90% of yaroze owners havent really
started a game beyond the design + graphics and the others tend to
never quite finish it ( i consider myself in that category). Its only
final products which would be worth putting on a disc so thats what I
was asking for a list for so we can weigh up the worth of an approach
to sony....


Cheers 
Rob

Disclaimer:
Anything I say has no direct relation 
to where I work (Sony), is not an official 
voice of where I work (Sony) and Sony 
doesn't even exist as far as I'm concerned.