Path: chuka.playstation.co.uk!news From: thechief666 Newsgroups: scee.yaroze.freetalk.english Subject: Re: Generation Y Date: Tue, 19 Dec 2000 01:04:15 +0000 Organization: Netcom member Lines: 77 Message-ID: <3A3EB40F.18B5BBF1@netscapeonline.co.uk> References: <90l6h3$4bj2@www.netyaroze-europe.com> <90ns7d$8c1@www.netyaroze-europe.com> <90o06t$8c2@www.netyaroze-europe.com> <91dton$s3f2@www.netyaroze-europe.com> <91fl6s$rlb2@www.netyaroze-europe.com> <91kpk6$8e1@www.netyaroze-europe.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: userbw25.netscapeonline.co.uk Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.6 [en-gb]C-CCK-MCD NetscapeOnline.co.uk (Win98; I) X-Accept-Language: en-GB,en Well, as I've found out, your opinion is very much the opinion of quite a few publishers/developers, as it is mine also (and I hope to be in one of the above positions). Basically, if anyone reading this newsgroup, has any worries that the Yaroze is coming to an end, think again. It may be hanging by a thread, but it's still providing a much better entry point to the industry than 3 years of university does (not that I am saying there is anything wrong with higher-education, of course) If nothing else, publishers and developers are still very much in need of psx programers, does the PSone ring any bells? Sony wouldn't have bothered to release the machine if they didn't think there was life in it still, so if it's good enough for them, it's good enough for me :-) Cheers, Marc Lambert marc@eclipsesoftware.co.uk www.eclispesoftware.co.uk www.yarozescene.co.uk George Bain wrote: > Doh! You were so close! I just about agreed with everything you wrote > except for the last paragraph! > > I don't believe that the article implied that NY is dead. It certainly is > hanging on by a thin thread but it lives on. Edge is geared toward > the development community which is extremly usefull. Did you notice > how many of us in the article now work in the industry? I can say that > if you produce a playable demo on NY, any game company will take you > very serious! Your chances of getting in the game industry are far greater > then someone who has a degree in Computer Science. > > This is of coarse my personal opinion... > > George > > "Matt Verran" wrote in message > news:91fl6s$rlb2@www.netyaroze-europe.com... > > I think the article reflected a certain section of the yaroze users, > > specifically the ones that turned up to the Edinborough yaroze meet. And > to > > be honest those are some of the members that have done the most on/for the > > yaroze. Like Bob says, they didn't write the article but I think that > > everything that was quoted was justified and the people chosen deserved to > > be there. > > > > If you havn't produced any games, code or programs and have never posted > to > > these newsgroups then you can't be considered part of the community, it's > a > > given. Don't take offence, prove people wrong by getting involved and > > putting some stuff out. > > > > The article showed the yaroze and it's members in a professional and > > intelligent light which everyone here should be pleased about. The more > > developers and publishers understand about the yaroze the better it is for > > any members seeking jobs in the industry. > > > > The only really bad thing about it for me was that it implied the yaroze > was > > all over. Just because the PSone isn't the latest technology anymore > doesn't > > mean it's not fun to write games for. I hope that the yaroze program > > continues waaaay into the future. > > > > Hey: Merry Christmas Everybody! > > Matt V > > > >