December 16, 2004
Interview with Tim Sweeney, Founder of Epic Games
GamingGroove has a good interview with Tim Sweeney, the founder of Epic Games. He talks about the current state of graphics technology, video capture technology, programming languages, and gaming company startups. Worth the read as this guy is a pioneer and knows his stuff.The great thing about game development is that there are a broad spectrum of opportunities available for developers, from 1-3 person teams creating Nintendo GBA games, 5-10 person teams developing budget PC games, 10-20 person teams creating smaller PC and console games, and then the big leagues of 25-60 person teams creating triple-A games for PC and console. Arguably, the massive multiplayer games are a step above that. In addition, there are mod teams aspiring to "go commercial", and numerous startups looking for initial opportunities like add-on packs and contract development while building their teams.
