Hello All!
We live in the wave of Indie Game Development.
I want to learn more about our community. Here we have already collected a huge table(>= 35)!
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Now we have come to some critical point where we can try to understand the realtions and behaviour between developers and games 
Comments for that analysis you can find here: http://www.java-gaming.org/topics/the-game-developers-society/25969/view.html
Here Iāve put some basics statistics, that can be curious.
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Just some comments.
Try not to overemphasize ideas count. By ideas I understand a game conception you would have definitely brought to life if you had more time.
It seems that we should somehow divide big nice finished game projects from smaller and totally novice ones.
My name is Max and Iām interested in game development for two months already :-. It messes up with my scientific career, but I just canāt help thinking about the games.
Iāll start.
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[td]Name[/td][td]Time with Java[/td][td]Games Made[/td][td]Developed Ideas[/td][td]Not so developed ideas[/td][td]Learning[/td][td]Education[/td][td]Age[/td][td]In collaboration[/td][td]Need collaboration[/td][td]Country[/td]
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[td]Max (neuronich)[/td][td]2 months[/td][td]2 in progress[/td][td]7[/td][td]5[/td][td]Java2D LibGDX[/td][td]Doing Master D, Physicist[/td][td]21[/td][td]almost with a friend[/td][td]With experienced and educated and enthusiastic 8) :point:[/td][td]Moscow,Russia[/td]
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[td]ra4king[/td][td]2.5 years[/td][td]4 public, dozens private[/td][td]1[/td][td]2[/td][td]OpenGL[/td][td]High school[/td][td]16[/td][td]No one atm[/td][td]Sure, itās boring working alone ;D[/td][td]born in Alexandria, Egypt, now Georgia, US[/td][/tr]
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[td]Mike (Mickelukas)[/td][td]5 years[/td][td]0.5 in Java, 1 in VB6 :)[/td][td]1[/td][td]0[/td][td]Staying focused during the boring parts :)[/td][td]University[/td][td]28[/td][td]Ideas: State of Profit community. Programming: no one[/td][td]Somewhere down the line, sure[/td][td]19 Years in Uppsala, Sweden, ever since then in Amsterdam, the Netherlands[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]Cas (princec)[/td][td]14 years?[/td][td]7[/td][td]7[/td][td]Too many to count[/td][td]A little bit about shaders[/td][td]BSc Hons[/td][td]38[/td][td]Well, weāre a company[/td][td]Need slaves who work for peanuts[/td][/tr]
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[td]Geo (UprightPath)[/td][td]7-8 years[/td][td]1 or 2[/td][td]1[/td][td]Hundreds (Mostly with Pathfinders)[/td][td]2D graphics/pixeling[/td][td]Bachelorās CS (Starting Masters)[/td][td]25[/td][td]No one[/td][td]Eh, I covet my source code![/td][td]US. On the Mexican border[/td]
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[tr][td]RylandAlmanza[/td][td]A few weeks[/td][td]One in Java, a few in C++, a couple in Python, a couple in AS3, a couple with HTML5/Javascript, and one in C#. Out of all those games, none of them are really fun. Theyāre all just games I made while learning the languages.[/td][td]1[/td][td]Over 9000[/td][td]3D with OpenGL[/td][td]Still in highschool[/td][td]17[/td][td]Artist: Mush[/td][td]Already have one.[/td][td]US[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]lhkbob[/td][td]9 years[/td][td]1 or 2[/td][td]2[/td][td]5[/td][td]Physics and performance hacks[/td][td]BS Honors (starting PhD)[/td][td]23[/td][td]Roommate[/td][td]Nope[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]theagentd[/td][td]6 years or something[/td][td]0[/td][td]Too many[/td][td]10+[/td][td]Voxel rendering[/td][td]Highschool, studying Japanese[/td][td]19[/td][td]PuppyGames[/td][td]Not anymore =D[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]Kev (kevglass) [/td][td]15 years[/td][td]50+[/td][td]50+[/td][td]Lots[/td][td]How to put tables into posts on JGO. Game art. Game design.[/td][td]BSc Comp Sci[/td][td]34[/td][td]Various over the years, currently an artist[/td][td]I donāt play well with others.[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]ShannonSmith[/td][td]13 years[/td][td]0 (that I would be proud of)[/td][td]many[/td][td]many more[/td][td]OpenCL & Shaders[/td][td]Bachelor of Engineering (Electronic)[/td][td]31[/td][td]Nothing serious.[/td][td]An artist would be nice.[/td][td]New Zealand originally, currently California, US[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]R.D.[/td][td]6 -7 years[/td][td]2 (minigames) + some demos (RPGās)[/td][td]1[/td][td]10^10 [/td][td]Shaders, XML, Android, game development in generel[/td][td]6th semester currently doing an intership[/td][td]22[/td][td]A musician and an artist (And some skilled āhelping-outā-guys)[/td][td]A Graphics Programmer / OpenAL Dude and another Artist for misc stuff [/td][/tr]
[tr][td]Mo (counterp)[/td][td]6 years[/td][td]1 that Iāve actually stuck with[/td][td]Many[/td][td]More than many[/td][td]Nothing in particular at the moment[/td][td]High school (no programming classes though?)[/td][td]17[/td][td]No one[/td][td]No :)[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]kaffiene[/td][td]15 Years[/td][td]2 Commercially released games (C++), half a dozen Java applets for hire[/td][td](other than released games) Just got one thing Iām working on seriously[/td][td]Dozens of little experiments and partially developed ideas[/td][td]Recently learned FBOs, Multiple Render Targets. Hoping to learn Deferred Rendering soon[/td][td]BA Philosophy, Entered into MSc Comp Sci (incomplete)[/td][td]40[/td][td]No[/td][td]Not sure I need it on my current project but Iād like to in the future.[/td][td]Iām a New Zealander too : living in sunny Dunedin [/td][/tr]
[tr][td]Mads[/td][td]5 years[/td][td]None :D[/td][td]Around 10, Iād guess.[/td][td]Lots and lots.[/td][td]OpenGL and optimization[/td][td]Working on itā¦[/td][td]17[/td][td]Not currently.[/td][td]Iād like to, but not right now.[/td][td]Denmark, living in Wisconsin for a year though [/td][/tr]
[tr][td]weertj[/td][td]14 years[/td][td]3[/td][td]3[/td][td]Too much[/td][td]OpenGL[/td][td]Bachelor of Computer Science[/td][td]43[/td][td]None[/td][td]Not for development[/td]
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[tr][td]cheekymonk3y[/td]
[td]Less than 2 months practicing[/td][td]1 (Pong doesnāt count? I donāt care ;D )[/td][td]0[/td][td]1[/td][td]Java2D[/td][td]None.[/td][td]24[/td][td]No. Too soon for anything like that.[/td][td]No. Too soon for anything like that.[/td][td]From South Africa; Living in Cyprus currently.[/td]
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[tr][td]Nathan (StonePickaxes) [/td]
[td]4 months[/td][td]2[/td][td]1[/td][td]2[/td][td]basic sound and networking[/td][td]High school :P[/td][td]17[/td][td]Not yet :/[/td][td]It would be nice to have some other people to work with for when I get stuck[/td][td]Born in Mississippi, currently in Minnesota (United States)[/td]
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[tr][td]Alejandro, but I like how Alex sounds in english(Al3x)[/td]
[td]12 months (Really focused on java, only 2 or 4)[/td][td]1 not finished text rpg in pascal, 1 in progress in java, 4 in game design phase and 1 technical demo in progress for my masterpiece[/td][td]I havenāt finished any idea, so it would be 0 right?[/td][td]Like 10[/td][td]Java, advance programming, java2d, openGL, game programmingā¦[/td][td]University in progress (Programming branch)[/td][td]26[/td][td]Nothing yet[/td][td]Sure, I would love to make at least 2 friends to work with and learn from![/td][td]Argentina[/td]
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[tr][td]Spasi[/td][td]12 years[/td][td]0[/td][td]4[/td][td]3[/td][td]Differential equations on Khan Academy[/td][td]BSc in Informatics[/td][td]29[/td][td]WebHotelier, LWJGL, The Rope Effect[/td][td]Soonish[/td][td]Greece[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]delt0r[/td][td]since java started[/td][td]0[/td][td]some[/td][td]many many more[/td][td]Focusing on finishing[/td][td]PhD (physics/bio/applied math cojoint)[/td][td]36.99[/td][td]My Brother the art department[/td][td]-[/td][td]Austria, NZ originally[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]philfrei[/td]
[td]2.5 years[/td][td]3 close to finished (playable)[/td][td]several[/td][td]file folder full[/td][td]Java Sound, concurrency/actors[/td][td]Music BA UCBerkeley with sides of CompSci and Psych/Perception[/td]
[td]55[/td][td]writing a musical tool for a composer friend[/td][td]interested, happy to consider[/td][td]San Francisco Bay Area (Albany)[/td]
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[tr][td]fruitmaze[/td][td]Around 10 years[/td][td]6 public, around 15 private[/td][td]Many[/td][td]Many[/td][td]Javascript[/td][td]Computer engineer[/td][td]30[/td][td]-[/td][td]Music[/td][td]Sweden[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]teletubo[/td][td]7 Years or so[/td][td]4[/td][td]Many[/td][td]not many[/td][td]Polishing![/td][td]Computer Science[/td][td]27[/td][td]nope[/td][td]nope[/td][td]Brazil[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]EgonOlsen[/td][td]13 years[/td][td]1 on the ZX81, 4 on the C64, 3 on the Amiga, 5 in Java (desktop), 1 on Android[/td][td]Oneā¦more or less[/td][td]none[/td][td]How to create an RPG that doesnāt suck in my spare time[/td][td]Master in Computer Science[/td][td]40[/td][td]not really[/td][td]i eventually need a 3d modeler, but i can get away without one for now [/td][td]Germany[/td]
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[tr][td]wingsOrc[/td][td]3 years[/td][td]Noneā¦ but a 2d verlet physics engine, chip 8 emu, bugged gb emu and currently on a nes emu[/td][td]at most one[/td][td]>10[/td][td] DSP (digital signal processing)[/td][td]school[/td][td]18[/td][td]im not[/td][td]nope[/td][td]Switzerland[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]Eli Delventhal[/td]
[td]8 years[/td][td]Uhā¦ Lots of hobby small ones, several big professional ones[/td][td]What does this mean? Infinity.[/td][td]Infinity.[/td][td]How to get a casual team working on a game on the side - staying motivated, shipping product[/td][td]BS in CS[/td][td]26[/td][td]One artist, several contractors[/td][td]Not really, no[/td][td]SF Bay Area, CA, US[/td]
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[tr][td]evilfrenchguy[/td]
[td]5 years[/td][td]4[/td][td]2[/td][td]Too many[/td][td]Framework/ Code Structures[/td][td]BS CompSci[/td][td]22[/td][td]No one[/td][td]I would love that ^^[/td]
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[tr][td]aazimon[/td][td]12 years[/td][td]2 small games[/td][td]1 current project[/td][td]2 ideas on the back burner[/td][td][/td][td]BS Mass Comm (minor in art & theater) Whoās further away from computer science then that? [/td][td]42[/td][td]None[/td][td]Havenāt thought about it.[/td][td]St. Louis area, Missouri, US[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]Cero[/td][td]~ 6 years[/td][td]1 mini game, 1 real game currently in development[/td][td]5-10[/td][td]>30[/td][td]some Math, some AI, some OpenGL[/td][td]working on my BSc in CS (Media-Informatics)[/td][td]24[/td][td]Team of 5[/td][td]Yes[/td][td]Germany[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]Aeroren[/td][td]5 years[/td][td]nothing serious[/td][td]1[/td][td]3[/td][td]Raycasters (Iām not quite sure why :P)[/td][td]almost BSc in CS[/td][td]27[/td][td]no[/td][td]open to the idea[/td][td]Netherlands[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]Archibald[/td][td]A few days[/td][td]around 100 total, 3 of them profitable[/td][td]2-5[/td][td]Unlimited[/td][td]Yes :)[/td][td]1x Master and 1x BA[/td][td]34[/td][td]Sort of, volunteers that manage my online games[/td][td]Itās complicated :)[/td][td]Poland[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]pjt33[/td]
[td]13 years[/td][td]5 commercially published (Java), 3 completed Java4k entries, various others[/td][td]Half a dozen[/td][td]Some[/td][td]Not much relevant to this forum[/td][td]B.A. in CompSci[/td][td]Low 30s[/td][td]No (but previously worked in two small games companies)[/td][td]Maybe with someone whoās good at extremely compact synthetic music[/td][td]Spain[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]noblemaster[/td][td]15 years[/td][td]~20[/td][td]~5[/td][td]~30[/td][td]game design/path finding[/td][td]Ph.D. in Computer Sciences[/td][td]37[/td][td]with artist & modder[/td][td]depends[/td][td]Tokyo[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]Sickan[/td]
[td]7 months[/td][td]0[/td][td]1[/td][td]3[/td][td]LWJGL, Slick2D, most of things.[/td][td]None.[/td][td]13[/td][td]With another programmer.[/td][td]Usually. Sometimes I just donāt have time, though.[/td][td]Sweden[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]feelingtheblanks[/td][td]~6 months[/td][td]None yet :([/td][td]A few[/td][td]Dozen[/td][td]Libgdx, Android Dev.[/td][td]2nd grade in Mathematical Engineering[/td][td]20[/td][td]With 3 in appearance, really alone[/td][td]Not really now[/td][td]Turkey[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]ghia[/td]
[td]6 months[/td][td]0[/td][td]1[/td][td]3[/td][td]Java game development[/td][td]Universety[/td][td]31[/td][td]Open for it[/td][td]Yes[/td][td]Sweden[/td]
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[tr][td]Jimmt[/td]
[td]1.5 years[/td][td]1[/td][td]3[/td][td]14[/td][td]none, learn as I go[/td][td]self-educated[/td][td]12-14[/td][td] no[/td][td]no[/td][td]CA, US[/td]
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[tr][td]Sammyster[/td]
[td]7 months[/td][td]1[/td][td]1[/td][td]4[/td][td]Programming decent games[/td][td]Automation[/td][td]20[/td][td]none[/td][td]Yes, sure![/td][td]Sweden[/td]
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[tr][td]Apo[/td]
[td]8[/td][td]27[/td][td]10+[/td][td]50+[/td][td]Objective c and flash[/td][td]Master of Business and Computer Science[/td][td]29[/td][td]With an artist and musician (for the first time)[/td][td]Yes[/td][td]Germany[/td]
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[tr][td]divxdede[/td]
[td]10 years[/td][td]2 [1 close, 1 public] in java, 2 (close) older in C++[/td][td]few[/td][td]a lot[/td][td]OpenGL[/td][td]Master In Computer Science[/td][td]34[/td][td]None[/td][td]Sometimes, an expert in openGL[/td][td]France[/td]
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[tr][td]Json[/td]
[td]6[/td][td]0[/td][td]Vast amount[/td][td]Vast amount[/td][td]Enterprise architechture and design. Games development.[/td][td]College[/td][td]30[/td][td]Yes, but not in games development[/td][td]Yes[/td][td]Born in Stockholm, Sweden, living in Warrington, United Kingdom[/td]
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[td]Travis Berthelot (tberthel)[/td][td]12 years[/td][td]>10[/td][td]>10[/td][td]>50[/td][td]J2ME into Flash[/td][td]BSCS from UNT[/td][td]37[/td][td]I have worked with 3 artist on games and usually have 1 main artist I work with.[/td][td]I would like to have multiple artist for the same game, I will start teaching my AllBinary Patform soon, and I will end up partnering up with or hiring those that learn how to use the AllBinary Platform the best.[/td][td]Republic Of Texas[/td][td]Wrote the AllBinary Platform[/td][/tr]
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[td]ags1[/td][td]7 years[/td][td]2 (1 not in Java)[/td][td]1[/td][td]0[/td][td]JOGL, scenegraphs, actually everything[/td][td]BA Hons, BSc Chemistry[/td][td]42[/td][td]no[/td][td]no[/td][td]Netherlands[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]Icecore[/td][td]1.5f year ^^[/td][td]donāt know realty, nothing big[/td][td]Thousands complete games(passed) like 2-3k+ [/td][td]Billion, I love physics, chemistry etc ;)[/td][td]Everything[/td][td]school ;)[/td][td]22[/td][td]nope[/td][td]Maybe, need money for Big science XD[/td][td]Ukraine Kiev[/td][/tr]
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