Finally, an Experience poll! [UPDATED] Now with Statistics!

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[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]Location[/td]
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[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]
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[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]Location[/td]
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[td]5 years[/td]
[td]nothing serious[/td]
[td]1[/td]
[td]3[/td]
[td]Raycasters (I’m 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]
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I’m a New Zealander too : living in sunny Dunedin :wink:

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[tr][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]It’s complicated :)[/td][td]Poland[/td][/tr]

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[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]Location[/td]
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[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 who’s good at extremely compact synthetic music[/td][td]Spain[/td]
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[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]Location[/td]
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[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]
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Because I’m such a maverick, I’m going to answer without using the table. :stuck_out_tongue:

Number of games developed:

[Typical development time: hours]
ZX81 (Basic): dozens (games were much simpler back then :wink: )
ZX Spectrum (Basic): dozens

[Typical development time: days or weeks]
ZX Spectrum (ASM): 8

[Typical development time: weeks]
PC (ASM/C): 2 (plus assorted graphics demos)

[Typical development time: months or years]
PC (Java): 6 (plus 2 unfinished)
Android (Java): 1 (ported from PC)

Nothing commercial (or even commercial-standard).

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[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]Location[/td]
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[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 don’t have time, though.[/td][td]Sweden[/td]
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I guess this means I’m the lowest in the pecking order.

[tr][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]Location[/td][/tr]
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[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]
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But you haven’t answered lots of other stuff. :’(

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[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]Location[/td]
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[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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Since I’m too lazy to make a table…
Time With Java: 1.5 years
Games Made: 1
Developed Ideas: 3
Not so developed Ideas: 14
Learning: none, learn as I go
Education: self-educated
Age: 12-14
In collaboration: no
need collaboration: no
Location: CA, US

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[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]Location[/td]
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[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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Lots of Swedes here!

There’s not much else to do in Sweden :slight_smile:

Cas :slight_smile:

That might actually be true, atleast for the winters :slight_smile:

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[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]Location[/td]
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[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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[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]Location[/td]
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[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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Not massively active here but I will chip in as well.

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[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]Location[/td]
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[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]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]
[td]Special[/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]
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Since I’m too lazy to make a table (and I even cutnpasted this)…
Time With Java: 7 years
Games Made: 2 (1 not in Java)
Developed Ideas: 1
Not so developed Ideas: 0
Learning: JOGL, scenegraphs, actually everything
Education: BA Hons, BSc Chemistry
Age: 42
In collaboration: no
need collaboration: no
Location: Netherlands