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I'm going to be perfectly honest.

Wanderlady, your views on everything annoy me. Homosexuality, requirements that need to be met to get in to heaven, other religions. Probably loads more stuff. I have learned from experience to dislike people with such strong religious beliefs as yourself, that feel the need to stuff it down others throats. We never get on. That doesn't go for people with strong religious beliefs who don't stuff it down peoples throats. We do. But man, Wanderlady... we just have to stop seeing each other.

So in conclusion, I don't like you at all, and even though I never actually used the CJ JC thing.... from now on, I'm going to start. Just for you. Just because it shows disrespect for you in a special way that I never knew existed before.

I'm just being honest.

I resent you making fun of my lack of intelligence.

Holy crap, it's jesus!!!

EDIT: CJ, does this mean our child is celestial?

Actually, I'm schizophrenic, and I would have to say you've gone a bit off in your calculations there. Possibly, you forgot to carry the one.

I think basic common knowledge would show that--

Oh, never mind.

I must have looked at that photo up there for at least ten minutes before realizing it was photoshop-ed.

Anyway, Tim Schafer and Michael Collins for me allll the way.

Besides, it's too late to jump on the bandwagon now.

Has to be one who can make realistic kind of puzzles, not McGyver type ones

Oh, crud.

*walks away slowly and sadly*

He's SOOOOO cool, just like Tim Schafer!

Strong words, strong words....

I love Tim Schafer, Liam Neeson,  and Michael Collins. I'm not sure about this Eric fellow. What's he done to deserve love? What have you done to deserve love, Eric?

[secret and unnamed. excellent source]

Just found this out from a secret and unnamed. excellent source:

- It's not incredibly hard to find employment in video games as an artist... IF you have experience on your resume. But it is hard to break in.

- Most employers such as LucasArts and Double Fine have Interns. They do crap like sort files and test games, maybe, and they're not paid. But in the end, somebody might come along and say, "Hey, you're cool!" And employee you as a junior artist. Supposedly.

- So long as you're a good artist, you'll get in sooner or later. Unless you're really really really bad, in which case there's always Midway.

- Stay in School, Be Cool

- Never pay too much money for drugs.

Now let's say I go for my degree... take out a loan one summer, travel to America on my J1 visa and do an internship somewhere like Double Fine.... since there's no pay, it would be legal.... and then go back to college after the summer... that would give me a toe through the door, right?

Or am I wrong?

Hmm.

You had a whole big write-up on why you don't use AGS.... and I think the whole thing contained like 2 major points. Way to waste my time.

Okay, but here's my reply:

Firstly, I have never heard of CJ asking for or expecting money. Despite the fact he works hard on AGS, all the time, and distributes it for free, and provides these forums... a lot of wonderful things have come from AGS, not just a game compiler, but for instance, the annual Mittens event, where people from these forums meet up somewhere in the world for a week. But no, despite the fact he is responsible for all the wonderful things associated with AGS, I have never heard him ask for anything, whether it's money or anything else.

Second, it's already been explained to you about how you misunderstand the term "unnecessary resolution". Perhaps what you mean is our belief in general, that good graphics don't make a game. And I think we all stand by that, in that some of the most enjoyable AGS games have had less-than-good graphics.

AGS is not just something you can use to compile commercial games. It's also something people can use as a creative outlet, or even create portfolio material with. I'm sure it's not going to be long before somebody uses an AGS-made game as part of their portfolio. I know I will.

Your criticism is welcome, so long as it's constructive (Which yours was) and true (Which yours wasn't). Most of your post is based on untrue or highly exaggerated facts. And it's mostly our attitude that's putting you off using it? So, our attitude is going to make AGS worse? Or break it completely? Something like that? Even if you were complaining about how slow it was but.... us? That sounds really, really juvenile.

Good luck with Wintermute or Sludge or whatever... Good luck finding a community half as large and helpful and established as this one.

[much]

Oh but Christopher/Christian/Christ, I'd miss you so much, my darling.

I think I may inquire more about the work experience actually. I'm getting work experience in Torc Interactive, a donegal-based devoper, in March coming. It's gonna be awesome. Actually, I report back to y'all on it. But a whole year for real working in Double Fine or LucasArts... *sighs dreamily*.

I guess my main problem at this point is choosing whether to go abroad to study. Hmmm.

I liked the Matrix, but I think it's just fashionable to dislike sequels in general. It's kinda bred into people or something. The first Matrix movie wasn't that good, it was really just about the awesome special effects and the cool sunglasses. The second and third movies well... I guess people expected a plot, but it was really just the same as the first movie.

I think they're all the same as each other. In a word, they're alright.

I know this is gonna sound a bit baby-ish, but one of the main reasons I wouldn't like to go to college in the US is because I don't think I'd be ready to. I mean, the prospect of packing up and leaving my family for possibly years without seeing them often, in just two years time, is pretty dire. My family couldn't really afford to come over and see me, and as a student I probably couldn't afford to go over and see them, except for rare occasions. I wouldn't know anybody and it would be wayyy too much pressure all of a sudden, straight after high school which is essentially molly-coddling.

I'm checking out some of the links y'all gave me though. Perhaps education in the US would be better. The only thing that wouldn't make sense then is that I can go to a university in Ireland that is one of the best three in the world, for free, whereas I could only afford to go to a mediocre one for a very high fee in America. I know it's not the education but the actual skill that matters, but it still doesn't make much sense when you look at it like that.

One of the things we do in college is work experience. I'd obviously ask whether I could go on my J1 visa to one of these places in America, preferably my idolized developer, Double Fine... .... and spend a few weeks working there. Hopefully this would give me some credential should I want to move to San Fran. Plus, I will be able to steal a salt shaker from Simon's Deli.

However, I'll check out these internships, because if I could get past the homesickness (Now I sound like a baby ) then it would probably be really fun. So what you're saying is I could get a place in an american college for pretty much free, if I'm very lucky, or something? Time to check some links out.

And thanks everybody, you're being really really helpful and I'm considering an awful lot more options than I was when I started this thread. Thanks a million I know it may seem odd I'm worrying about this with two years of school still ahead, but at the end of this year we have to pick our subjects for the final exams, so really I'd better start making decisions now, because Irish Education works on a points basis. Besides that, if I do decide to study in America, I'd better start planning now

So thanks

As much as I'm annoyed with you at the moment, Mr Foz.... I have to say they're pretty neat. Very nice of you.

Okay I also did a bit of research and it's looking like this so far:

I do a two year diploma in Ballyfermot, then transfer to Dun Loaghaire to do a one year bachelor thingymedoodle. I then get a H1B or something, visa to move to the states.

To get this, I have to secure a job first, so I would contact say, LucasArts or whatever, present my portfolio and ask them to sponser me to work in the US.

After this, I could switch jobs within my industry quite easily.

Do I have this right?

I also get a J1 visa in college!

Thanks

Another question,

When I have permission to work in say, Double Fine (idealistic example...) would I then be able to switch jobs to LucasArts, AFTER I had entered the country, or would I be stuck in that job for however many years was nessecary to become an american citizen?

I don't know. Wouldn't that be INCREDIBLY EXPENSIVE?

Also, as regards asking the company... what company?

Oh I have an idea....

I used to adoreeeee gladiators. As a kid, I especially wanted to ride that hamster ball thing.

But anyway.

Robot wars bored me from the first episode. However, at the Esat Young Sciencist Exhibition last year they had an actual Live robot war event, featuring robots that had been on the show. It was amazing. They are a lot bigger and a lot more powerful in rea life. When they smash together, it's not just the harmless little "pock!" that you see on TV, but in fact a whole bunch of force and armour - piercing weaponry. They're also three times the size they look on TV.

So as a live event it does interest me, but on TV I'd rather... well, read a book.

As for Craig... he was the voice of Asterix for a few of the animated movies (Asterix and Obelix) wasn't he? I remember thinking how shittily cast he'd been. He may kick ass, but Asterix?! What the hell were they smegging thinking!?

Ooo look, the green card lotto is on this year!

I don't like the UK games industry. Revolution Software is okay, and have a pretty respectable portfolio. However, by living in San Fran I'll constantly have a wide choice. Core Design, Double Fine, LucasArts, Rare, and this place called Bizzarre Creations.... etc.. At least I think they are.

The weather is also better.

Also San Francisco is an amazing, interesting and diverse place.

But my question.... how hard is it gonna be for me to get in? Perhaps I could get shipped over in a banana crate or something.

Well if Chris doesn't bloody well phone me, I may do just that.

But first I'm going to go out in this gale force storm, to walk to his house, five miles away, in the freezing cold and rain, even though I have a perfectly good car... I feel dramatic. Then I'm going to get lost and bewildered and cold and frightened, and just as I'm about I don't know... drown from the floodwater, Chris will come and save me, like in the end of some movie. Only I don't think we should have kids for that part because it's sort of less romantic.

Does Earlwood realize he's been owned yet?