51 things every game student should know

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Your portfolio is only as good as the worst piece of work in it. If in doubt, leave it out. Kaye Elling @K_0, Spring 2013
Polycount: It’s a target, not a limit: If the brief requires 15,000 triangles, you won’t win the AMAZING FRUGALITY AWARD® with 1500. Kaye Elling @K_0, Spring 2013
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Page 3: Quad: face with 4 sides Triangle: f
Page 7 and 8: Developers don’t say “mobs”.
Page 9 and 10: Game development is a team sport fo
Page 11 and 12: Don’t break the fourth wall in as
Page 13 and 14: The things you say, may say more ab
Page 15 and 16: Read the brief. No, seriously: READ
Page 17 and 18: Your first year at uni should be re
Page 19 and 20: Understand Brightness & Contrast Ka
Page 21 and 22: IF YOU AREN’T CONFIDENT IN YOUR W
Page 23 and 24: Be inclusive: Don’t assume the de
Page 25 and 26: Also: Usability Testing: Getting ta
Page 27 and 28: Also: Quality Assurance: A complete
Page 29 and 30: Most developers work in shared spac
Page 31 and 32: Attention to detial. It matters. Ka
Page 33 and 34: Your final year at uni should be re
Page 35 and 36: Nobody gets everything right first
Page 37 and 38: A good rule of thumb for selecting
Page 39 and 40: Project management: Not just for ma
Page 41 and 42: At a job interview, remember that y
Page 43 and 44: Duz not luk gud on ur work. Like ev
Page 45 and 46: When you get some feedback: Heed it
Page 47 and 48: “Dear Sir or Madam, I’m a recen
Page 49 and 50: If your game idea starts with the s
Page 51 and 52: The office is not like the internet
Page 53: Kaye Elling is the grizzled veteran

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