Game Development Community

new ad category "Project Representative"

by Daniel Nalbach · in Site Feedback · 03/03/2002 (12:06 am) · 0 replies

I would like to propose a new ad category called "Project Representative". I notice that there are groups who are not able to represent themselves well to the public because of poor writing skills and a lack of understanding of "how things are done". Many professional studios in recent years have created positions for representatives. This trend is one that is usually not mirrored in the indy game arena. Some individuals and teams are non-native English speakers who need to deal with a largely English speaking community. They are only able to do so poorly, and thus project a bad image for themselves or their group. These folks need a representative to buffer the outside world. There is currently no category for any kind of community or project representative, but perhaps that could be changed to help facilitate those who do need this.

I also think that adding the representative category might allow some people with a viable skill to participate who have previously felt unable to. Some individuals who would enjoy representing promising projects may have listed themselves as writers or producers because they did not feel like there was a category for their skills.