   Is this idea possible?
  Hi everyone! I'm a new member trying to learn about game development.  I have this idea for a game and I'd like to know if  it would be possible to implement this idea on the scale I'm hoping for.  I'd like to make it available for download online for free.  The game also be open source.  I'd like for it to someday blossom into a MMORPG, but for now, I can apply the storyline I have in mind to a single player campaign game. If this is possible, I'd like to start gathering a team together to begin work on it.  I already have a plot and characters and I'm working on a few models to do a sort of "proof of concept" type of thing.  However, I'm going to need help with the more technical things (game engine, implementation, etc.)So to recap, is this possible and if so, anyone interested?   
  You forgot to explain your game idea so we could tell you if it was possible or not (:It sounds like you just want to make a single player RPG that could later be expanded to an MMORPG?  Are you asking if that type of thing is possible to do?   ;  So, you are interested in starting up a business? Hiring people? Setting up a location to work at? Do you have the money to invest?   ;Quote:Original post by thegrandfunkasaurus1. I have this idea for a game and I'd like to know if  it would be possible to implement this idea on the scale I'm hoping for...  2. If this is possible, I'd like to start gathering a team together to begin work on it...  3. anyone interested?1. Anything is possible. I think you should refine your question.2. For the purpose of accomplishing what exactly? That is to say, what is the end goal you hope to achieve once your game has been made? Start a company to make games? Make money from that one game? Wow people with your amazing idea? Get a job as a game designer? Please be specific. We don't know what it is you want to try to accomplish.3. If you want to get a team together, you must use the Help Wanted forum, and the specific format they have there.;  Well I feel silly.  I'll try to be more specific The basic idea for the game is steampunk meets old west.  The game style would be combination first person shooter and puzzle. (I know it's weird, but the way I plan to implement it, it shouldn't feel too much like a puzzle).   I want it to look like it was professionally done (good graphics, sound design, gameplay etc.), but it will be open-sourced.Goal: Basically I want to see how good of a game can be made for as little money as possible.  I'm obviously not out to make money. If, somehow, money can be made (ads on the website, maybe) I will try to do that.  What this all means is that I'm not hiring people to help me.  Let me be clear about that.  Anyone who wants to help will be doing so for free. However, their name will be attached to the project and this will give people who want to get into the video game industry something to show potential employers. I realize that many will not want to be involved if they will not be compensated, but the point isn't to make money.  I realize that this is a stupid business plan but as stated, this will not be a business. Also, I have faith in the power of free technology. :DI think you can see now why I didn't want to go into detail earlier, hehe.So the (revised) questions are:1. Does anyone think that this will work? Will people be willing to do this only for the glory and practical experience? And if so...2. Who will join me?!?!hopefully that clears it up a bit. :)   ;  As Tom pointed out, wrong forum. Try at `Help Wanted' instead.   ;Quote:Original post by thegrandfunkasaurusI want it to look like it was professionally done  [by] people who want to get into the video game industryUnless you've got a lot of talent yourself (amazing designer, coder, artist), you're going to have trouble attracting professional-quality volunteers to make your project for you.I'd reccommend lowering your expectations and shrinking the scope of your project, or alternatively, keep in on the back-burner for now (refining your ideas until you've got something solid) until you've got some simpler projects under your belt (assuming you haven't already completed some simpler game projects).   ;Quote:Original post by thegrandfunkasaurusHowever, their name will be attached to the project and this will give people who want to get into the video game industry something to show potential employers. I realize that many will not want to be involved if they will not be compensated, but the point isn't to make money.  I realize that this is a stupid business plan but as stated, this will not be a business.Working on an open source project is a great way to gain experience and to show potential employers that you are able to work in a team.Now, I'm still a budding programmer, so I can't contribute to this project, but I am very interested in following it.  Hopefully, I might learn something from seeing how others work.  If you set up some kind of site or anything, please PM me.I wish you Good Luck in your endeavors in any case.   ;Quote:Original post by thegrandfunkasaurus1. Goal: Basically I want to see how good of a game can be made for as little money as possible.  2. I'm obviously not out to make money. 1. So, you're saying you're just doing this out of curiosity? As an experiment to learn an obscure fact? I sincerely doubt that. What is your real ultimate goal? To have your game made and "out there" for everybody to see and enjoy? Is that it?2. That's not obvious at all.