   Free art in exchange for occasional coding advice (Mod: lock please?)
Name: Blake RiegerWebsite: http://blakerieger.deviantart.com/Not much of my stuff up there (a lot of it is NDA), but it's some.Expected Compensation: I ask you questions, like... in Ruby, why isn't this working:if bob == 1puts "bob is 1"elseif bob == 2puts "bob is 2"elseputs "bob is neither 1 nor 2"endAnd you say:"it's 'elsif' not 'elseif' you git."And I say:"Oh, thanks, here's some art!"Sound like something you can do?  I'm working on learning Ruby, I know some C++ and Java.  Ruby is comparatively easy to learn, so even if you don't know it now, if you're an experience coder, you could probably still figure it out faster than I can and answer my questions.  I do eventually plan to work with Open GL in Ruby, using such libraries... http://g3d-ruby.rubyforge.org/We'll use a stop watch.  For every hour you spend helping/teaching me, I'll help you with an hour of art- anything you want.Contact Information: my name, which is listed above, but without spaces or capitalization, @gmail.comI also use MSN messenger with that particular e-mail address.Preference given to people with projects I like more (I prefer to make art for cooler projects), and to people who know WTF they are talking about.Thanks,-Blake[Edited by - Blake Rieger on August 16, 2008 2:01:43 AM]
  Oops, that's "without capitalization", not "without the capitals"... my e-mail address is NOT lakeieger@gmail.com (which is what I implied)blakerieger is what it is.Sorry for the double post... I edited to correct, but I hope nobody tried to e-mail there (not as if I expect a bite this soon, but it's possible).More info:I'm twenty four, a university student, and I've been doing graphics for cell phone games off and on since high school.I specialize in pixel art and 2d graphics, and concept art, but I can do 3d art as well.I would also appreciate it if anybody can tell me some good IRC channels to find  the kind of mentor trade I'm looking for.   ;  Hi,I'm a senior software engineer with proficiency in Java, c, and Python.  I've also been working with OpenGL in c for the past 2 years.  I haven't had an opportunity to work with Ruby yet, but as you mentioned I don't think I'd have a hard time picking it up.My project could really use some artwork.  The project website is http://quake2world.net, and I have an old Help Wanted thread here:http://www.gamedev.net/community/forums/topic.asp?topic_id=480284.I would gladly help guide your development efforts and provide technical advice in exchange for artwork or even artistic advice.  Why don't you join my project's IRC channel sometime soon, and we'll chat.  It's #quetoo on irc.freenode.net.Ttyl,Jay   ;  Hello Jay,Thanks, the project looks cool.  I'm happy to provide textures or other 2d graphics.  "Why don't you join my project's IRC channel sometime soon, and we'll chat.  It's #quetoo on irc.freenode.net."I've joined the channel, but there doesn't seem to be anybody active there at the moment.  I'll stay on for a couple hours.   ;  Yea, the channel size versus people actually there and talking can be misleading -- that's just the nature of IRC tho.  Still, it was midnight here (Boston) when you joined, and most of the channel members are European, so it was some ungodly hour where they live ;)Hopefully we'll catch up at some point today.   ;Quote:We'll use a stop watch. For every hour you spend helping/teaching me, I'll help you with an hour of art- anything you want.Ehm, this is not a very good agreement. First of all, an unexperienced coder would spend more time figuring out your problem than an experienced one would, making this deal more lucrative for someone who wouldn't be able to help you as efficiently as someone with greater competence would.Maybe more imortantly, it's really easy for a coder to give up a false value of time that s/he spent working on this problem, seeing as all kinds of "difficulties" and nuts to crack could have popped up a long the way, even if the solution looks really simple.We have a competent programmer with decent experience using Ruby as a trialee on our team; surely he could lend you a hand whenever there's a need for it. I've looked at your art, and it looks great, though the level of detail varies greatly. I'd love to have you on the team, but as a member, not through some "deal" being your only incentive to stay.How do you feel about joining a development team as a dedicated member, not just a casual/on-demand contributor?   ;  Hello Sadr"an unexperienced coder...."Thus why I have a preference for more experienced programmers."Maybe more imortantly, it's really easy for a coder to give up a false value"A little maybe, but I don't think that would be a big problem; I have a pretty good sense for how difficult things might be.  He or she might squeeze a couple minutes more out of me, but 90% of my questions are very simple syntax questions, or otherwise things that can be answered very quickly.I could get the same kinds of questions answered free on a forum or IRC channel, but I hate to feel like a mooch.I do see your point though- by bargaining like this, I'm almost asking for inefficiency."I've looked at your art, and it looks great, though the level of detail varies greatly."Thanks.  The level of detail varies depending on how long I spent on something  I don't have anything up there that I've maxed out on- I'm trying to expand my portfolio with some better stuff."How do you feel about joining a development team as a dedicated member, not just a casual/on-demand contributor?"It's possible, but I'm only really motivated on projects when I'm doing the world building and contributing a fair amount to the game design too.I like that your game is story based and not another Tolkien cliche', though.   ;  This seems like a rather silly idea to me, since you can quite easily get answers to all of your programming questions for free by either posting on these boards in the For Beginners forum or by joining the #gamedev IRC channel on Afternet.org, where there is always somebody at hand. It's fine to help out projects with your art, but don't feel like you need to "pay" somebody to receive help. This whole site is built around the idea of getting help and helping others for free.   ;Quote:Original post by Mike.PopoloskiThis seems like a rather silly idea to me, since you can quite easily get answers to all of your programming questions for freeNote above where I said:"I could get the same kinds of questions answered free on a forum or IRC channel, but I hate to feel like a mooch."Quote:This whole site is built around the idea of getting help and helping others for free.Thanks... I know I don't need to, but I prefer to, because otherwise I feel entirely useless.  Also, I prefer to have somebody help me on a more personal level who has some idea of who I am and what I'm doing- it's easier for me to teach somebody when I'm aware of what they do and do not know, and I'm sure that's the same for answering coding questions to an extent.I have good friends I could ask programming questions of at any time, but I don't like to impose.   ;  So, are you still available for doing 2d designs? I'm really looking for a 2d artist to do some ocasionally work for me. I'd be happy to provide you with alot of programming experience and help, if you need so :)   