   Glass Echidna - Now Offering Game Development Outsourcing Services
  Glass Echidnahttp://www.glassechidna.com.auUp until now we have been working on our own in-house games and software and in partnership with some other studios around the world. However, we're about to begin more directly offering our services to the indie community.We mainly focus on the technical design and programming aspect of things. However, we also offer asset management services that help with the outsourcing of content; including 3D models, texturing, animation, sound effects and music. Game design, consulting and feasibility assessment services are also available as required.The services that we're presently offering are made available with the intention of being 100% viable for serious indie developers/designers/teams. Our pricing is very flexible depending on exactly what you would like to achieve, all pricing is negotiated on a per-contract basis. Unfortunately, as we're professional developers back-end payment is not available as a stand-alone method of payment.Although all our services are accompanied with a contract we understand lump-sum payments can be risky business, or simply not viable for indies. As such we're happy to devise on-going or milestone-based payment schemes where necessary.As a general rule we're well equipped to develop for any platform indie developers are likely to be targeting, in particular PC (Windows/Mac/Linux), Xbox 360/Windows Phone 7 (XNA) and Android. We provide the option to use third-party tools or license our own in-house tools and game engines/frameworks. We're able to pick-up new technology if necessary but additional time will be required due to the learning curve. Although not recommended for indie projects, if you're not looking to use existing technology then OpenGL is our preferred rendering API when building a 3D framework from scratch.We have experience with all aspects of game development, graphics, gameplay, AI, animation, shaders, audio, networking and tools development. We are able to work on both 3D and 2D titles, develop new titles, port existing games or work on an existing code-base. We're also happy to collaborate with existing team members where necessary.If you're just looking to hire a programmer to work with a well established team then that can also be arranged. Our programmers have experience with C, C++, Objective-C, Java, C# (XNA/.NET/Mono), VB .NET, MATLAB, Actionscript 3, Python and PHP.We're available for all projects small, large, short- or long-term. If you're interested in our services and/or you would like more information then please contact us via the contact form on our website. If you're unsure if we're right for you, don't be afraid to contact us and ask, we don't bite![Edited by - Benjamin Dobell on November 6, 2010 10:55:24 PM]
  All Help Wanted posts must use the Mandatory Posting Template. The Template has been designed to provide the sort of information that will help potential team members to decide if a project is likely to be of interest. In so doing it also helps you as those who contact you are less likely to drop out once they find out what the project is. You can just edit your original post to use the template.Failure to use the template will result in your thread being closed.   ;  Does the template even make sense, for an offering like this?   ;Quote:Original post by ObscureAll Help Wanted posts must use the Mandatory Posting Template. The Template has been designed to provide the sort of information that will help potential team members to decide if a project is likely to be of interest. In so doing it also helps you as those who contact you are less likely to drop out once they find out what the project is. You can just edit your original post to use the template.Failure to use the template will result in your thread being closed.Sorry, I am well aware of the Mandatory Posting Template but I believe you've made a mistake:Quote:Original post by jbadamsI want to offer help or services to other users or join someone else's team:Users who wish to offer help or services to others may do so by making a post in the forum. Posts of this type are not required to follow a specific template but can find an optional template and list of suggested information to include HERE.;  We're still open for more work if anyone is interested.   ;  We're available for more work again. If you're unsure whether we can provide the right services please contact us and ask.One thing I should make clear. We do not bid on projects, we will not sign up to any strange third-party website in order to bid on some poorly defined specification. However, we do provide quotes if the necessary information is available.   