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Re:So your teenager tells you they want to 'make video games... by junkilo on Wednesday April 03, 2013 @07:58PM (#5490095)
I think the game industry is magical because its one of the toughest. (yea, I'm ex OMHUGEGAMECOMPANY too)

Its like having to found a new startup every year while having to converge 4+ major disciplines to create products (software, art, music, writing, and more).

Brilliant fun, with steep challenges on every angle. @jmomo you sound a little jaded. Glad things are going better for you.

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Re:So your teenager tells you they want to 'make video games... by tlarkworthy on Wednesday April 03, 2013 @09:00PM (#5490319)
Ha. Try robots. 60 years and still no progress :p
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Re:So your teenager tells you they want to 'make video games... by asperous on Wednesday April 03, 2013 @10:15PM (#5490557)
You're probably thinking of humanoid-type robots. If you consider highly-specialized and sophisicated machines to be robots, you'd realize there has been a ton of momentum in this area. I mean self-driving cars were sci-fi 60 years ago.
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