Geneviève Routhier 💟Nov 19, 2022

I'm currently building a "Art Direction Beginner's Kit" presentation.
It is aimed at new #artdirectors but also #gamedevs that are building a game and would like some help in organising this fairly big task!

** What would be your most pressing questions you'd like answered in this talk? **

Please boost for better reach and help :)

#gamedev #gameartdirection #artdirection #mentoring

Show threadNoel-TienNov 25, 2022
@bl00dberri I'm looking forward to it!
So far I'd like to know:
- What's the most common mistake ADs do in your experience? (both juniors and veterans)
- As someone from the AAA industry, how can those processes be adapted to smaller, indie teams (less than 10, or a solodev)
- The best advice you received as an AD?
- How do you find your next artist?
Show threadNoel-TienNov 25, 2022

@bl00dberri - How do you choose your next artist? Common redflags, things to keep in mind, fluo green flags?
- What makes you hire an artist/expand your team?

Feel free to pick and chose haha, as a junior AD, it's not easy navigating between responsibilities x) Thank you a lot for doing that! (and also for the follow ^^)

Show threadGeneviève Routhier 💟Nov 25, 2022

@alcy awesome questions!! Scribbling all of this into my notes 😊😁

One easy answer: red flags, for anyone I might hire, is a lack of open mindedness and openness to feedback. I’d rather hire someone “good enough” who is curious and wants to get better, and continue learning and expanding their general field of knowledge, than a rockstar person who is set in their ways and will resist having to adapt to our project/constraints or team members:)

Learning & collaborating makes amazing, imo

Show threadNoel-Tien

@bl00dberri Thanks a lot for the teaser answer! Actually that pops another question (sorry!):
How do you know that you have a rockstar person in front of you during the hiring process? I know big studios tend to do many interviews, reducing the risks, but small studios may not be able to conduct more than 1 or 2 interviews. How can one limit the risks then?

Thank you btw for sharing your knowledge as AD, it's so rare out there!

Nov 25, 2022 at 7:17pmWeb
Show threadGeneviève Routhier 💟Nov 26, 2022
@alcy I would say it’s a combination of skills (so what you see in the portfolio and test if you had one) and attitude. The most important thing you have to do on your end is to prepare questions or topics you wish to discuss with the applicant. See how flexible, open minded they are, what kind of difficulties/failures they had to face etc. Explain the role and tasks and see how they react too. It is not a science but you can still get a good picture from this.
Show threadNoel-TienNov 26, 2022
@bl00dberri Thank you for the explanation! Definitely the tricky part of hiring x))
Show threadGeneviève Routhier 💟Nov 26, 2022
@alcy trust yourself! And sometimes you have to take chances. You’ll make mistakes and you’ll make great choices too. It’s part of the adventure :)
Show threadNoel-TienNov 28, 2022
@bl00dberri Thank you for the kind words! So far it worked out (hired 2 people this summer) but it's been uncharted territory haha