Maybe you have thought of an idea really neat and unique for a game and think: "If I can just get in touch with the right people who can sell and make money. And I see my idea in a game to play."
Well, this may be true, and you can do, but to be honest, it is very unlikely. The development of a video game is hard work. A game generally for the mass market is now a team of two years and thousands of hours to create. There is a huge amount of work needed and much of this work is very creative, which can be expensive.
Perhaps this is all a bit 'daunting and if you really think you have an idea that is unique, there are some things you can do, and I will explain the steps and processes you can take to move your idea for a game outside the world of the world, dream of possibilities.
The biggest obstacle to get your idea into a game is the question of who will do this job? This is an important issue. A group of people must believe in this idea and work to get from idea to reality, and usually rely on themselves. If you believe in your idea, there must be the person who pointed the job and they do dream a reality. If you can not do it, and if the game is unique and different, the rewards can be surprising.
Three possible routes to success
There are three possible ways to get a set made from your idea:
Get in contact with a heavy hitter in the game making industry and convince them that the game is worth it. He or she will then put in motion for your idea of being bought and developed. (This is very unlikely, even if it has happened on rare occasions) Companies will buy time to time ideas for games and keep them for future potential projects.
Get in touch with independent developers with game design skills and to encourage them to come on board with your idea. You can allow them to choose their time to develop the game Gamedev.net is a good place to network and find people for this company.
Spearhead development of himself. Learn a bit 'of the base game and make the powers to establish a group of people willing to devote time (and money) from you. You become the evangelist for the game and the Project Manager. (This is the best option if you want to succeed, and answered the question of who will do all the work - you!)
Protecting Your Idea
You probably have questions about your idea and as protection against theft. Well, I think it is a possibility and maybe it happened, but it is unlikely. It goes back to the fact that it takes thousands of hours to take a small part of the idea of the game itself and the number of unique ideas is relatively unlimited, but here are some things you can do to start protecting yourself.
The problem of Ideas Copyright
Ideas can not be copyrighted! It seems strange, but true. It can be found on the official website of the copyright of the Government. Thus, an idea that simply means that they have very little. If you take pictures of your game and hope to develop your idea into a game that you can get copyright for those things. Anyway here's some help to protect you.
Send yourself a letter!
Develop a comprehensive package of materials about your idea. Include a summary, photographs, drawings and all that describe your idea and then sealed in an envelope and send it to yourself registered mail. When you receive you access to it, but do not open it. Leave it off. This gives you an amount of legal protection, establishing a timeline for your idea.
NDA (Non Disclosure Agreement)
A confidentiality agreement is a legal contract between two parties. In this case, is between you and the person you want to be your idea. Can be a useful tool to help protect your rights. In general, it defines the privacy of your idea and prohibits the other party to use the idea. If you are serious about your idea, you should do some research on the NES and talk, even with a lawyer on them. Outside the United States, these agreements are often referred to as confidentiality agreements and, sometimes, they are called "secret agreements or confidences (CD).
Well let's go with something solid that you can
No matter which of the three paths that you want to travel down there are some things you can do to get your idea rolling on his way to becoming a real game.
1. Give a very detailed overview of the game. Making the most detailed. And put it in the package is placed for you!
2. Develop the pictures and illustrations of scenes from the game, characters, maps and all that is unique to the game, because you create a library of images of the game. Put this in the package too!
3. Write a summary - This is a summary of a page or two the idea of the game and describes the things that make it unique. Here is an introduction to people in the gaming industry and is the first thing you can give them in order to obtain a master of your idea (of course you get an NDA first!)
4. Start your search in the gaming industry. Drag the forum where developers and managers of chat during the game and start learning what it takes to make a game that you can make good contacts and there are hordes of people willing to offer advice and solid little help with your dream. gamedev.net is an excellent starting point
5. Begin to learn to make a video game! It is quite possible for a person with average computer skills to develop a single level of a game or a part of a game. This can be used as a calling card and example of what the game would be about.
If you want to follow step number five and learn to make your own game there are many resources available to help you learn to make relatively cheap. With perseverance, you can also create the entire game themselves and are ready for sale.
The point I do not want to read
Well, after going through all that I am happy to see you still with me. But if you think that all these things for the NES, sending letters, writing summaries and editing to think it was too much work, then you can see my point of making a video game your idea. It takes work and you do not do the job because someone else? If you think your idea is really great so I recommend you find time and motivation to do it! Nothing worthwhile is ever easy Hey it's entirely possible that your idea will one day be a game itself. Every game ever made initially started as a simple idea.
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