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成为一名优秀远程游戏开发者的4大建议

发布时间:2016-11-07 16:42:00 Tags:,,,,

作者:Cindy Boesel

如果你想成为一名游戏开发者,那么你很幸运能够进入一个正在快速发展的大型产业。但是你可能身处一个拥有许多游戏工作室的大城市。这时候你所面对的另一个选择便是成为一名远程游戏开发者。对此你可以参考以下4个建议。

remote work(from ipadown)

remote work(from ipadown)

选择合适的工具

如果你们不能使用相同的工具,你们便不可能成为一支完整的团队。所以你们需要先明确团队所使用的工具并记录下所有相关工具。除了实际开发软件外,你还需要交流工具和组织工具。即包括像Slack,Skype,Google Hangouts,Trello等网站和程序。一旦你下载了这些内容,你便需要去学习如何使用它们,即去熟悉现在你们团队其他成员所使用的工具。这能够帮助你更快融入其中。获得安全连接同样也很重要。你应该在Secure Thoughts上浏览有关VPN的评价并选择最适合自己的VPN。所有的这些工具都能帮助你成为团队外部更有价值的一员。

更频繁地交流

不管你认为该进行多频繁的交流,你都应该比自己所想的做得更多。特别是当你开始进行远程工作时,交流更是不能断。所有人都清楚地理解彼此是非常重要的。你应该主动要求对方进行清楚的解释,并在开始工作前进行再三确认。尽快回复任何信息,如果可能的话尽量安排实时聊天。这能够帮助所有人保持统一的进度并模拟真正的办公环境。传达每个人的想法才能更有效地解决问题并避免抱怨的出现。

设置工作时间

在家工作难免会让我们更加放松。有时候你可能会想要晚起或者会花几个小时边看电影边吃午餐。而如果你能够制定工作时间并始终遵守该时间的话你的工作效率便会大大提高。你需要成为一个能在特定时间待在“办公室”中的称职员工。并且即使没有人在旁边催你赶你,你也必须始终遵守截止期限。你最好确保自己不会比在传统办公室中更懒散。

拥有一个工作空间

你必须拥有一个专门的工作领域。特别是从职业来看,你需要拥有一个光线不会太刺眼的工作环境。如果你拥有一台不能移动的电脑,所有的问题便能迎刃而解。也就是一旦你去挪动电脑,你便可能遇到屏幕角度不对或光线太刺眼等问题。而拥有一个专门的工作环境还能够帮助你更加集中于工作中,如此你便能更好地完成目标并在工作期间专注于工作中。如果你能在工作日穿上制服就更好了!所有能够为你营造出工作环境的元素都将有效提高你的工作效率。

遵循以上4点能够让你变成一个更有价值的雇员。你也将能有效遵循截止日期,实现项目目标,并与其他团队成员进行有效交流。如此你的地理位置将不再是阻止你获得成功的问题所在。

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4 tips for becoming a successful remote game developer

by Cindy Boesel

If you want to be a game developer, you will be lucky enough to join a huge and rapidly growing industry. However, you might also have to relocate to a big city, where many game studios are located. The other option is to be a remote game developer. In order to get that right, you will need to follow these tips.

Get the right tools

You can’t work properly as part of a team unless you all have access to the same tools. Find out what your team are using and get a copy of everything. Beyond actual development software, you will also need communication and organisational tools. These can include sites and programs like Slack, Skype, Google Hangouts, Trello, and so on. Once you download them, learn how to use them and familiarise yourself with the current practices that other team members are using. This will help you to get into the swing of things more quickly. Getting a secure connection is also very important. Check the VPN reviews on Secure Thoughts to see which might be the most suitable for you. All of this will help to make you more valuable to the team from the outset.

Communicate more

However much you think that you should be communicating, do more than that. You can’t really over communicate when it comes to remote work. It’s important that everyone understands each other as clearly as possible. Ask for clarification when you need to, and double-check before starting laborious processes. Reply to messages as soon as possible, and schedule in real-time chats if you can. This will help to get everyone on the same page and will simulate the real office environment. It’s better for bouncing ideas off one another as well as clearing problems and grievances in a positive way.

Set working hours

It’s easy to be a little bit more relaxed when working from home. You might decide to get up late some days, or spend a few hours at lunch time watching a film rather than getting back to it. But it’s much better for your productivity if you set working hours and stick to them. You need to be a reliable employee who is in the “office” at certain times and can be counted on. You also have to be even more strict with yourself about meeting deadlines when there is no one breathing down your neck. If anything, slack off less, not more, than you would in a traditional office.

Create a workspace

It’s also important to have a dedicated workspace in which to do your work. Especially for your line of employment, you need to have a good screen in a place without too much glare. If you have a static computer which sits on a desk permanently, you will be able to see everything clearly. As soon as you move your computer around, you are creating issues with screen calibration and glare. Having a dedicated workspace also helps you to concentrate more, so that you can achieve your goals and focus well during working hours. It will also help you if you have a set uniform or you at least get dressed for the working day! Everything that you do to create a formalised work environment will do wonders for your productivity.

Following these 4 tips will make you a more valuable employee for the games company. You will be able to work to deadlines, smash project goals, and communicate whenever needed with the rest of your team. Your physical location will no longer be a barrier to your success.(source:gamasutra

 


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