For one thing, 95% of the "IT graduates" here couldn't code a game to save their lives. Oh, sure, they memorize every single piece of code in C, but they wouldn't know how to use it. They're like parrots, just repeating every single thing they say. As a reknowned local programmer once said, "15-year old American students know more than most of the graduates here."
So, I just offered my services to a local university to make a educational game for one of the research departments. I and my boss initially asked for a RM 1500 fee (RM 1000 for programming + 500 for graphics), which was significantly lower than what the 'professionals' would ask for. And the current edutainment pro here uses Authorware and release a full, commercial game of less quality than the average klik game. For god's sake, two-frame animations in a preschooler game?!
I got only 1/3 the wage I asked for, but I got MMF 1.5 and a brand new computer as a bonus and a contract till the end of the year.
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LOL, no the uni students didn't even know how to program. And since the uni was already looking to make a low-budget edutainment game for some time, they got me. Cheap labor, true, but they don't care what program I make it in. Should've asked them for MMF Pro instead... I'll probably have to deal with the whole Fueled by Fusion thing now.
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