Achieving Your Goals

By now you should understand a little about the dynamics of working with a team and what you should know before you start. But this is really only the beginning of an evolutionary process. As you continue to function virtually, you'll learn more about the people who work with you and what the needs of your project are. There are no hard and fast rules, so you have to constantly absorb new information and adapt to what you learn.

If you are really serious about success as a virtual game developer, then you have to approach it as a business first and foremost. If you are the best programmer in the world and do the work of fifty men and women, you will still not have a chance if you don't understand what's involved in the business side of game development.

Go now, and study. With lots of hard work and some luck, you'll be on the PC Data best seller list!

Author Jason McIntosh is President and CEO of Ward Six Entertainment, Inc.. The author would like to thank G.R. Moore, President of GrimmWare, for his input on these issues. Ward Six Entertainment and Grimmware are virtual game development companies.