Chaos, control and creativity – Tips for managing and scaling an art team
summary
Company scales from one artist on five games to 30 artists across 4 games and recommends concrete steps: pick one visual direction early because 90% of design needs are time not a better start; train artists as technical implementers so they push assets, optimize draw calls and work with use Git and JIRA style pipelines; show CashMan Casino example where the same artist produces vastly better results after gaining integration tools; mandate succession plans because turnover costs roughly six months of salary.
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chapters (5)
- 0:00Start
- 12:11build a really good hierarchy within your team
- 13:52filling the needs of your team
- 15:17start with succession plans
- 17:54move up the studio hierarchy
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