Post a photo of your "office"!

[Jack Norton]

Here's mine:
http://www.winterwolves.net/office.jpg

cool, isn't it? :D

[Kai Backman]

Comfortable looking office you have.. :) Are you still living in Italy? Do you work from home or is that a separate office?

(I'll take the camera with me on Monday .. )

[Jack Norton]

Yes is in Italy, is my apartment :)

[Indiepath.T]

This is where I do all my codeing and music production AT HOME :)

http://www.indiepath.com/tim/office.jpg

[alfie]

This is where I do all my codeing and music production AT HOME :)



I need to get myself one of those Teddy Bears to stop me getting lonely :)

[Indiepath.T]

lol, Yes that is mine and I can't blame it on my little girl Lucy. :D

[Anthony Flack]

Hey, you have a little home studio! Nice.

And I notice you have a picture of Jack's office on your screen, you wag.

[aduro]

the aduro games office! (http://www.adurogames.com/misc/office.jpg)

[C_Coder]

Here's mine:
http://www.winterwolves.net/office.jpg

cool, isn't it? :D

I see a lot of ikea furniture there! ;)

[PoV]

*Cough*

Wide shot (http://junk.mikekasprzak.com/photo/SykStudio/2007/12-December/PoV_Desk.jpg)

Nice looking speaker set there Indiepath.

[Jack Norton]

I see a lot of ikea furniture there! ;)
Eheh...my girlfriend was working at Ikea :cool:

[Jim Buck]

I have to say that I don't believe any of these pictures are your development areas - they're not messy enough!!! :)

[Jack Norton]

Mine is messy! It's only that I didn't make a close-up photo...! :D

[C_Coder]

I have to say that I don't believe any of these pictures are your development areas - they're not messy enough!!! :)
Well if you see min you will change your mind! :D
It's all a mess and there's no room to stand!

[FlySim]

My wife saw your office photos and now wants to know why mine is a pig sty. She even started looking online for office funiture.
Im sending you guys the bill :D

[PoV]

I have to say that I don't believe any of these pictures are your development areas - they're not messy enough!!! :)
Alright, ya caught me. I cleaned up before the photo. Normally you can't see the desk itself, thanks to it being covered with papers.

[Kai Backman]

My wife saw your office photos and now wants to know why mine is a pig sty. She even started looking online for office funiture.
Im sending you guys the bill :D

That's the spirit! :)

A well designed office environment does improve your working efficiency a lot. You'll earn back the dollars in no time at all .. ;)

[Abscissa]

Twisted Pair Gaming World Headquarters:

http://www.twistedpairgaming.com/download/headquarters1.jpg
http://www.twistedpairgaming.com/download/headquarters2.jpg

And like the truely hardcore mainstream developers I even sleep in my 'office', have a bed in there and everything ;)

[NuriumGames]

Here's Nurium Games, at home :)

http://www.nurium.com/img/other/office.jpg

[EpicBoy]

BTW, I'm loving this thread! I love seeing other developers workspaces...

[Vectrex]

NuriumGames: I see you've liberated your keyboard from microsoft :D

Epicboy: show me yours and I'll show you mine *wink*

[Indiepath.T]

@ Fly Sim.

Do what I did and make your own. I made the desks and the Shelves from good old MDF, with the help of a jigsaw and a router... Cost less that £40.00 for all the materials.. cost £400.00 for the tools :D

[ZuluBoy]

Here is my office:
http://www.geocities.com/silakayo/workspace.jpg :)

[EpicBoy]

Did you pose that scene? Because otherwise I don't see how you use that mouse. :)

[ZuluBoy]

Did you pose that scene? Because otherwise I don't see how you use that mouse. :)
:) yes, I usually put my mouse where the laptop is currently is. But apart from that, this how my office looks like.

[Andy]

Well. OK. Just to show to Kai how the good and productive work should go. :)

http://www.wildsnake.com/image/promo/gbn/office.jpg

And yes. That's just very small part of that mess around me. :D
And no. This is not a garage or something - just regular living room we got no time to bring in any order yet - two daughters in two years that requires the time guys - you know? ;)

[Evak]

My messy workspace complete with BIG bottle of headache tablets.

http://s93153354.onlinehome.us/P1010136.JPG

And my 2 partners in crime :) Winnie and Bravy (couldn't resist as they seemed so interested in my messing with the camera just now).

http://s93153354.onlinehome.us/P1010139.JPG

[EpicBoy]

Andy

Look at that chair! Your back has my sympathy...

[Andy]

Andy

Look at that chair! Your back has my sympathy...

You know bud I've tested amount of newcomers really and... I don't know what would I do when these two from my grandma would be broken finally down to unrepailable condition. Seriously! Guys I don't know how you seat on yours more than five minutes.

Some idiots around suppose that developers work by their minds, eyes, may be hands. But we know guys that developers really work by their - women here but you know what I mean. :D

[EpicBoy]

Maybe that's a comfortable chair by Russian standards, I dunno. :) I'll keep my padded, contoured chair... heh.

[mrfun]

<cleans his office for an hour>

Here we go, the mascot is posing too. :)
http://www.rtsoft.com/mrfun/mrfun_desk2005.jpg

[Hamumu]

I'm in!

My desk (http://hamumu.com/goods/crap/hamu_desk.jpg)

And look how MINI the mac is! (http://hamumu.com/images/funpix/minimac.jpg)

(the mac is the little grey rectangle with ninjas and animals sitting on it... that's the whole thing! Huzzah just knocked the donkey off of it, clicked the camera a second too late.)

[Evak]

heh cool, nice to see other people have animals too :), really help keep me sane when things aren't going right with the game dev side of thing .

[DavidRM]

This was taken last spring, but everything still looks much the same:

http://www.davidrm.com/rmfamily/rmsdesk-2004.jpg

-David

[Reactor]

For this great thread... our office workspaces. As you can see, they're very professional.

My office... (http://img240.exs.cx/img240/6585/joeloffice6nz.jpg)

My brother's... (http://img214.exs.cx/img214/259/kurtoffice8ku.jpg)

[NuriumGames]

Vectrex> I see you've liberated your keyboard from microsoft

Yep!, those keys were beyond annoying so I finished them :cool:

[EpicBoy]

Yep!, those keys were beyond annoying so I finished them
Unless you have uncontrollable muscle spasms or your fingers don't do what you tell them to, I fail to see how the Windows keys are a problem. :)

[Anthony Flack]

I don't have a problem with them personally, but I really like using left ctrl, left alt and left shift as my 1, 2 and 3 buttons. I'd make them the default game keys, but it seems like everyone else can't use these keys without hitting the windows key. And they're such a nice cluster of keys apart from that.

But what's with that damn key, anyway? Why is it there? Does anyone actually push it on purpose, ever? The only function it ever performs is to rudely and unexpectedly yank you out of a game.

Anyway.

Here's my workspace: www.squashysoftware.com/workspace.jpg

You'll note that I didn't take the trouble to tidy up first. Also, space is extremely limited in our apartment. I've had a few quite nice setups in the past, but for the time being I have to make do with this.

[NuriumGames]

Windows keys are a problem because they are between the very often used Control and Alt so once in a while I would press the windows key instead of them and the init windows menu would pop up to disturb me :) , not a great problem but I'm better without them.

[mahlzeit]

Does anyone actually push it on purpose, ever?
Windows + E = new Explorer window. I use it a lot. But whether that really justifies having another key... :)

[Abscissa]

I use Win+R (Run...) all the time. I feel practically crippled without it.

[EpicBoy]

Win+D minimizes every window and puts you at the desktop quickly.

[oNyx]

[...]
But what's with that damn key, anyway? Why is it there? Does anyone actually push it on purpose, ever? The only function it ever performs is to rudely and unexpectedly yank you out of a game.
[...]

win+r (run)
win+f (find)
win+ctrl+f (find computer)
win+e (explorer)
win+d (show desktop - press again to pop all windows up again)
win+m (minimize all)
win+shift+m (undo "minimize all")
win+break (system properties)

and...

win, up, return, return (to shutdown the comp if anything crashed into the driver of my graphics card) ;)

edit: meh :P

[EpicBoy]

Knowing how to use your computer is fun! :P

[Hamumu]

Mine are yanked too. I can still push them if I have some dire need (never happened yet...), but now I don't ever hit them on accident. HATE those things.

David, you use a laptop all the time?! My brain would EXPLODE. This is my invention: A laptop where the monitor and keyboard/CPU are unlockable at the hinge, so just a cord connects them (and a foot can pop out of the monitor so it can stand up). That way, a laptop could actually be usable instead of squeezing the keebie and monitor together! Heck, it'd be an excellent desktop that way even.

[Jim Buck]

I also use only a laptop. When it's on my desk, I have an external keyboard, mouse, speakers, and 21" LCD monitor plugged in.. so it feels like a "real" computer. :)

[Mike Boeh]

Here are 3 pics I snapped from my camera phone, sorry for the poor quality :)

Pic 1: The outside of the building. There is a dentist on the first floor, so consequently, my office always smells like a dentist's office.

Pic 2: My company name on the door outside, oooooohhhh I feel all important now!

Pic 3: The office itself. Notice how boring it is, but at least I have a semi-comfortable chair, Andy! :-)


PS: The keyboard I use is so old that it doesn't even have the dreaded windows keys!

[Andy]

Hell Mike!

I have to comment on my chair again! :-)
Guys check what ever medical literature you can find and you will get that this is much better for the health to seat on hard (solid?) surface. Everything else goes just from that companies manufacturing yours working seats. Say you - I can't seat in any of them for more than five minutes! :D

(Have you reading your PMs Mike - here in forum? :p )

[Mike Boeh]

I believe that a hard chair probably is better for you, but I still don't want to sit on one, especially one shaped like that. Sorry about the PM, Andy, I didn't see it.

[Andy]

And I already mentioned to Kai before. That's exactly your way to prosperity Mike. Want to grow up to our level of success use one! :D

OK. Kidding about the level... ;)

[FlySim]

Here's my office and yes I cleaned up a bit.
I also posted the view from office window - other than my furry coworkers, its the best part of my home office.

office1 (http://users.rcn.com/windsurf/office1.jpg)
office2 (http://users.rcn.com/windsurf/office2.jpg)


Indiepath.T: Do what I did and make your own.
May have to do that - I like your shelves.

-J.R.

[Indiepath.T]

FlySim : May have to do that - I like your shelves.

I'll email you the templates ;)

Nice View by the way.. :D

[Mark Fassett]

Here's where I spend 14 hours a day...

http://www.laughing-dragon.com/stuff/workspace.jpg

[Dan MacDonald]

Looking at your monitor I can see you were in the middle of "working" when you took this shot.... :cool:

[Dan MacDonald]

Anthony, I spent a year on a chair that looked exactly like that, your @$$ really starts to ache after a while. I started grabbing a coushin off the couch...

[Mark Fassett]

Looking at your monitor I can see you were in the middle of "working" when you took this shot.... :cool:

Work? What's work? It's not even noon yet!

[ggambett]

Here's my workspace: www.squashysoftware.com/workspace.jpg
And where's all the clay??? :confused:

[Andy]

And where's all the clay??? :confused:

Cheater!!! :mad:

:D

[Anthony Flack]

Anthony, I spent a year on a chair that looked exactly like that, your @$$ really starts to ache after a while. I started grabbing a coushin off the couch...

It may be that I've never used a star trek chair (and there's no way we have room for one currently), but honestly, it doesn't really bother me. I don't know why that is - it's not like I'm fat and padded, either.


And where's all the clay???

If this was one of my previous workspaces, you would have seen an impressive collection of models, with lights, camera, sets and all the rest. But due to lack of space, all the clay stays packed away now. When I want to do some animation I have to clear off the TV table and set it up there. And pack it away again before my daughter comes along and wrecks everything :)

[terin]

Er, did anyone else notice Indiepath's PoohBear wallpaper?

hmmm... and Mark of LDG wins "Most junk" (On a shelf that is Andy) award.

Really mark... two words.. yard sale.

-Joe

[Mark Fassett]

Umm - that's not junk - those are BOOKS... and a couple of hubs, and some legos...

[SunAndGames]

Is that a mouse on your mousepad, or are ya just glad to see me?

http://sunandgames.com/images/IMG_2610.JPG
http://sunandgames.com/images/IMG_2611.JPG
http://sunandgames.com/images/IMG_2612.JPG
http://sunandgames.com/images/IMG_2613.JPG

That ain't no mouse silly, it's a hamster.

[Matthew]

Taken just now:

http://www.flashbangstudios.com/tests/work_area_2.jpg

Two of our artists live in the apartment below mine, and the apartment next to mine is our audio guy and an artist/programmer hybrid. We're moving into an office space by the end of this year...

[P-Q4]

Just took these a few minutes ago...

http://webappstogo.com/green/images/office/music.jpg
http://webappstogo.com/green/images/office/testbox.jpg
http://webappstogo.com/green/images/office/devbox.jpg
http://webappstogo.com/green/images/office/bruno.jpg

[bmtshareware]

Hope it's ok if I jump in here... My "homemade" home setup using kitchen cabinets and countertop just after putting it all together a few months back (total cost < $200), no way it is that clean now though. :rolleyes:

newdesk.jpg (http://www.brandontking.com/newdesk.jpg)

[alfie]

Yours looks very efficient brandon... a bit like a production line though :)

Any chance of getting a picture of Kim Valentine's office? (I am not stalking her, honest!).

[DanDanger]

Ooo! I had to join in this thread because its great fun :)
As you can see ive set up shop in the kitchen.

http://www.wolfys.co.uk/picture_library/dansoffice.jpg

[luggage]

Ooo! I had to join in this thread because its great fun :)
As you can see ive set up shop in the kitchen.

http://www.wolfys.co.uk/picture_library/dansoffice.jpg

all you need is a bed in there and you never have to leave the room again!

[alfie]

Ooo! I had to join in this thread because its great fun :)
As you can see ive set up shop in the kitchen.

http://www.wolfys.co.uk/picture_library/dansoffice.jpg

That cuddly toy as an evil left eye...very spooky :(

Is that a micro scooter behind your PC?

[Mike Boeh]

Brandon is that at your home or at BMT?

[DanDanger]

That cuddly toy as an evil left eye...very spooky :(

Is that a micro scooter behind your PC?

Poor wee wolfie does have a bit of an angry face, and its not a micro scooter but part of my spice rack!

[Andy]

If this was one of my previous workspaces, you would have seen an impressive collection of models, with lights, camera, sets and all the rest. But due to lack of space, all the clay stays packed away now. When I want to do some animation I have to clear off the TV table and set it up there. And pack it away again before my daughter comes along and wrecks everything :)

Common Anthony! Come to St. Petersburg with the family! I will clean away another corner in "my office" for you personally. And we are searching for some average animator right now. :p
Plus our wifes could organize some private kindergarden together. Are you planning somebody else there? ;)

[Mike W]

Here's my work area at the new office:

http://www.blitwise.com/indie_264/bwp_door.jpg
http://www.blitwise.com/indie_264/bwp_workspace.jpg

All I have at home now is a tiny corner of the dining room... but that's what happens when your computer lair is turned into a baby nursery. :)


-Mike

[Dan MacDonald]

Mike! your door is soooo awesome :)

[Mike W]

Mike! your door is soooo awesome :)

Thanks Dan!

Solar Graphics is pretty neat stuff:
http://www.solargraphics.com

I have a big old glass door and I needed 'something' to cover it. Originally I had a vinyl shade that was duck-taped to the door, but that was profoundly unprofessional looking, and perhaps even a bit suspicious. ;)

[Dan MacDonald]

Well, let me be the first to say that I hate my workspace, but ever since my brother started living with us I've been working out of the dining room. We are planning to move to a bigger house soon, I can't wait to have an office again.

the "office" (http://www.planetthinktanks.com/dan/office.jpg)

[Mike W]

ever since my brother started living with us I've been working out of the dining room.
I work out of my dining room also... the big benifit is that I'm never late for dinner. However, I've learned from experience that eating dinner at the computer desk instead of the table is asking for trouble. :)

[Mike Boeh]

@Dan: I think we have a contender for Mark's "most stuff" title.

@Mike: Is that a bottle of wine above your desk?

[Mike W]

@Mike: Is that a bottle of wine above your desk?
That's the bottle of wine that Intel gave us when Imagination Pilots completed the Eraser game. I imagine the rest of the team needed to polish their's off to recover from that project. :)

[Mike Boeh]

That's the bottle of wine that Intel gave us when Imagination Pilots completed the Eraser game. I imagine the rest of the team needed to polish their's off to recover from that project. :)

Haha nope, I still have mine too :)

[Musenik]

An addition to the virtual bullpen/cube-farm.

http://www.mousechief.com/MausPlan.jpg

Howdy neighbors!

[bentlegen]

I'm afraid that right now my office picture would look pretty boring, seeing as it consists solely of a couch and a laptop.

;(

- ben

[Mike Wiering]

My office in panorama view: http://www.wieringsoftware.nl/office.jpg

[Musenik]

I'm afraid that right now my office picture would look pretty boring, seeing as it consists solely of a couch and a laptop.

Aha, there is much juju in the couch. Do not underrate the couch.

Indie + clipboard + couch = playing with ideas.

There will be the plushest of couches for all indies, in the afterlife. -so let it be written...

[Abscissa]

Aha, there is much juju in the couch.
Sounds like it needs cleaned ;)

[James C. Smith]

James' Desk (www.kimberandjames.com/clip/james_desk.JPG) (Sorry about the quality of the image this is just my camera phone)
Reflexive Building (www.kimberandjames.com/clip/reflexive_building.jpg) We have the bottom floor of the 21068 building in the back
Here is a picture of a puzzle I put together (www.kimberandjames.com/clip/patch_board.jpg) myself when we first moved into this building.

[James C. Smith]

I sometimes get more work done at home by getting away from all the distractions at the office. It is sometimes hard to do programming at the office because I am too busy being the producer. I get swarmed with questions from level designers, artists, testers, and sales. I go home to write code. Here is my home office (www.kimberandjames.com/clip/james_home_office.jpg). Sorry, I didn’t clean the place up at all. The computer on the right is mine. On the left is the machine my wife used for play testing.

[Indiepath.T]

heh, James, I noticed that you have two mice - one for each hand. What do you use to type with? :eek:

[James C. Smith]

LOL! You can’t really make it out in the low rez photo of my office desk, but my primary computer there has 3 mice. I use them for playing/testing Mouse Party™ (http://www.mouse-party.com). At home there are two reasons I have 2 mice. Mouse Party is one reason. But it also comes in handy when I am holding my son in my arms bottle feeding him. Depending on which hard is more free I grab the left or right mouse.

[PoV]

... Alright, who else thought he was kidding?

Actually that's pretty cool, and I remember seeing in Big Kahuna whilst doing the roundup last month, just I didn't think nothing of it. Cool.

[Indiepath.T]

Great Idea James, hmmmn very good idea.

[MattV]

Here's my desk, just the corner of the bedroom, in b+w grain-o-vision: http://www.hermitgames.com/gfx/shack.gif it's never normally this tidy of course.

[Musenik]

Goodness Matt!

You're working out of a photo booth? Now that's Indie!!

[arcadetown]

Where I spend way too much time for own good (http://www.arcadetown.com/i/atoffice.jpg).
Where the important business decisions are made (http://www.arcadetown.com/i/atoffice2.jpg)... and sometimes a drink or two is downed at the same time :-)

Think Andy's got us all beat. That's one heck of a to do pile there bud plus guess the scale next to office chair makes you think twice about that next slice of pizza.

[MattV]

Goodness Matt!

You're working out of a photo booth? Now that's Indie!!
Hahah, yes but I have that height adjustable stool and a nice curtain.

[gpetersz]

Why everybody has a snythetiser (keyboard, piano etc)???

Should I buy one if I'd like to be a real indie?

:D

[arcadetown]

Why everybody has a snythetiser... Should I buy one if I'd like to be a real indie?:D
From looks of it thought the true mark of an indie was how many computers you can cram into your setup.

[James C. Smith]

I only use one computer but I keep two on my office desk to make it look like I am working harder. ;-)

[Andy]

I only use one computer but I keep two on my office desk to make it look like I am working harder. ;-)

And that one James? - Let me guess - GameBoy? :D

[itero]

I like this thread. Here is my workplace (http://www.frametrix.com/home/itero_workplace.jpg). Photo resolution is low, because it was made using mobile phone’s camera. Some comments: In front of left speaker are Marcus Miller and Sony Ericsson Drivers. In front of tower is tablet (Genius EasyPen). I don’t specially clean Windows Desktop for photo :p .

Hey, why you don’t get off all that garbage from your workplace? :eek: I feel much better when my table is clean. Garbage don’t let me concentrate.

And here is my cat (http://www.frametrix.com/home/itero_cat.jpg) :D

[donmc]

ok i couldn't resist joining in the fun. workspace (http://www.rebelfactions.com/images/DSCF0029.JPG)
I formally used 22" and 19" iiyama monitors, but i finally upgraded to 21.3" and 19" samsung LCDs. The LCDs are soooo much better than the CRTs. I can't believe i didn't do it sooner.

[Sillysoft]

Here's my workspace:
http://randomdude.com/photos/summerhill/Images/Sillysoft_Offices.jpg

Although since I got a laptop I have been spending more time working from a couch.

[Frozen In Ice]

I believe that a hard chair probably is better for you, but I still don't want to sit on one, especially one shaped like that. Sorry about the PM, Andy, I didn't see it.

I can't see it either. Ouch... I took the base of my old office chair and attached the bucket seat out of my old 1988 Chrysler Caravalle SE(before it went to the wrecker). They don't make them like this anymore... plenty of padding and you just sink right in. Nice and comfy.

Oh, and the other bucket seat is mounted to a wodden H style frame (cost about 20 bucks for the materials) and now sits in my living room. Better and cheaper than a recliner. Both seats were almost in mint condition.

[Frozen In Ice]

Hope it's ok if I jump in here... My "homemade" home setup using kitchen cabinets and countertop just after putting it all together a few months back (total cost < $200), no way it is that clean now though. :rolleyes:

newdesk.jpg (http://www.brandontking.com/newdesk.jpg)

I think I beat the price Brandon... I took my two , two drawer file cabinets and an old hallway door. Removed the doorknob of course... I needed the hole for the cables. :D
Lots of space...... if I could find any :rolleyes:

[aiosup]

This is the most important part of my office. I love it as it is (http://www.suntasticsoftware.com/office/office_008.jpg), though it could probably use some extensions.

Summary: high-creativity quarter, digital tools, wireless output, cool chromed body, inspiring contents, hard-drives squeezing tons/hours of pleasure from various exotic creations (for women and men alike). Plus: high capacity connection sink, wireless input tools, customized content creator and reloadable output features. Is there more?

[jpantuso]

What a fun thread. Sorry I'm late to the party.

I might be able to take the prize for most machines in a workspace. Since I work on infrastructure I keep enough hardware around to mimic the worldwide stuff.

My main workspace (http://www.traygames.com/misc/joe_office.jpg) has a local workstation, and remote access to my downstairs servers seen here from the front (http://www.traygames.com/misc/testnode_front.jpg) and back (http://www.traygames.com/misc/testnode_back.jpg). There are a few more off to the side that you can't make out very well in the pictures. Something like 14 total.

[aiosup]

What a fun thread. Sorry I'm late to the party.

I might be able to take the prize for most machines in a workspace. Since I work on infrastructure I keep enough hardware around to mimic the worldwide stuff.

My main workspace (http://www.traygames.com/misc/joe_office.jpg) has a local workstation, and remote access to my downstairs servers seen here from the front (http://www.traygames.com/misc/testnode_front.jpg) and back (http://www.traygames.com/misc/testnode_back.jpg). There are a few more off to the side that you can't make out very well in the pictures. Something like 14 total.
Don't tell me you develop Match-3 games, or I'll be close to stopping game development...

[jpantuso]

Don't tell me you develop Match-3 games, or I'll be close to stopping game development...

Heh, no. We've developed an infrastructure for hosting multi-player games. We're trying to forge a new space that you could call casual multi-player for lack of a better name.

The system is designed to be client-server, but the servers are spread all over the world at co-location centers. Keeps the costs of operation down, and makes it easy for us to scale up rapidly as the customer base grows. It also uses the 'google philosophy' of using a ton of relatively cheap machines so you get massive throughput, and building the system so that it assumes machines will die, so you get reliability.

It's a very cool system, self-healing, rapid expansion, smart fail-over, etc. But it takes a whole lot of machines to replicate it during development work. Things are awesome to work on now, but you can imagine what a nightmare I had on my hands about a year ago trying to debug stuff.

[PoV]

Geez, *and* he has an Aeron chair. Slick setup there jpantuso.

[jpantuso]

Geez, *and* he has an Aeron chair. Slick setup there jpantuso.

Yea... actually everyone on the team has one. First two places to put your money are your rear and your eyes. I'll take a good chair and a easy on the eyes monitor in exchange for half the CPU speed. Otherwise after 12-18 hour days I'm too crippled to move :eek:

The other place to put your money is a damn good matress and sheets, but that's another discussion.

[stevenmanschot]

Indeed, money spend on good chair is always well spend.

Here's my humble corner (http://www.lovechess.nl/steven/office1.jpg).

[tolik]

Here's my home "wall of dev" (bcg50). Sorry for low quality, it's hard to put such a big picture in 40k.

I'm really missing L-like table forming a corner if put in the corner (wha?) so my hand could reach every single stuff of junk I have.
Right computer under the table is Amiga with a lot of cool stuff inside (PPC, CD-ROM, HDD, 2 gfx cards afair and special sound card). I don't use it a lot :(
I have couple of computers hidden under the bed, in the dregdrawer and in another room (and more monitors, TVs and all that sort of crap taking enormous amount of space).

Also, I definitely need to get a lamp on the table and upgrade my stinking AT '94 keyboard (no win keys!). Ok, closet has MS ergonomic wireless keyboard but it has some problems - I'm typing too fast for it. And it's PS/2 so this really also sucks. I'm missing scanner and Wacom. Not sure I've ever got a need for printer at home.

bcg_test pics show different kind of equipment I store in a closet :)
Ultra dark parts include Atari Jaguar and some oldskool rare stuff, too bad my NES is in the office since we use it a lot lately.


It would be a bad idea to post our office photo here since I'm not sure we are quite Indie...

[Mike]

It suprises me that I hardly see any joysticks and/or gamepads ? :confused:

Are you guys really making games ? :p

[Jim Buck]

The target market of many, if not most, of the developers here do not own anything more than a keyboard and mouse.

[Savant]

It suprises me that I hardly see any joysticks and/or gamepads ?
I can't remember the last game I played on a PC that played better with a joystick over a mouse/keyboard combo. Joysticks/gamepads are pretty much dead in the PC arena.

Every shmup produced today is tuned to work best with a mouse.

[ManuelFLara]

I can't remember the last game I played on a PC that played better with a joystick over a mouse/keyboard combo. Joysticks/gamepads are pretty much dead in the PC arena.
Space Tripper! Played MUCH better with a joypad. I actually bought one to play it.

EDIT: IIRC it doesn't have mouse support, so it was joypad vs keyboard :)

[alfie]

Joysticks/gamepads are pretty much dead in the PC arena.


Try Jam (see my sig) and play the Blueberry game with a friend using a single Joypad.

[Savant]

One or two exceptions doesn't mean joysticks aren't dead. :)

[tolik]

If you'll look closely on my table, you'll find PSOne controller.

[20thCenturyBoy]

I bought a joystick for IL2-Sturmovik, and a gamepad for Prince of Persia:Sands of Time. I haven't used either with any other game. I really wish there was a modern equivalent of X-wing or Tie Fighter, those games were awesome with a joystick.

[Cartman]

Took me awhile to get these photos of my office. Had to buy a new camera. :)

Desktop (http://home.comcast.net/~dxgames/DSC00015.jpg)
Bookshelf (http://home.comcast.net/~dxgames/DSC00011.jpg)

[Indiepath]

The Office (beware of the angry looking dog on the right) (http://www.indiepath.com/juuso/images/office.jpg) :D

P.S. Notice the bench - ultimate design: my back has never been in such a good shape when sitting on it. (because you have to keep your spin in proper position much better than those fancy comfortable office chairs where you can work/sleep/etc/whatnot ;))

[stay]

Hey, fun thread!

The Void War (http://www.voidwar.com/) and Outpost Kaloki (http://www.ninjabee.com/outpostkaloki.html) Test Fest took place in my office. This office is used for Wahoo Studios and NinjaBee. So, I'll just link to Jay's cool page about the event:

Test Fest (http://www.voidwar.com/testfest.html)

Our office is cheap and... uh... "a fixer-upper" that we've never fixed up. But it's like a second home now. :)

[Carolyn Ann]

This is a fun topic! :D

My office: http://tinyurl.com/ag6zu

What's under my desk (taken earlier this year):
http://tinyurl.com/9uvph
(These topics always make me feel mischievous! And I just love that photo!)

The mess in my office is from the work we're doing in another room; I had nowhere else to put the stuff! The cabinet you can nearly see on the right was hand made by me! I also made parts of the desk. I'm a furniture maker by profession.
In the summer I'll be working from my new Tea House (when I finish building it...)

Hugs
Carolyn Ann

[Daniel]

Stay: Is that a dollar sign on the white board? ;)

[stay]

Haha, yes!

The previous day the NinjaBee guys were joking about how Marketing Types always have their "Flow Chart To Wealth" and all it has to have is some shapes and labels and arrows, and a big convincing DOLLAR SIGN and it will clearly be truth. The important part is the dollar sign.

So, we drew a chart while we joked about it, and then forgot it was there.

A couple of days later, when we looked at the pictures Jay had posted, we said "Oh NO! Our secret Flow Chart to Wealth has been revealed!"

[TheBren]

game + ??? = $$$

[Emmanuel]

Better late than never:
Funpause's offices (http://www.funpause.com/files/mezzanine2.jpg) :)

This is a mezzanine at the top of the stairs in our house that I made into my office. Nothing fancy but I can look down at a golf course, and pretty much the whole city, from the window :)

Best regards,
Emmanuel

[Mjonesgraphics]

Once I clear away the old ceral bowls and stacks of magazines I will take some piccies myself.

Everyone's I've sen so far is SOOOOOOOO much better than a slate grey cubicle.....

:)

Mark.

[Applewood]

Here are our new offices (http://www.rubiconmobile.com/Corporate.html)

[codeminion]

Our "office" at home:

http://www.codeminion.com/misc/office.jpg

In the windows you can see the standard grey polish summer landscape ;) .

And the pets ( Bavarian Mountain Hunting Hounds - Berta and her daughter Karmela )

http://www.codeminion.com/misc/satanic_hounds.jpg

[Spaceman Spiff]

Allright, since I actually spent some time today cleaning up my work area, I thought I would take some photos of it and document it, as most people who know me wouldn't believe it.

Right now, I just have my office upstairs at home.

Front view of desk (http://www.biginthesky.com/images/spiffworkarea1.jpg)
View from the chair (http://www.biginthesky.com/images/spiffworkarea2.jpg)
Dev machines on the left (http://www.biginthesky.com/images/spiffworkarea3.jpg)
Dev machines on the right (http://www.biginthesky.com/images/spiffworkarea4.jpg)
Additional machines behind me (http://www.biginthesky.com/images/spiffworkarea5.jpg)

In the last picture, the computer on the right is my new file server. The power around here is flaky at times, so it sits on a large UPS, as do the computers on the glass desk.

There's more, but the its too messy to show right now.

[rmxsteady]

Allright, since I actually spent some time today cleaning up my work area, I thought I would take some photos of it and document it, as most people who know me wouldn't believe it.

Right now, I just have my office upstairs at home.

Front view of desk (http://www.biginthesky.com/images/spiffworkarea1.jpg)
View from the chair (http://www.biginthesky.com/images/spiffworkarea2.jpg)
Dev machines on the left (http://www.biginthesky.com/images/spiffworkarea3.jpg)
Dev machines on the right (http://www.biginthesky.com/images/spiffworkarea4.jpg)
Additional machines behind me (http://www.biginthesky.com/images/spiffworkarea5.jpg)

In the last picture, the computer on the right is my new file server. The power around here is flaky at times, so it sits on a large UPS, as do the computers on the glass desk.

There's more, but the its too messy to show right now.

Nice! You have an xbox dev kit! Any games that we might know of that you have worked on in the past?

[soniCron]

Thought I'd jump onto the bandwagon! Here's a panorama (albeit poorly patched together) of the Solari Studios (http://www.solaristudios.com/office.jpg). It's upstairs right off our bedroom. You can see our exposed closet (and my wife's favorite bathrobe, hubba hubba! ;)). Also on display: my Wall o' Calendars. Nice scenery change every month!

[destron]

I'm not going to post a picture of my office because of two things:
1. It looks terrible (its in my bedroom)
2. (I know everybody is going to laugh at me) I don't have a digital camera. :eek:

[destron]

[QUOTE=Spaceman Spiff]Allright, since I actually spent some time today cleaning up my work area, I thought I would take some photos of it and document it, as most people who know me wouldn't believe it.

Right now, I just have my office upstairs at home.

Front view of desk (http://www.biginthesky.com/images/spiffworkarea1.jpg)
View from the chair (http://www.biginthesky.com/images/spiffworkarea2.jpg)
Dev machines on the left (http://www.biginthesky.com/images/spiffworkarea3.jpg)
Dev machines on the right (http://www.biginthesky.com/images/spiffworkarea4.jpg)
Additional machines behind me (http://www.biginthesky.com/images/spiffworkarea5.jpg)

In the last picture, the computer on the right is my new file server. The power around here is flaky at times, so it sits on a large U


What's all the crap in the back behind the right monitors? It looks like two old tvs or monitors

[HornedGod]

Here are our new offices (http://www.rubiconmobile.com/Corporate.html)

Ah, the days of working in a cottage on the Isle of Wight. Back when I worked with Stainless. The lack of night life did drive me a bit crazy though.

Good luck!

[Spaceman Spiff]

What's all the crap in the back behind the right monitors? It looks like two old tvs or monitors

That's the part of my office that's not cleaned up yet. You can't really tell because of the angle, but there's a full-sized supply cabinet, a large bookshelf, and a table with.... stuff... on it. Those are old 13-inch TV sets with composite and CGA inputs. :) I use them for my gaming consoles and 8-bit computers.. of which I have another entire room dedicated to. When I clean that area up, maybe I'll post some more pics.

[Sharkbait]

I've finished development of my first indie game so now I'm taking the opportunity to participate in the more social threads... or should I say exhuming dead and buried threads? :)

Anyway, here are some shots of my "office":

The Nerve Centre:
http://www.sharkbaitgames.com/tmp/Office1.jpg

My Beta Testers:
http://www.sharkbaitgames.com/tmp/Office2.jpg

Beta Tester - Up, Close and Personal:
http://www.sharkbaitgames.com/tmp/Office3.jpg

[Geom]

Anyway, here are some shots of my "office":

The Nerve Centre:
http://www.sharkbaitgames.com/tmp/Office1.jpg

My Beta Testers:
http://www.sharkbaitgames.com/tmp/Office2.jpg

Beta Tester - Up, Close and Personal:
http://www.sharkbaitgames.com/tmp/Office3.jpg

Awesome! I love the look of the natural wood. I need a workstation like yours.

And I see you are saving cubicle space by choosing those particular beta testers. Heck, they could even do double time as mascotts for your company. :)

[PoV]

Alright, it's been 8 months since we started this thread. With the revisited interest, is it time to do some updates? ;)

[Sharpfish]

I haven't even posted in here yet - when this thread started I lived 150 miles away from where I now am (and I had a better "office") now it is a cosy temporary space in a normal room.

I will be back with pictures sometime. :)

[zppz]

man, you guys live in palaces
I can fit half of my entire living space in one photo, without a fish-eye lens :D
http://www.geocities.com/zppz/CIMG1659.JPG

[Sharkbait]

@Geom
Thanks... it's a custom-made corner desk made out of pine. The kitties keep me company sometimes, but most of the time they're either chasing the mouse cursor, trying to catch the atoms in Atomixer, chewing at cables or scratching on the wall unit behind my back because they want to get in.

@zppz
Don't let the picture fool you.. I have two PCs with a KVM switch tucked underneath and they're so tightly packed that you need to be a kamasutra expert to snake your way around the things! The room is really a second bedroom that my wife and I converted to a study cum storeroom.. I assure you it is not claustrophobic-friendly! :)

[AlexN]

You can see our exposed closet (and my wife's favorite bathrobe, hubba hubba! ;)).

:eek: You're just 1 year older than me, and you already have a wife! Congrats!

[soniCron]

:eek: You're just 1 year older than me, and you already have a wife! Congrats! Thanks! It certainly wasn't a bump-free road to here, but when you find the perfect woman, you know it's time to pull over! :)

[AlexN]

Thanks! It certainly wasn't a bump-free road to here, but when you find the perfect woman, you know it's time to pull over! :)

I envy you. :p

[Anlino]

Took me awhile to get these photos of my office. Had to buy a new camera. :)

Desktop (http://home.comcast.net/~dxgames/DSC00015.jpg)
Bookshelf (http://home.comcast.net/~dxgames/DSC00011.jpg)


Whheee! Is that a Macintosh color? (Desktop image, to the left) I envy you!

[lexaloffle]

man, you guys live in palaces
I can fit half of my entire living space in one photo, without a fish-eye lens :D
http://www.geocities.com/zppz/CIMG1659.JPG

Heeey.. that desk looks familiar. You're not staying at Sakura House by any chance?

My current office. (http://images.google.co.in/images?svnum=10&hl=en&lr=&q=india+internet+cafe)

[Anlino]

Which one of the images?

[zppz]

.... You're not staying at Sakura House by any chance?
I might as well say yes since you were very close. It's another of variety of the same kind of housing as Sakura, for those of us who refuse to pay bribes to get an apartment ;)

[Daniel]

A recent evening photo of my home office:
http://www.arcadelab.net/temp/pic_homeoffice.jpg

Just for fun, I've started creating posters of our games... Kinda neat to have large pics of your own games hanging on the wall!
Close-ups on Digi Pool, Pirates, Superstar Chefs and Bricks of Egypt:
http://www.arcadelab.net/temp/pic_posters.jpg

You'll spot my precious X-Arcade controller on the above pic as well! :D

Our "real" office building is located in central Malmoe, Swedens 3rd largest city (doesn't mean it's actually large though :o ).
I don't have any photos from within the office itself, but here are some old ones on the building and the floor we're at:
http://www.arcadelab.net/temp/pic_office_01.jpg
http://www.arcadelab.net/temp/pic_office_02.jpg
http://www.arcadelab.net/temp/pic_office_03.jpg

[dgreen]

Here's mine :-)

http://www.radioactive-software.com/images/work_area1.jpg

I've since added a couple of things...including a set of black 5.1 surround speakers on the desk.

Here's some pictures of me hunting demons around the "office"...doom style ;-)

http://www.radioactive-software.com/images/doom1.jpg
http://www.radioactive-software.com/images/doom2.jpg

[lakibuk]

@Daniel: The posters are cool.

[Fabio]

@Daniel: The posters are cool.After a lot of hard work with deserved success, they're also a must to have in glory. ;)

[simonbowerbank]

Can I play?

My "Office" (http://www.echophile.com/data/hello%20computer.jpg)

Sorry about the bad photo, i just got home and cant be bothered lighting it.

[e-funsoft]

Here's the photo of my work room (http://www.e-funsoft.com/office.jpg) at home.. I always try to make it neat and clean all the time.. :D

[Savant]

Here's the photo of my work room at home.. I always try to make it neat and clean all the time..
How long are you in for?

*ducks*

;)

[revve]

I felt a bit left out, so here's one of my home office. I like to keep things clean (yes, and I've been meaning to fix those speaker wires for a while now - replacement white cables are just outside the photo. Bought them around 6 months ago :o ).

Woops. Too much C code. I originally ended the last sentence with a ; :D

The photo is here (http://www.revve.com/remotelinks/indiewiki/revve_qubic-software.jpg).

Edit: Hmmmm. maybe I shouldn't have included the area under my desk. Didn't realize how bad it was until I saw the photo...

[Adrian Cummings]

ooch thats gotta hurt but I like clean myself :)

Here's my corner of the room office and extensive entertainment suite (the bar heh!) some shots of the wall of fame too i.e the ones that made me loads of money in the past at any rate.

Pictures (http://www.mobileamusements.com/HomeOffice.jpg)

(Since added my Dweebs plush toys too in the pictures - how could I forget them!).

Sorry the pics are crap I took em on a mobile.

Cheers,

[Savant]

Hey, I'm all for clean but what's wrong with some paint and some art on the walls? :)

[simonbowerbank]

Hey, I'm all for clean but what's wrong with some paint and some art on the walls? :)

Thats contraband

*ducks*

[NuriumGames]

Adrian, you sure make good parties with all these Dweebs.

[PoV]

Took a photo as a teaser for some friends.

http://junk.sykhronics.com/photos/SykStudio/Nov-2005/Spider360Control.jpg

[Adrian Cummings]

Adrian, you sure make good parties with all these Dweebs.

We do good parties with all the booze at any rate :)

[Sparks]

Here's my little magic kingdom :)
My brave workhorse on a clean desk (erm...), my bookshelf with all the
classics, and of course my favourite graphics software, note Deluxe Paint V :)

[joe]

I love clean desks... ;-)

Near View (http://www.webart-design.de/office_near.jpg)
Distant View (http://www.webart-design.de/office_distant.jpg)

PS: Look out for the Amiga Games Magazine (Issue 3/95) :-)

[Fabio]

While we're at it. ;)
I work in the (rented) house where I also live.

# A 5-minutes-ago taken pic of my messy work bench (the furniture (bench and bookshelf) has been made 100% by me):
http://www.omega64.com/personal/fabio.bizzetti/workbench1.jpg

# A more frontal view of my work bench (again, pic just taken 5 minutes ago):
http://www.omega64.com/personal/fabio.bizzetti/workbench2.jpg

My computers are my main PC (Barton 3200+, 1GB RAM, GeForce 6800, lotsa HDs); located near the electric guitar there's a server with similar specs but a Radeon 8500; an old PIII PC which is hidden (but its monitor, on the left, is visible) which I use for electronics stuff (as a IO control device); an old ASUS A1360 notebook near the just mentioned monitor; an old Sony Cli&#233; (PalmOS); and my wonderful Amiga1200 (68060 powered)). More computing devices: visible on the extreme left are also a Microchip development tools, and between the scanner and the electric guitar, an FPGA board by Altium (with a EP1C12 Altera Cyclone device), which is capable of some serious computing.

# An older pic showing the little sister of the bench+bookshelf, which I made for my wife (the drawers hasn't been made by me though), my wife's bench is located exactly behind my bench (we call it the "all doing room" :) - computers are a PC (Barton 3000+, 1GB, Radeon 9800 Pro) and an Amiga500):
http://www.omega64.com/personal/fabio.bizzetti/wifebench.jpg

# A closet between the two benches (bought this one too, it's full of electronics components and stuff):
http://www.omega64.com/personal/fabio.bizzetti/closet.jpg

# A pic of me and my wife, Alessia:
http://www.omega64.com/personal/fabio.bizzetti/honeymoon.jpg

# A pic of our daughter, Sara:
http://www.omega64.com/personal/fabio.bizzetti/sara.jpg

# For those interested, my curriculum vitae (resume), in English (http://www.omega64.com/cv/fb/en.html) and in Italian (http://www.omega64.com/cv/fb/it.html).

Now you probably know me better than my mother does. :D

[cliffski]

ah what the hell...
Positech Head Office:
http://www.positech.co.uk/blog/office.jpg
You can tell I'm working.

[Sharkbait]

What about the knife? Customer care? ;)

[cliffski]

thats for publisher negotiations :D

[Fabio]

ah what the hell...
Positech Head Office:
http://www.positech.co.uk/blog/office.jpg
You can tell I'm working.Do you work with knives? <shaking in fear>what's your job?</shaking in fear> :D

Anyway, me too was showing the Forum's pages on screen.. but there was too much light difference between the screen and the rest of the room, and it's not showing. :o

[Pyabo]

ah what the hell...
Positech Head Office:
http://www.positech.co.uk/blog/office.jpg
You can tell I'm working.

Love the phone, Cliffski. :)

[Savant]

I'm impressed that you're able to get anything done with just a monitor and some speakers.

[Stu]

You've been sitting there playing Battlefield 2 instead of working, haven't you Cliffski?

[Emmanuel]

Didn't want to be outdone by Arcadelab :)

One of the office's walls (http://tunes.org/~core/posters.jpg)

Best regards,
Emmanuel

[elias]

We have just moved into a new office instead of the old dorm room we used. You can see pictures of it here: http://oddlabs.com/blog/?p=33.
You can see some from the old office here: http://oddlabs.com/blog/?p=21

-elias

[Slayerizer]

A recent evening photo of my home office:
http://www.arcadelab.net/temp/pic_homeoffice.jpg

Just for fun, I've started creating posters of our games... Kinda neat to have large pics of your own games hanging on the wall!
Close-ups on Digi Pool, Pirates, Superstar Chefs and Bricks of Egypt:
http://www.arcadelab.net/temp/pic_posters.jpg

You'll spot my precious X-Arcade controller on the above pic as well! :D


you have a really nice home office, looks like mine. I also have a vamp2, guitar (ibanez), behringer mixer, a keyboard. I had the same Logitec speakers but I sold them and I now use a stereo receiver instead.

:D

[SteveZ]

Now that I have an office:

Where I do all the coding and most of the delegations:
http://www.blueteagames.com/office2.JPG

Where a game is born:
http://www.blueteagames.com/office1.JPG

-Steve Z.

[mot]

Where I do all the coding and most of the delegations:
http://www.blueteagames.com/office2.JPG
-Steve Z.

Is that Bruce Lee on the middle calendar?

My place: http://www.catnapgames.com/download/CatnapOffice800.jpg

On the left, hot tea in front of monitor, in the middle, "Creature from the Black Lagoon" calendar, on the right, racks of music CDs.

[lakibuk]

@mot: What's that poster right of your monitor?
Looks like an old adventure game.

[mot]

It is from an old game, although I can't remember the name. Found it in MAME. There's a flying eagle on it and a captured Gorilla saying "please feed me bananas then I will show you what to do with vultures". I found that fascinating but never figured out how to play that game.

[abutov]

I guess I'll chime in...

http://www.antair.com/andrey/antair/

- Cheers

[DtD]

My "office" is too cluttered to post here, maybe if it was all my dev stuff I'd post, but some is misc dingbats.

Let's see, here's the stuff worth mentioning:
Tri screw bit (home made :) )
Big fat CRT Monitor (Primary, Compaq FS740)
Nice flat screen monitor (Secondary, Princeton VL1919)
Computer Tower (On floor, home made, blue) (With DVD Reader, DVD RW, and Floppy drives) (Known as D-COM)
Opened up Game Boy Advance (With the Tri screw bit of course)
MP3 / WMA / OGG player (iRiver iFP-880)
Nintendo DS Lite (Not opened :P)

Big Brain Academy
Kirby : Squeak Squad
Mario Kart DS

EFA 256 Mbit linker (For GBA game development)
Case for EFA
Sound and USB connectors + Cabels
Wacom Tablet (CTE-430 [Saphire])
Amplified Speakers
CD Case
An old hard drive
A really really old graphics card (From the days before PCI XD)
Un connected webcam
Stack of recently used/blank CDs (on stand)
Micro SD to SD adapter
Cell Phone
Inside C# book
A secondary computer I used to use for testing multiplayer programs (Known as D-SERVER), but no longer has a hard drive in it (D-COM, my primary ate it)

~DtD

[DarkShadow]

win+r (run)
win+f (find)
win+ctrl+f (find computer)
win+e (explorer)
win+d (show desktop - press again to pop all windows up again)
win+m (minimize all)
win+shift+m (undo "minimize all")
win+break (system properties)

and...

win, up, return, return (to shutdown the comp if anything crashed into the driver of my graphics card) ;)

edit: meh :P

lol! I only use Win-L to log-off quickly to hide my work. Good to know about the others :P

[ZeHa]

Btw, it's really sad that you can't define your own Win + Key definitions... that Windows key has been on keyboards since over 10 years now, but still it's only for predefined stuff...

[DtD]

@ZeHa
Scancode 219 for left windows and 220 for right windows, so you could write a program for it.

But, in Win XP (and maybe others):
Win+I : Internet
Win+E : Email
Win+Any other letter : Selects first/next start menu item with that name or starts only smi with that name
EG: I have Photo Impact XL SE and Pen Tablet pinned to my start menu, if I press Win+P is selects Photo Impact then if I do Win+P again it selects Pen Tablet.

~DtD

[Jack]

Btw, it's really sad that you can't define your own Win + Key definitions... that Windows key has been on keyboards since over 10 years now, but still it's only for predefined stuff...

AutoHotKey (http://www.autohotkey.com/) will let you do that and more. It's free and open source.

Jack

[spellcaster]

I guess I'll chime in...

http://www.antair.com/andrey/antair/

- Cheers

Seems like your office consists mainly of IKEA products ;)
I'm currently moving into my new office and almost all my stuff will be from IKEA as well.
I'll post some pictures as soon as I have actually moved in (at the end of the month).
Oh, and I declare this thread to be "back-on-topic" again ;)

Come on guys, hotkeys are boring, post more office photos!

[Indiepath]

I'm getting a new office, got it on order today : http://www.shedscene.com/images/heavydutyworkshop.jpg

I got the doors on the end and window all along.

Got to move out of the back bedroom cause it looks like we might need it for a nursery soon :).

[Fabio]

I'm getting a new office, got it on order today : http://www.shedscene.com/images/heavydutyworkshop.jpg.
Ain't that cold in winters? :P

[Indiepath]

Ain't that cold in winters? :PIt's got aircon and underfloor heating.

[Fabio]

It's got aircon and underfloor heating.
Nice, how much did you spend total, if I may ask? And, you're bringing electricity from your house to the workshop through a well-sealed cable, right?

[spellcaster]

Ok, we have almost completed moving into the new space ;)

So, here're some shots of my new "office":
http://www.steinke.net/images/office.png

It's basically all Ikea (besides the computer hardware). I used two tables to create a pretty large working area which I split into a "paper" and "electronic" side. The paper side is in front of the window and isn't really interesting (basically it's a blank table with pen&paper on it).
The electronic side isn't that interesting either - besides my new 22" monitor.

I also bought a nice chair with footrest (again: Ikea) in case I want to relax a bit reading or playing a game.

[PoV]

Neat. A nice contrast black, blue and red. ;)

Here's an update too, since it's been a couple years.

http://junk.sykhronics.com/photos/SykStudio/May-2007/Workspace.jpg

Good times.

[spellcaster]

Neat. A nice contrast black, blue and red. ;)


Thanks ;)
Normally the walls aren't that blue - the flashlight made it look brighter that it is - but after seeing your command center my room doesn't look as impressive to me as it did before ;)

[KG_Brad]

Ok, I'll play along with this (old) thread!

Pic (http://i138.photobucket.com/albums/q252/XtrmBean2/comproom.jpg)

It's the only picture that didn't look like crap! It looks fuzzy because I took it with a cell phone :p

[Indiepath]

Nice, how much did you spend total, if I may ask? And, you're bringing electricity from your house to the workshop through a well-sealed cable, right?
All in all it's about £2500 ($5000), I've done all the building prep myself (foundations etc) so I've saved a bundle on that. I'm also erecting the building myself and doing the interior decoration. Electricity is coming underground via the garage in armoured sheathing, and is isolated in both the garage and the shed. The alarm system is wireless with the main box secured within the house (no wires to cut).

[Fabio]

Hi Indiepath,
nice.. that must have meant a lot of free time dedicated to it, but this can only increase its value and its enjoyment. :)

Have a nice work in there!

[Indiepath]

Hi Indiepath,
nice.. that must have meant a lot of free time dedicated to it, but this can only increase its value and its enjoyment. :)

Have a nice work in there!It's been 30 mins in the garden and 2 hours back in the office. I'm hoping the 30 mins manual labour every 2 hours will help to shift some of that belly I've developed sitting at a desk 24-7 (it's obviously not the copious amount of beer I drink). Actually exercise is quite addictive :)

[Qitsune]

Here is my computer, bf's computer (mine's the dual screen... I get my animator quirks) cat, easel, refs, shelves, bonzai and all around mess. Ah, and also what's on the easel atm.

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y201/qitsune/studio3.jpg
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y201/qitsune/studio2.jpg
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y201/qitsune/studio1.jpg
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y201/qitsune/angel3finals-1.jpg

[electronicStar]

Here is my computer, bf's computer (mine's the dual screen... I get my animator quirks) cat, easel, refs, shelves, bonzai and all around mess. Ah, and also what's on the easel atm.
[/URL]
[URL]http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y201/qitsune/studio1.jpg (http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y201/qitsune/studio2.jpg)

That would make a great "search the object" game.

[Qitsune]

I was thinking exactly the same, Mystery Case Files: Wacky Artist Mansion (I don't live in a mansion but it sounds more detectivish.) Can you find both photofloods and the baseball gloves? Hehe

[AlexN]

That would make a great "search the object" game.

LOL, that's too funny! :D

[ggambett]

I posted a few years ago, so here's a recent picture of my "winter office" : http://www.mysterystudio.com/gabriel/misc/winter-office-2007.jpg

[James C. Smith]

Who are you trying to fool? It is obvious from looking at this picture that you don’t get any real work done here. Where are all the notes, white boards, books, mail, magazines, lunch leftovers and all the other signs of a working office?

[ninesquirrels]

Where are all the notes, white boards, books, mail, magazines, lunch leftovers and all the other signs of a working office?

I think they are all burning in the faux fire.
A flame-waste disposal system in the office - that's mighty handy.

[spoomusic]

Neat. A nice contrast black, blue and red. ;)

Here's an update too, since it's been a couple years.

http://junk.sykhronics.com/photos/SykStudio/May-2007/Workspace.jpg

Good times.

Nice Colossus. ;)

[PoV]

Nice Colossus. ;)
:D

Indeed. They had a sale recently too, so I have 8 more sound libraries that I had to find places to put their boxes.

[ZuluBoy]

Here (http://www.kayokomputers.com/e-nkap/games/heartbreakers/beta/office.jpg) is the latest picture of my office.
Enjoy! :D

[Virtualhavoc]

Here (http://www.kayokomputers.com/e-nkap/games/heartbreakers/beta/office.jpg) is the latest picture of my office.
Enjoy! :D

Nice pic. I see where you got your name from !:p

[ggambett]

Who are you trying to fool? It is obvious from looking at this picture that you don’t get any real work done here. Where are all the notes, white boards, books, mail, magazines, lunch leftovers and all the other signs of a working office?
Well, I do that in my contiguous office, on the other side of the fireplace. Besides I have the intention of transitioning into a state where I can do all my work from that "office" ;)

I think they are all burning in the faux fire.
A flame-waste disposal system in the office - that's mighty handy.
What do you mean by "faux"?? It's an absolutely authentic, combustion-based compromising evidence disposal device :D

[spellcaster]

What Mac game coding book is that in the shelf? Is it worth getting it?

[ZuluBoy]

Nice pic. I see where you got your name from !:p
Yep! :p


What Mac game coding book is that in the shelf? Is it worth getting it?
The title is Mac Game Programming (http://www.amazon.com/Game-Programming-Premier-Press-Development/dp/1931841187).
It taught me the basics of mac multimedia/game progamming (Graphics, Sound, File System, Input etc...).

[tkayo]

My office or whatever it is.

[KG_Brad]

My office or whatever it is.Where's the empty pizza boxes and Mickey D's bags? This guy can't be a real indie!

[tkayo]

Where's the empty pizza boxes and Mickey D's bags? This guy can't be a real indie!

I'm just a guy who would rather keep my falafel bags or my empty noodle cups out in the trash!
:)

[HairyTroll]

I'm just a guy who would rather keep my falafel bags or my empty noodle cups out in the trash!
:)

Isn't that exercise equipment over the door? Strike two.

:)

[tkayo]

Isn't that exercise equipment over the door? Strike two.

:)

LOL!

Maybe I need to read the "indie code of conduct".

[Andy]

LOL!

Maybe I need to read the "indie code of conduct".

Too late. When I'm writting this you probably already banned. :D