Good luck playing a pc game without an engine, I think they call that a coaster. You may not be shopping for an engine, but you are most likely getting one.
ID's Quake III engine has been used in a number of games, notably Jedi Knight II and Wolfenstein: Enemy Territory. Raven software is using the Doom 3 engine to make Quake IV.
As long as developers keep using ID's engines, ID is not down for the count.
Just because a prospective worker is aware of the situation doesn't make it legal/ethical to deprive that worker of overtime or compensation. Instead of developing a reasonable number of games at a time, it sounds like developers with perpetual crunch time are working on twice as many games as they should be, overworking the employees and pretty much turning unpaid overtime and comp time into company profit, essentially stealing from the employee.
I'd be very interested to hear about the details of this installation, if they are available.
What triggers are there for the alarm?
What safeties are there to prevent it from going off with the owner in the car, especially while driving?
Are there any safeties to prevent it from going off in the event of a crash?
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Good luck playing a pc game without an engine, I think they call that a coaster. You may not be shopping for an engine, but you are most likely getting one. ID's Quake III engine has been used in a number of games, notably Jedi Knight II and Wolfenstein: Enemy Territory. Raven software is using the Doom 3 engine to make Quake IV. As long as developers keep using ID's engines, ID is not down for the count.
Just because a prospective worker is aware of the situation doesn't make it legal/ethical to deprive that worker of overtime or compensation. Instead of developing a reasonable number of games at a time, it sounds like developers with perpetual crunch time are working on twice as many games as they should be, overworking the employees and pretty much turning unpaid overtime and comp time into company profit, essentially stealing from the employee.
I'd be very interested to hear about the details of this installation, if they are available. What triggers are there for the alarm? What safeties are there to prevent it from going off with the owner in the car, especially while driving? Are there any safeties to prevent it from going off in the event of a crash?