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TheExpert -> I don't know exactly what you mean and why you laugh. But it will not be sold, given or rented. It will run in PC kiosk in our office where clients (duh! yes ofcourse clients, not us!) can play while waiting.
Actually I have posted the project in rentacoder. Link:
http://www.rentacoder.com/RentACoder/misc/BidRequests/ShowBidRequest.asp?lngBidRequestId=483262
If any of you have worked in rentacoder before then you know all money is escrows before project begins. So I will have to pay the whole money before you will start the project. Ofcourse you get none of it until you finish the work. This way both gets the security they want. I don't have any problem paying if get what I want in time.
You can ignore The Expert... he has a pretty one-track "I'm right, and you're an idiot" mindest sometimes..
Vince, whom I talked to you about on MSN has done games like this before, both with me, with other developers, and as a one man show. One was for GM, which is the one that I suggested he send you a demo of. He's good at what he does.
$1000 is not a poor budget for this project in the timeline. I did a complete 5 level kids game prototype for a guy in 2 weeks for $400 about a year ago. It was actually one of my best works I've done. Was it probably worth 5 times that? Oh yeah. I put at least 40 hours into it. But, the matter is that I enjoyed doing the project, it gave me valuable portfolio items, experience, and some cash on the side. It also got me better known, as he referred 2 of my other past clients to me.
I would probably charge about $1 grand if I were doing the project. It's about 20-30 hours of work, considering I already have a large amount of the code needed, and can produce the rest quickly. That translates to about $40 bucks an hour, pretty standard for small scale prototype contract development. A month is more than enough time for a project like this from an established developer that has resources readily available.
I'm working my ass off at a studio out here in MN now... so I'm not really taking additional contracts anymore... I really have to reccomend Vincent though- he does some damn good work.
-Rhuarc
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