Enthusiast to Professional

[fondpondforever]

Hello everyone, how does one become an Amiga Professional from an Amiga Enthusiast. Sure, most gamers probably play Amiga Games but few probably develop them for a living. Do you have to be working 12 hours a day, everyday to have a chance of being a pro or is it down luck. Would it be possible to do an internship with A-Eon Technology or do they not recruit people. At the end of the day I guess it's just down to hard work, blueberry icing doughnuts, candy canes and lot's of coffee :hat:

[Kronos]

but few probably develop them for a living.

If your talking bout developing only for Amiga and make a living does not include 3rd world countries... I'd say the last ones left about 15 years ago

[bloodline]

Professional means having to do something even when you don't want to...

[kamelito]

Professional means having to do something even when you don't want to...

Very true!

[jj]

Professional means having to do something even when you don't want to...

aint that the truth

[ferrellsl]

Hello everyone, how does one become an Amiga Professional from an Amiga Enthusiast. Sure, most gamers probably play Amiga Games but few probably develop them for a living. Do you have to be working 12 hours a day, everyday to have a chance of being a pro or is it down luck. Would it be possible to do an internship with A-Eon Technology or do they not recruit people. At the end of the day I guess it's just down to hard work, blueberry icing doughnuts, candy canes and lot's of coffee :hat:

When you start making enough money to pay your bills using your Amigas you've crossed over the enthusiast line into "pro".  But almost no one makes money using such an outdated OS and hardware (and I'm including all iterations of Amigas to include the classics and NG Amigas and MOS boxes) you won't find many "pro" Amigans anymore.  The world has moved on.

[Oldsmobile_Mike]

I'd be willing to bet I could count on less than 10 fingers the number of people in the world who are able to make a full-time living off the Amiga, these days.  It's a hobby, enjoy it for what it is.  

[fondpondforever]

ferrellsl, I'm talking about games created on AmigaOS4.1 and MorphOS 3.7.

[TrevorDick]

I agree it's difficult to make a living solely based on producing software for the AmigaOS and other Amiga-inspired flavours, but that does not mean you can't earn some money by developing for multiple platforms.

Hollywood and M.A.C.E. developers readily spring to mind but there are others.

TrevoD

[kamelito]

I agree it's difficult to make a living solely based on producing software for the AmigaOS and other Amiga-inspired flavours, but that does not mean you can't earn some money by developing for multiple platforms.

Hollywood and M.A.C.E. developers readily spring to mind but there are others.

TrevoD

Yes but them and Cherry Darling /SealofAction (same guys?) do have a crossplatform framework already. If one want to do the same they'll have to develop that framework first. Maybe if such framework is sold for use by outsiders then you'll maybe see more people involved in creating new content.

Kamelito

[F0LLETT]

I agree it's difficult to make a living solely based on producing software for the AmigaOS and other Amiga-inspired flavours, but that does not mean you can't earn some money by developing for multiple platforms.

Hollywood and M.A.C.E. developers readily spring to mind but there are others.

TrevoD

Indeed, Im still waiting for my mansion and porshe, .

[Rob]

Indeed, Im still waiting for my mansion and porshe, .

I think you'll have to settle for a Mondeo and a porch.

[sim085]

Professional means having to do something even when you don't want to...

You are so right!

[SamuraiCrow]

You can look at the bounty list on Power2people.org if you are interested in Aros but those bounties won't pay many bills.

[fondpondforever]

Thanks for your replies.