Originally posted by Derek Stone
There simply isnt a demand for them and as a result I strongly doubt forums will be created for these topics at this time. Of course thats up to the current administration here, but from what Ive seen in the past a few threads are not seen as grounds to go and create a new forum. For now, Id suggest using the General forum for topics such as these.
I agree there is no demand for them now, I was simply pointing out that in the future there may be a need for a general game development forum as there are a lot of gaming topics that do not fit any forums currently listed.
As far as my comments regarding professionalism in game development they are just that-- my comments-- my opinion. The only people that I ever see asking game development questions are young kids or hobbyists, whom are not the group of people Im targeting to help. I encourage them to explore game development as a hobby, but I honestly cant justify allocation of my time at least, to problems that really dont need solutions. I think it would be a shame that a developer who works for a living is getting ignored due to other questions that dont hold the same level of need. Im not saying that would necessarily be the norm here, but that is my fear.
90% of the questions I see on here are from non-professionals (hobbyists, kids, students, etc). Some of the "experts" on here arent even "professionals" (ie; jfackler whos a Physician I believe).
Its a shame that you dont view game developers as professionals, especially since the gaming industry nets more $$ then the movie industry. Game developers work on average 60 hours a week, and have to know insane math, physics, a.i. and graphics on top of general programming. The worste part is games are evolving every day, and every year they must continue to push the envolope of the most powerful computers available so they can stay ahead of the competition. This in turn requires every game developer to stay on top of all aspects of the languages they use and the technology which games are built upon.
Because games are still primary built using C/C++ and dashes of Assembly, I seriously doubt youll see a professional game developer anywhere near a .NET forum. So yes all of the questions will be coming from those who are looking to learn the basics of game programming, but is the VB6 sister site any different? You have a game programming forum there.
I come to these forums not because they are professional by means of professionals actually coming here, but I visit them because its professional by means of treating everyone as if they were a professional regardless if they are a hobbiest, student, or otherwise. I find it discouraging that what Ive viewed of these forums just isnt true, you obviously view professionals at a higher level and dont seem to give two-hoots about anyone else.
[edit]No need to be mean! You say that one of the things you like about this forum is that you are treated in a professional manner, it is only fair that you treat us the same. - Orbity[/edit]
there arent many game programming forums out there for VB developers, only C++ game programming 
hopefully one day ill start one 
