Comments on: Management lessons from Gears of War 2 http://www.scottberkun.com/blog/2009/management-lessons-from-gears-of-war-2/ Management and Creative Thinking Thu, 11 Mar 2010 20:05:35 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Aaron Johnson – Links: 9-25-2009 http://www.scottberkun.com/blog/2009/management-lessons-from-gears-of-war-2/comment-page-1/#comment-584011 Aaron Johnson – Links: 9-25-2009 Sat, 26 Sep 2009 08:46:29 +0000 http://www.scottberkun.com/?p=1920#comment-584011 [...] Management lessons from Gears of War 2 « Scott Berkun Quote: Talking matters. In Horde you have to share what you see, and take advantage of all the viewpoints. Teams that talk more last longer – it’s nearly a rule in Horde. If a minute into the game no one has spoken, it’s going to be a short game. Same goes for project management – teams that are good are sharing useful info with each other prevent things from going from. (categories: management collaboration work leadership games team ) [...] [...] Management lessons from Gears of War 2 « Scott Berkun Quote: Talking matters. In Horde you have to share what you see, and take advantage of all the viewpoints. Teams that talk more last longer – it’s nearly a rule in Horde. If a minute into the game no one has spoken, it’s going to be a short game. Same goes for project management – teams that are good are sharing useful info with each other prevent things from going from. (categories: management collaboration work leadership games team ) [...]

]]> By: Scott Berkun http://www.scottberkun.com/blog/2009/management-lessons-from-gears-of-war-2/comment-page-1/#comment-558967 Scott Berkun Fri, 19 Jun 2009 18:28:01 +0000 http://www.scottberkun.com/?p=1920#comment-558967 I played Halo 3, but my friends and I simply can't stop playing deathmatch. So I've never played Halo3 with teams. I'll have to give it a try. I played Halo 3, but my friends and I simply can’t stop playing deathmatch. So I’ve never played Halo3 with teams. I’ll have to give it a try.

]]> By: Ian Collingwood http://www.scottberkun.com/blog/2009/management-lessons-from-gears-of-war-2/comment-page-1/#comment-558957 Ian Collingwood Fri, 19 Jun 2009 17:48:45 +0000 http://www.scottberkun.com/?p=1920#comment-558957 Scott, I'm assuming you must have played the Halo series. I've been gaming since Space Invaders, but never have I found a game that I feel is so balanced, and that rewards teamplay so effectively. If you're playing as a team and the opposition aren't it's almost impossible to lose, even if (like me) you're individually not that great. If you aren't teaming up, it's virtually impossible to win - even if you have several 5 star generals on your team. What you say about communications is also true on Halo3 - you can almost predict the winners by seeing at the game setup how many people have mics. In fact, I'd love to get data from Xbox Live to see if the ratio of mics to non-mics acts as a predictor of victory. Anyways. If you happen to pick up a copy of Halo 3, hit me up and I'll send you my gamertag. I might check out GoW on your recommendation. Laters Scott,

I’m assuming you must have played the Halo series. I’ve been gaming since Space Invaders, but never have I found a game that I feel is so balanced, and that rewards teamplay so effectively.

If you’re playing as a team and the opposition aren’t it’s almost impossible to lose, even if (like me) you’re individually not that great. If you aren’t teaming up, it’s virtually impossible to win – even if you have several 5 star generals on your team.

What you say about communications is also true on Halo3 – you can almost predict the winners by seeing at the game setup how many people have mics. In fact, I’d love to get data from Xbox Live to see if the ratio of mics to non-mics acts as a predictor of victory.

Anyways. If you happen to pick up a copy of Halo 3, hit me up and I’ll send you my gamertag.

I might check out GoW on your recommendation.

Laters

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