Not to sound crazy, but when I was looking up licensing for the Cry Engine 3(I didn't...but I was looking at it) it says something about a "Master" position. I am just curious what the heck a Master in game development is?

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Original post by BrioCyrain .....it says something about a "Master" position.

If you want to know what something means it is best to provide exactly what it said, rather than "something like...". Its hard to know the context based on just one word.

I have never heard the term "Master" used in 20 years in the industry. I would guess that it is either a mistranslation, an attempt at humour or a reference to someone having a masters degree - but that is a qualification and not a position.

I had a look at the licensing page, and it's an application form. You're asked to provide your position at your company and the options are "Master", "Chief Executive Officer" and "Developer".

Considering the order they come in, I can only assume that Master, in this context, means owner. Not that this really makes sense in respect of game development companies. I've never heard of it before anyway, and I would also tend towards it being a mistranslation.

Here's the page I guess he means: http://www.cryengine2.com/register

[Edited by - sybixsus on October 17, 2009 10:43:34 PM]

It's the old page, but practically the same thing. I am not sure what it means

A wild guess: It's a reference to the master craftsman ("Meister" in german) which would in this context translate to lead developer/technical lead. So the "Master" would be the "primary contact" for technical matters.

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Original post by Obscure Quote: Original post by BrioCyrain .....it says something about a "Master" position. If you want to know what something means it is best to provide exactly what it said, rather than "something like...". Its hard to know the context based on just one word. I have never heard the term "Master" used in 20 years in the industry. I would guess that it is either a mistranslation, an attempt at humour or a reference to someone having a masters degree - but that is a qualification and not a position.

True. The only translation I can come up with on google is "Boss".