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II Stoney II
Apr Member 2010

II Stoney II

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Hi all!

First off, this thread is a little odd but it's something that's been playing on my mind for a while now and I need some advice from you lovely people. :)

Okay, the nutshell is I've been working in retail for 5 years ever since I left school and starting to come to the point where I'm sick of it and need that change. I've moved from from a colleague, to a Team Leader and possible Deputy Manager. But that excitement isn't there anymore... (#EmotionalLifeStory)

The only thing I've ever had a REAL passion for is games! I've been playing games since I was a child and been playing RuneScape for nearly 8 years.
I don't have much experience in the games industry, but I am very well committed to Community focus. My programming experience is VERY basic (Java, web design HTML). But I'm learning slowly and teaching myself.

Anyway, I'll get to the point now. If anyone knows on what the basics are to even access the industry at a basic level and what experience is needed so I can focus on that and leave retail! :)
Just to really give me a idea on what to head for. But Community Team/Management would be something I'd be highly interested in.

Any advice will be very grateful!


Thanks a bunch!
Stoney"
Scapin' Since 2007 - @RS_Stoney

18-Feb-2015 17:49:17

Lifer
Jul Member 2008

Lifer

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http://unity3d.com/

^ Free game engine

Download it, there's a lot of tutorials and sample projects + teaches you how to program in C#

Be warned though, it's only a game engine. Companies may not use Unity and so... they'd look for different skill sets however.

What's pretty universal however is that you can learn how to do 3D modeling. Blender is a free software, http://www.blender.org/

18-Feb-2015 19:14:47

NPC
Dec Member 2023

NPC

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I don't think he actually wants to program^

"But Community Team/Management would be something I'd be highly interested in." Original message details are unavailable.
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That is all.

18-Feb-2015 19:25:46

Lifer
Jul Member 2008

Lifer

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He has management as his highest priority, that's all.

He also expressed interest in actually learning some programming

"But I'm learning slowly and teaching myself."

18-Feb-2015 19:30:21 - Last edited on 18-Feb-2015 19:31:51 by Lifer

Weyburn
Oct Member 2019

Weyburn

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just find a job you would like to do, find a company that hires someone in that positoin, give them a call and ask if you could interview them about their job since you're looking into getting into that field and would like to talk to someone that does that job. most people will say yes and you can learn a lot from them

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18-Feb-2015 20:06:29

MrJakey
Mar Member 2020

MrJakey

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All the companies I looked at nowadays require you to have a degree in Computer Engineering or Computer Science, or some equivalent degree.  I don't think they're going to just pick up someone who doesn't have the formal understanding of Data Structures, Algorithms and their analysis, and Program Design like you get with a college or university degree.

With that said, don't give up on what your passion is!  Take a look at the Unity Engine, which is a great resource for not only learning C# but also how modern games are made.  Furthermore, don't limit yourself to learning only programming.  You should also strive to learn about proper program structure, program design patterns, algorithm analysis, data structures, etc.

18-Feb-2015 21:14:12

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