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beer and fsu
Jan Member 2009

beer and fsu

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I went to school for Simulation and Game Development , I was wanting to get in to that field I spent 3 months searching majority of companies are in LA Cali or Redmond Washington and i did not want to move across the country as i live in the southeast. The guy told me your resume looks great but it is pointless to move across the country for a 10$ an hour job for like a 1 year contract he just thought i didn't update my resume. Now by me is WOW near Raleigh. You start out at about 10 dollars an hour as a game tester heard it is repetitive (trying to break the game) but a lot of overtime so you are not actually playing the game. Programming would be a great way to get in as programmers are always needed and you start off with high pay. It is the hardest field i feel. Unity is a good engine but i really liked UDK engine the most. Many options you can model figures, create levels, program or do storylines/quests or test. I applied to jagex but they said i lived to far away lol which i do in east coast america then i gave up now i workout side labor work which i feel suits me better. yoo i like beer!

17-Feb-2016 00:39:27

Indecent Act

Indecent Act

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I have no experience with the games industry but I know two people who currently work in the industry. I can't give any examples that fit your criteria but I can give you two examples of people I know and what they did.

One is an unsuccessful author (writing is her passion) and she (last I heard) is currently working mostly on AI for npc's on two major titles.

The other is an artist and started out doing concept art, 6 years later she co-designer for a small company's retro games department and loving it.

What they both had in common was familiarity with the industry standard software (respective to their fields) and credentials that pertained to the business side of I.T.

It's really important to know how to use the tools in the industry.

Interestingly, one the people I mentioned designed her resume as a flow chart, emulating the software design process from concept to final product. She showed she understood both the system and the tools in a creative way. Her resume stood out. You have to be good to pull that off, she kicked arse.

17-Feb-2016 02:55:54

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