Euphoria14 said:
youarebadatgames said:
You sound unfocused. I think you should re-evaluate why you really want to get into the industry. If you are making airplane parts for the government and you have health insurance and a decent income, I would really hesitate to think about moving into the gaming industry, the jobs won't be plentiful and they aren't very stable - especially in this economy. If you are going to get married and start a family, I would say don't do it.
If you want to be a programmer, you can get started with XNA (free). Learn Java, C , and start brushing up on math. This is probably the hardest part for you because real game programming requires a lot of math and you sound like you are a writer.
If you want to be an artist, start learning how to use 3D packages like Blender (free) or Maya/3DS and practice until you can put together a decent portfolio.
Look at what mod teams are looking for, and see if you can break into that. If you can get on a project that finishes, it'll be good for the resume and it will show you can finish something to the end.
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I hate math. Programming is definitely not where I would want to be. I would want to be in a position where writing and/or drawing is involved.
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*misread -> edit
You propably know that you have to be really good if you want to work on the art. Reviewing games is IMO your best choice...
You should keep your job and try to make some name for yourself by doing reviews on some websites. I think your best choice to try it out is the sites where you are somewhat known, like vgchartz maybe? I bet you have some games on your collection which vgc has not reviewed. Offer them to the editors and if they are good enough, they might publish them. If they do that, at least some people will read your reviews. You might get some feedback and with that, become a better writer. Maybe some day you will get noticed and get paid for doing reviews.
That is how my friend got a job reviewing games. It did take a lot of effort and patience but for him, it paid back.
