twesterm said:
Just a bit of advice-- there are two things you should realize about the gaming industry: 1. It's incredibly competetive 2. People get burned out. A lot. If you aren't amazing, don't expect to get hired at Blizzard, Naughty Dog, Bungie, or any other studio you've dreamed of. If you aren't good, don't expect to get hired at even a lesser studio. If you don't have an impressive portfolio don't even expect to get a reply from the worst of studios. Getting your foot in the door is incredibly difficult and if you can't make yourself look more awesome than everyone else, well, good luck. You're competing with thousands of people that have the same dream of you and many of those people will have experience through school, personal, or professional. You have to have a way to make yourself stand out. I'm not saying it's hopeless, just be prepared because a simple degree in animation won't get you far at all. Next off is burn out rate. No matter how much you love gaming, there's the chance you will get burned out. It happens to a lot of people, even the most dedicated (actually, it's generally the most dedicated that get burned out). I know it sucks to think you could ever get burned out on such an incredible job, but make sure you have a back up plan. If you do animation and that is all you've been trained to do and you burn out, you're screwed. |
i am not graduating after 2 years,but in my third year i will have to start thinking what i will do after exams.
everybody knows its tough but i don't just want to be working all my life justt for money and not be interested in what i'm doing.
commerce is full of shit,very boring.
