Getting Into the Games Industry Isn't Easy

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"Lots of people want to be game developers — but it's not as simple as it sounds, as the Game Career Guide website explains in a new feature on game schools. Game professor Peter Raad:

'The number of job seekers who are seriously pursuing this field is staggering.

It used to be the case that studios had the liberty to take bright, fresh, new employees with no specific game education background and train them in the methods, tools, and style that are required to make games. This is no longer true.'"


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It's difficult to land a gaming job even with formal education



Game Career Guide explores various school options for job seekers in the gaming industry including art schools, game institutions, and traditional four year colleges. While the article makes no recommendation citing pros and cons to each program, it does note the difficulty of landing a game-related job post graduation: "The number of job seekers who are seriously pursuing this field is staggering... With the size and speed of many projects today, companies want to hire people who need little-to-no training, people who affect the work environment in a positive way immediately."

Any readers out there currently attending a game-related education or feeling the burn of trying to land a job?



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[Stuff]

Every freakin carrer field has "staggering" amounts of job seekers. No matter what path we choose in life, we MUST fight hard to obtain our goals. I myself, often loose my footing on that path. But it's a dog-eat-dog world out there. And gawshdarnnit! I for one would love some job security, financial security for the cruel world out there. Hope to see you all there, someday