Similarly I expect the people in QA who go through to development jobs have other factors in their background too, such as university degrees or side-projects and portfolios (for artists and such). I very much doubt that someone without a degree or other experience could get a QA job and expect to be hired as a developer.
You'd be surprised. I know of a lot of people who don't have degrees who are doing the jobs you describe.
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't'looks like I might change my mind. :S
Any ideas that stay in the field of Informatics (and possibly Sciences)?
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I order you to forgive yourself!
5 Ways to Make Money with Blender (Joke? or not?)
Not sure if it's really good for this topic but... Here is a pretty cool portfolio (Kinda) :
http://dennylindberg.com/
Stop plugging Digipen everywhere. Payne is Canadian, it doesn't apply.
Uhh anyone can go to the school. It used to be based in Canada.
What's wrong with plugging it? It's a great school and in my opinion the best way to get into the industry with the job
you want.
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Stop plugging Digipen everywhere. Payne is Canadian, it doesn't apply.
Uhh anyone can go to the school. It used to be based in Canada.
What's wrong with plugging it? It's a great school and in my opinion the best way to get into the industry with the job
you want.
Do you have a statistic of how many digipen graduates get game design/programming jobs? I bet it's less than half.
It's like 9/10 or something but they say "into the industry" and I remember reading somewhere that colleges say that but in reality it means they get a job and not into the specific industry your degree is for. So I hear.
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Stop plugging Digipen everywhere. Payne is Canadian, it doesn't apply.
Uhh anyone can go to the school. It used to be based in Canada.
What's wrong with plugging it? It's a great school and in my opinion the best way to get into the industry with the job
you want.
Do you have a statistic of how many digipen graduates get game design/programming jobs? I bet it's less than half.
Yeah, in my degree 95% of all graduates are in the job they wanted straight from school. The other degrees are probably a bit different by a couple percentage points.
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I'm no authority in this but, based on no experience, I'd suggest making a game or two using Flash and submitting them to popular sites like
Newgrounds where they're sure to be recognized. If they get good feedback, good for you, if they don't then disregard the unconstructive criticism and use constructive criticism (hard to come by) to further improve your games. Also, only make something you know you'll be interested in and don't get too ambitious - if you go against these tips I'm fairly sure you won't ever finish a project.
Once you think you're ready, start learning how to do some big-time stuff. If it's not too late, go to school for game programming (Cecil already recommended DigiPen).
Stop plugging Digipen everywhere. Payne is Canadian, it doesn't apply.
Uhh anyone can go to the school. It used to be based in Canada.
What's wrong with plugging it? It's a great school and in my opinion the best way to get into the industry with the job
you want.
Do you have a statistic of how many digipen graduates get game design/programming jobs? I bet it's less than half.
Yeah, in my degree 95% of all graduates are in the job they wanted straight from school. The other degrees are probably a bit different by a couple percentage points.
source. I'm calling BS. Also "My counselor told me" doesn't count, he just sold you.
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