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Re: Advice to someone who is about to graduate
internships. i got an internship at soe for 3 months, which then lead to a contract position one year before graduating. so i was going to school and working at the same time. Apply to as many places as possible, i would usually go on a binge and apply to everyplace gamedevmap provided. For freelance its always good to… -
Re: Getting into the Game Industry (Inspiration of a different kind)
The early years: I grew up playing computer games, my first console was the NES. I've always loved to play games, and when I was at school I enjoyed doing art too. But I never aspired to work in the games industry and I also never aspired to become a artist of any kind. I used to like building gundam models and thought I… -
Re: Mudbox werewolf head
@nathdevlin I'll certainly ask them, see if they're willing! I think I recognise some of your work, did you post on gamedevelopers.ie a few times? -
Re: Africa and South America are ignored...
I had a few unrelated thoughts on this: * There are regional markets around the world where for example, African game developers are making culturally-themed games for an African market. This wasn't the case ten years ago. One of the things I love most about working on gamedevmap is seeing trends like this emerge on a… -
Re: Learning to code.. C++ or Python?
If you're not short on perseverance and a bit of a social introvert :) I'd say from experience acquiring a 'workable' knowledge base can accrue positive results in the short term but of course relative too one's circumstance setting aside requisite time also previous programming exposure will definitely come in handy. That… -
Re: How do Developers Group up.
There are many ways. You can attend local or online game jams. You can join various facebook groups. You can attend all kinds of meetups. You can join various online communities, on forums, slack, skype, whatsoever. You can use sites like reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/gamedevclassifieds https://www.reddit.com/r/inat You… -
Re: Advice Request - animator --> QA - 1 Step back for 2 steps forward?
If you have the time & motivation... Searching through each of these companies 1by1 & it may lead to a potential gig. Send your reel to your favorites, even if they're not hiring. Who knows what can happen in 24hrs! http://gamedevmap.com/index.php?tool=location&query=Toronto Edit: Also, if you don't have to limit yourself… -
Re: how many of u non US residents got hired and moved to a US company?
Blaizer, the current exchange rate is about 1 euro = $1.40, and from all the information I can find, average income for a man, regardless of profession would be about: (all figures in euros) 24k-54k for Spain 33k-63K for US http://www.payscale.com/research/ES/Country=Spain/Salary… -
Re: Motivation, how does one achieve such a Rare thing?
Reddit always to be looking for artists for rev-share. I don't know how many of them will actually finish their games, but I guess you really don't have anything to lose. https://www.reddit.com/r/gameDevClassifieds/ Or, pick a concept here, start on it, and post progress frequently here for feedback.… -
Re: Searching for 3D modelling jobs as a freelancer. Which sites/forums are the best?(besides Polycount)
reddit.com/r/gamedevclassifieds is one place
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