How do you keep the moral fortitude to get to that position, Hazardous? It's tough to get past that feeling of utter futility of putting time and effort into game art in Australia. Of the few large studios left, most are on the verge of shutting down and the remainder are run by people who should never have been given…
Fortunately, i've been lucky to have been here for nearly 5 years. However, if I did lose my job I would probably look around locally for another game job (I don't think i'm ready at this time in my life to move me and my family abroad) and if I couldn't find one then I would just find another job on the side to keep the…
I was laid off for my first time last year in 2011 along with most of our studio. It was a really difficult time emotionally and has been - it's tough getting removed from a place you enjoy for reasons out of your control. What makes it so difficult for me is that I have a family and a house and there were several…