There isn't really any entry level jobs for a "game designer". You have to have a role in a studio to move into a more design position. http://www.penny-arcade.com/patv/episode/so-you-want-to-be-a-game-designer http://www.penny-arcade.com/patv/episode/on-game-schools Also the total cost of SCAD is $47,465 a year, $200k for…
Yeah for the time I was there it was pretty fun, just like many other high population colleges there's always something to do. Still the debt these days just isn't worth it, might've been decent a long time ago ago but every year tuition keeps raising but salaries and job opportunities aren't really keeping up with that…
200K is a ton of money to spend on an education, especially if it is something so focused as game design. I go to a little private art school in San Jose for almost a quarter of that cost, and the teachers here have industry experience all over the place. The problem is always what are you going to do if you cannot find a…
Ceebee: I instantly recognized the "Gnomon touch" in your work. I have to agree. If you are going to spend 50K+ then Gnomon is the place to go. I learned (and suffered) a ton about lighting from Jeremy Engleman's course. I was fortunate to take a workshop from Josh Herman (he did the Iron Man outfits for all the movies).…
Totally not worth it. I went to SCAD for a semester and unless you go to the Atlanta campus I'd stay the hell away from SCAD. The Savannah area is pretty terrible. Also, 200k in debt? Hell no that shit ain't worth it, unless you like ridiculously high monthly payments or have rich parents that is the dumbest idea ever. I…
This is a good deal as well http://www.thegnomonworkshop.com/subscription/ $500 a year, $40 a month. A normal gnomon or tutorial dvd is around $20-$60 (I'd argue gnomon has some of the better instructors and content) so if you use at least 2 videos a month, its an awesome deal.