Because it's the only thing I wanted to do. Sure it has downsides like layoffs and occasional long hours, but the day to day is the most amazing thing ever. Most jobs without layoffs and long hours, have boring day to day stuff. My biggest fear is that I won't be able to stay in it.
What do you guys expect when things are run by dicks in suit's ? fvcking christmas fairy fun 5 days a week :poly122: The music industry is the same, run by dicks in suits who know the price of everything and the value of nothing. I am sure a minority of you are actually treated well as an artist and not just a number on a…
I don't buy that people would want to work in this industry just because they enjoy working in games. Would you really turn up to work if you were not getting paid? I joined the games industry because that's what I studied in, changing career path is awkward and it's reasonable pay. I thoroughly enjoy my job but at the end…
It's definitely about passion. There is no way anyone would deal with it otherwise. I mean the top talent on these forums come home from a full day of working and then do more work when they get home. It's rough especially the lack of job security, but personally I wouldn't do anything else. I love the work and the people…
So I was reading this article that came out that once again, highlights how demeaning and grueling working in games must be. Now of course, not every studio/game environment has to be like that (just only the popular ones) but this has me thinking. We know the game industry fires people like no tomorrow, there are crunches…
You may be right. It's a bit harder for me because I never joined the game industry. I made a few attempts in my younger days, but a truly committed attempt would have required me to move to California. And I much prefer it here in the Arizona desert. I transitioned into web design and development instead. Now I'm working…
This is an industry driven solely by passion. Many professional developers I've seen are people that would be miserable doing anything other than making games. You could probably find a job that pays just as much with more job security if you were working in certain other industries (software development, for example.) but…
The job market these days sucks. Period. Every industry has its problems. Are games more tumultuous than other industries? sure. But I'd question just how much worst it is than just about anywhere else. We do not, for example, get laid off as often as say...(UNIONIZED) construction workers. People in games, however, tend…