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couldnt resist : MSN majoring in videogames.
http://encarta.msn.com/encnet/departments/elearning/?article=majoringinvideogames snatched this from cgtalk in general discussion , i thought you guys would be enterteined by the read. EDIT : oh yah , some quotes : "There are two types of testers at a publisher: functional testers and certification testers," "So what's a… -
Re: couldnt resist : MSN majoring in videogames.
"Entry level" in the game industry is misleading. In a sense, there are few "entry level" game developers. The skills needed to make games (not test them) are rarely even properly taught at the upper levels of university coursework, let alone to folks attending community colleges or technical schools. I had to explain that… -
Re: couldnt resist : MSN majoring in videogames.
So where's the misinformation in the article? I don't think that article is bad at all, its a hell of alot more accurate than your typical "oh i'm gonna write something about games, ok a buddy of mine was talking about it and i overheard something let me put that in there" type shit. they said typical entry level job will… -
Re: couldnt resist : MSN majoring in videogames.
[ QUOTE ] "It's possible to get a job without a degree, but it's that much harder because you have to build a portfolio and a body of work that will get you hired." OH NOES! [/ QUOTE ] I hate to break it to them but you have to do that regardless... -
Re: couldnt resist : MSN majoring in videogames.
yes, i actually contacted msn about the misinformation in the article when they first showed it... looks like they didn't take my advice. -
Re: couldnt resist : MSN majoring in videogames.
Uhh.... Since when was being a game tester turning out a salary of $50k/year? -
Re: couldnt resist : MSN majoring in videogames.
"It's possible to get a job without a degree, but it's that much harder because you have to build a portfolio and a body of work that will get you hired." OH NOES! -
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i'm attending an art school now, and there really is zer0 time to work on your portfolio, so just because i'l have a degree in a year or so doesnt mean i have an upper hand on everyone else in terms of content. More than likely i'm going to ditch every bit of work i've done in my program, thats not the kind of stuff that… -
Re: couldnt resist : MSN majoring in videogames.
I guess the theory is you build a portfolio via the process of doing your degree, which is directed by pros to help you produce the material you need. thats how the *theory goes. The truth is probably closer to 'directed by semi-pros who dont care that much about what happens to you when you get booted out the door; -
Re: couldnt resist : MSN majoring in videogames.
"There are two types of testers at a publisher: functional testers and certification testers," actually that might be true to some degree, i think by certification testers s/he means the people working for console companies who test the game to see if it meets the requierments set by console manufacturer.
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