I moved to Santa Monica after college and lived with 3 guys in a 1 bedroom apartment where I could barely afford rent and worked shitty hours doing QA. I wracked up 5 grand in credit card debt (which I just paid off, 5 years later), and spent a couple years doing absolutely nothing for my career. BUT, I had an absolute…
http://www.gamedevmap.com I would figure out what areas you are most interested in, and then move somewhere 20-30 miles away (where you can most likely actually afford to live) and then focus on trying to get into those studios. Personally I think that June is plenty of time for you to allocate yourself time to build a…
That's a crazy idea, what if you move to cali and then you get a job offer in Texas? Mythic covered my moving expense to VA, I think the moving truck cost maybe 2-3 grand then after that I had to pay first month of rent on an apartment, security deposits etc... my first apartment here was $1350 a month for a 1 bedroom...…
Granted fine we get the fact you plan to work at your artwork in the meantime. Buts its the uncertainty and variables of your plan that make no sense. Lets say you move to a part of California that has a few studios in your vicinity.Here are a few variables to consider. 1. Studios open and close,you could be in a part of…