The industry does not actively avoid graduates. At least half of the people I know in the industry have some kind of university level education. Everything from trained architects to people with degrees in English literature. So secondary education is not useless. But it's not the thing that will determine if you get a…
Don't worry, you are not the only one. Higher Education now a days is becoming a joke. 60% of the people in college are just throwing their money away. It's a legal scam IMO.
For the student? Definitely. For the employer? What's the point really when you can just demand a portfolio? I disagree with the notion that degrees are worthless (*to employers) because the education is so poor, degrees are worthless because the quality of all of our work can be far more accurately demonstrated with a…
I'm a self taught character artist despite getting a degree in art school. My education has never been taken into consideration at any of my interviews. Finishing school says nothing about your artistic ability, having a portfolio does.
Correct me if I wrong, but $100k might be true for the US. I've always been under the impression that higher education is pretty expenisve there. That said, my degree will cost me about £10k here in the UK. I guess I'm pretty lucky, since I enrolled before they raised the fees to £9k per year.
You go to school to get an education, not a degree. The biggest travesty is that people seem to have forgotten that and don't take their education seriously. The reason degrees are more relevant in technical fields is because their standards are much less subjective, more easily measured, and most importantly they are…
it's because 3d education is so poor that this industry has no respect for degrees. it's sad to hear, but your university story is a common one, and it's a situation that will not get better until the higher ups stop scamming students with insane tuition fees and start hiring teachers that have actually worked in the games…
I hadn't really looked at it from that perspective man but you do have a point. A degree shouldn't be a barrier as in this industry its the quality of work that matters not the piece of paper you have on your fridge but shouldn't a degree be a guarantee of at least a minimum of ability? My uni let lots of people resit more…
I saw something today that made me livid. I found a job advert for a junior artist role. After reading all the requirements and feeling pretty confident I was about to apply when I saw that they wanted a minimum of 2 years work experience in a media company. This got me thinking. Does the UK industry have any respect for…
I didn't mean to start an argument btw and as I was frustrated probably haven't written my point very clearly, and I most certainly don't expect the world to owe me anything (in fact coming from a poor 'for uk poor' background I have had to work hard for everything I have). I just cant help but feel a little betrayed by…