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• I think the best thing to have is a portfolio. I'd love to get into that stuff myself, but my portfolio... : lonza
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  What area though? Art, design, coding? : stuka
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    Preferably design, i.e. level or concept work. Either that or some type of writing/story job, since I've... : ColoradoCNC
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      Get some levels designed. Include those along with your writing in a portfolio. And taking classes to build up your existing strengths never hurts.

      Nov 11, 2005 12:04am PST
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      Get some levels designed. Include those along with your writing in a portfolio. And taking classes to b... : lonza
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        Alright, sounds good. I'm just glad, one of my friends just graduated from USC in their design program a... : ColoradoCNC
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          Best of luck to you. Keep plugging away at it. Making it in the gaming industry is going to parallel ma... : lonza
          • That's how I've been looking at it, I figure I need to get in before it becomes as difficult as it is to ... : ColoradoCNC
          • Oh, and copyright anything before you submit it to anyone in your portfolio... you never know. : lonza
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  Just last night I was talking to Will Wright and he said a large number of Maxis employees were hired rig... : Chris Remo
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    Hmm, I'll have to keep that in mind. I know when he was talking about Spore in the conference he brought... : ColoradoCNC
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      Yeah, those guys make perfect sense for something so incredibly procedural as Spore. : Chris Remo
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        I can't wait for that game. Hopefully they have something playable at E3 this year. : ColoradoCNC
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          BTW Remo, what advice would you have as far as what to submit when applying for a game-related writing jo... : ColoradoCNC
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            Honestly, the entirety of my writing-related resume can be seen at http://www.idlethumbs.net That's wher... : Chris Remo
            • Cool, I'll check it out. Right now I'm doing my writing work for free, mainly for the perk of getting in... : ColoradoCNC
        • For what it's worth, he said development is a challenge but that it's going along great and the team is r... : Chris Remo
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        Spore looks REALLY awsome, when is it supposed to be out? Sorry for the thread hijack..... : suicidemachine
        • Late 06 from what I've heard. : ColoradoCNC
  • As far as the media design programs go, I'd love to get into USC's program but I have a feeling that's no... : ColoradoCNC
  • ...and they worked exclusively on Urbz: Sims in the City. : TimeDoctor
• A degree can only help. : cam3lt0sis
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  A degree can certainly help, but is in no way required at most places. The guy I work closest with right... : Krypt_
  • Excellent, thanks. : ColoradoCNC
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  I'm not in the gaming industry so my personal experiences aren't worth a lot. However, from my friends t : wild falcon
  • EDIT: the link is www.igda.org : wild falcon
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    >>> 4. It's optional, but as a personal reccomendation I'd say that joining the IGDA (www.idga.org) is a : SpaecKow
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      Joining gives you the option of direct, personal contact with others during chapter meetings. That's why... : wild falcon
      • It's a good way to find independant projects that might actually be near you geographically as well, not ... : losder5000
• I've asked this question of every developer I can get my hands on - here's what I've been able to figure ... : SpaecKow
• Perhaps instead of asking them, how about asking yourself? Do you feel like you need to learn more? Are y... : ctlaltl33t
• I started as QA and a year later was a designer. If I could program they would have hired me as one, degr... : gijoehosaphat