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It's really difficult to post this to complete strangers, but I do love this website. I know I'm not as active as other Shackers but this site's been a good resource for me for many years. I am sort of freaking out about trying to get into the real world after six years in college. My original hope was to somehow make it into the video game industry. To that end, I pursued a second degree in multimedia at a school here in Tempe, AZ.
Long story short, I'm graduating in May and am worried sick about finding work as a static 3D modeler/texture artist/God-willing, a writer. I want to stay in Phoenix more than anything but will have to go with whomever throws me a bone. You can see my portfolio at www.bmnathanson.com. It's the best I've been able to do. Just wanted to know if it's good enough to take a chance on or am I totally boned because I can't do enough? I applied to Rainbow but they canceled the job posting. I'm also trying Cheyenne Mountain but after that the pool gets shallower. 2xl games is out here but they've not updated their site in two years...
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make sure you're 100% positive you want to be in the videogame business more than anything else. it's A LOT of work. it will consume your entire life and probably ruin video games for you as a hobby. do you have a wife? do you want one? make sure she's ultra cool with your job taking you away from family for 16+ hour days.
that said, try to start small and get into something like quality assurance. i've seen a lot of guys start there and work their way up to something more desirable. this would give you access to the field and a chance to really build up your portfolio to represent something gaming companies want to see. right now, it's a little lacking. you really need to work on your modeling more and your texture work. if you see yourself in the art department, you might want to brush up your traditional art skills as well. i don't see any traditional art in your portfolio at all.
i'm sure there's other guys here who could help a little more. i'm just a lowly graphic designer who gave up on the "dream" of video game deign about 10 years ago!
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