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Serza5 wrote:< says Ambi was right in saying < is going in the games industry as a programmer

< thinks a degree in computer science could be useful here. Without one, you better have rock-solid programming skills (try C# and C++ for game development) and a few personal projects to show them. Game engines (Unity, XNA Game Studio, etc.) are a good place to start if you haven't started anything yet.

Fifo wrote:ffs hUMCH < thinks you should uninstall that copy of Photoshop or whatever you use, you should know that <’s getting sick of the zXK and miniSD jokes already for the love of god

Hunchman801 wrote:

Fifo wrote:ffs hUMCH < thinks you should uninstall that copy of Photoshop or whatever you use, you should know that <’s getting sick of the zXK and miniSD jokes already for the love of god

< says it’s not funny.

< wonders if ^ ever tried installing Windows zXK in a VM by any chance.

< is about to head to the gym but < is feeling quite lazy today.

Fifo wrote:< says it’s not funny.

Serz studied Game Design as part of her Uni degree, so <'d imagine the experience with engines and languages is there already.

< has got some exercise equipment, but < doesn't use it as much as < should. < will use the equipment for a week then < stops for a while.

< is eating pancakes!

Master wrote:Serz studied Game Design as part of her Uni degree, so <'d imagine the experience with engines and languages is there already.

< says game design (in the strict sense) is a whole different thing and does not involve programming. If that's what she studied, it won't be of much use in becoming a game developer. Game/level designer, on the other hand, that should help, but the market is saturated and jobs are hard to come by.

Hunchman801 wrote:

Master wrote:Serz studied Game Design as part of her Uni degree, so <'d imagine the experience with engines and languages is there already.

< says game design (in the strict sense) is a whole different thing and does not involve programming. If that's what she studied, it won't be of much use in becoming a game developer. Game/level designer, on the other hand, that should help, but the market is saturated and jobs are hard to come by.

Hmm, < might have mixed up the terms then. < knows that Serz knows how to program in C#, and has experience with Unity.

In that case, < thinks the best way to showcase such skills without a relevant degree is with personal projects, but that's a lot of works.

Hunchman801 wrote:

Serza5 wrote:< says Ambi was right in saying < is going in the games industry as a programmer

< thinks a degree in computer science could be useful here. Without one, you better have rock-solid programming skills (try C# and C++ for game development) and a few personal projects to show them. Game engines (Unity, XNA Game Studio, etc.) are a good place to start if you haven't started anything yet.

< has a 2-1 awarded degree in Games Development on top of such < has studied C# (with Unity) and C++ extensively in that course, and is currently re-freshing my skills with C++ in Unreal. < also has a portfolio with- while not the biggest of projects showcases a few games projects including those in Unity (For PC and Android) and a couple of other things

EDIT : Worth noting here as well is that < has had progress from A company and that < has to do an assessment for them before a potential interview

Well it sounds like you're doing it right. One thing < would suggest is to always chase recruiters for feedback on why your application was rejected.

Are you looking for positions in specific locations by the way?

< has been told plenty times by recruiters that < holds a rather strong CV and that was before < had a portfolio up so < is mostly assuming that it is the competitive nature that's getting <, that or the fact that Graduate jobs are rarer than new Rayman games

< has stopped looking in specific locations since Scottish game jobs in particiular are stupid hard to get into, so < has mostly been applying all around UK and semi-looking into even further abroad

< wishes ^ luck!

< is still struggling to find work experience, but < only remembered to send off <'s letter and CV about a week ago. < thinks with smaller companies they probably don't think they have the resources or time, and for bigger companies maybe they're worried about a babbling teenager telling everyone about the next unreleased game.

< just saw the new trailer for Robot Wars Series 9:

< has major hype.

< just got the feeling in the right side of <'s mouth back. < is listening to some Chopin.

Master wrote:< just saw the new trailer for Robot Wars Series 9:

< has major hype.

< is impressed! < likes that Doom/Vivaldi hybrid, it goes well with the trailer
< just watched the trailer where they destroy a car, < had no idea they were so big

Indeed, it sounded so good, < ended up looking it up. The track is this: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Tidal-Storm/dp/B01JURFL70

Yeah, the House Robots tend to be pretty big, though the contestant's robots are much smaller for the most part.

< didn't get any sleep
< is wracking <'s brain trying to understand 3D rendering, texturing and triangle interpolation.

< just got reminded of a major paper due tomorrow, hngh
<'s almost on break, <'s gonna kick back and play vidya gaems all week