Apple_NdiB Posted March 5, 2007 Posted March 5, 2007 affraid you need art to be a videogame designer One of the courses I was looking at was a Media Studies course that covered computer game design, and I'm sure there are plenty of other ways into the industry depending on what part of the process you're interested in/good at.
Nucleus Posted March 5, 2007 Posted March 5, 2007 Just chose my A Levels for next year (Bio, Chem, ICT, English) and I want to get a medical degree and then go into medical research later on.
Roostophe Posted March 5, 2007 Posted March 5, 2007 I've done GCSE's, that's the furthest I'll go in education. I think the best career for me to take will be in music. I've been writing songs recently, I can make good music, but writing lyrics is the hardest part, they'll be either quite good, or absolute shite. I don't have a job, I might wait until I'm 18 to get a job, or get one earlier.
ZeldaFreak Posted March 5, 2007 Posted March 5, 2007 One of the courses I was looking at was a Media Studies course that covered computer game design, and I'm sure there are plenty of other ways into the industry depending on what part of the process you're interested in/good at. I was reading an intresting piece in "develop" about recruitment - if you want to do any programming from gameplay to graphics they like you to have a computer science degree. If you want to be a designer/artist they like you to have a degree and worked with tools like maya, etc. But mind you this is what EA likes. If your not sure on a particular course look on skillset for futher information on certain more narrow focused degress.
Shino Posted March 5, 2007 Posted March 5, 2007 I was reading an intresting piece in "develop" about recruitment - if you want to do any programming from gameplay to graphics they like you to have a computer science degree. If you want to be a designer/artist they like you to have a degree and worked with tools like maya, etc. But mind you this is what EA likes. If your not sure on a particular course look on skillset for futher information on certain more narrow focused degress. Thats point out the obvious. The most probable way anyone will end in the video game industry is if your an artist, they're the most wanted professionals at the moment due to the graphical complexity of today's videogames, someone capable of 3d and texture design will more likely get a job than a programmer.
ZeldaFreak Posted March 5, 2007 Posted March 5, 2007 Thats point out the obvious. The most probable way anyone will end in the video game industry is if your an artist, they're the most wanted professionals at the moment due to the graphical complexity of today's videogames, someone capable of 3d and texture design will more likely get a job than a programmer. Actually no their not its programmers, they need qualified programmers but there is hardly anyone. An programmer earn more money in the games industry than artists though - read the "develop" mag piece. on ardvark swift they have jobs for 100 artists, but yet there is a 137 jobs advertised for programmers. Thats supply and demand for you they want more programmers than artists at a slightly higher wage. Oh Well
Saminthehat Posted March 5, 2007 Posted March 5, 2007 I'm doing Triple Science, Geography and History (on top of compulsories+Critical Thinking). I'm going to continue my options into A Levels and hopefully Uni.
spirited away Posted March 5, 2007 Posted March 5, 2007 I'm doing Triple Science, Geography and History (on top of compulsories+Critical Thinking). I'm going to continue my options into A Levels and hopefully Uni. Your'e going to continue CT to Uni! Are you mad! Anywho i'm taking the same subjects as sam, except Btec Sport instead of History. My real passion is in writing, and games, so kinda hoping to go into games journalism/design.
Fields Posted March 5, 2007 Posted March 5, 2007 I'm doing Triple Science, Geography and History (on top of compulsories+Critical Thinking). I'm going to continue my options into A Levels and hopefully Uni. Yeah! Geography is the way forward, you know!
|Laguna| Posted March 5, 2007 Posted March 5, 2007 Wow, all this talk of becoming a videogame designer programmer etc luckily reminded me about how my teacher entered me and some other select pupils into a computing Olympiad thing this Wednesday. Basically you're given three hours, and three question/tasks which revolve around making a program using whatever language you like. I will use basic basic Pascal : / People interested in becoming like programmers and what not should really think about entering as it's sponsored by Lionhead Studios (the good fellows who made Black & White, Fable etc) who actually take a keen interest in the people who do well, and even offer small apprenticeships to those who do well. The sample questions don't look too bad which is good. Example here
Shino Posted March 5, 2007 Posted March 5, 2007 Actually no their not its programmers, they need qualified programmers but there is hardly anyone. An programmer earn more money in the games industry than artists though - read the "develop" mag piece. on ardvark swift they have jobs for 100 artists, but yet there is a 137 jobs advertised for programmers. Thats supply and demand for you they want more programmers than artists at a slightly higher wage. Oh Well Well, thats nice, because I'm not an artist and this means there might still be a chance for me. I just got that idea from an Interview with Retro Studios and they said that artist will be more important in the industry than programmers. What do you define as a qualified programmer? Wow, all this talk of becoming a videogame designer programmer etc luckily reminded me about how my teacher entered me and some other select pupils into a computing Olympiad thing this Wednesday. Basically you're given three hours, and three question/tasks which revolve around making a program using whatever language you like. I will use basic basic Pascal : / People interested in becoming like programmers and what not should really think about entering as it's sponsored by Lionhead Studios (the good fellows who made Black & White, Fable etc) who actually take a keen interest in the people who do well, and even offer small apprenticeships to those who do well. The sample questions don't look too bad which is good. Is that the challenge? Have you tried to solve it?
ZeldaFreak Posted March 5, 2007 Posted March 5, 2007 Well, thats nice, because I'm not an artist and this means there might still be a chance for me. I just got that idea from an Interview with Retro Studios and they said that artist will be more important in the industry than programmers. What do you define as a qualified programmer? Basically someone who obtains a computer science degree and/or something like I'm doing at uni which is computer science with games development. You basically learn loads of general programming disciplines and languages and loads of specialised tools like open gl and directX language. And also how the industry works. Shino do a degree like I'm doing. Its pretty cool you know. Plus the uni I'm at has had over the last 4 years an average of 85% per year per students get jobs in the game industry. Wow, all this talk of becoming a videogame designer programmer etc luckily reminded me about how my teacher entered me and some other select pupils into a computing Olympiad thing this Wednesday. Basically you're given three hours, and three question/tasks which revolve around making a program using whatever language you like. I will use basic basic Pascal : / People interested in becoming like programmers and what not should really think about entering as it's sponsored by Lionhead Studios (the good fellows who made Black & White, Fable etc) who actually take a keen interest in the people who do well, and even offer small apprenticeships to those who do well. The sample questions don't look too bad which is good. You see my language of choice at the moment is C# but the way you would need to set it up is to have some sort of recusive algorithm to check and change any date that is entered. hmmm, something like this sounds cool and I actually met peter moore at the XNA launch event at Warwackshire University. Hes a cool man, very cool. Fact about PM is he always carries a dictatorphone around with him every where he goes to record ideas that he gets.
Shino Posted March 6, 2007 Posted March 6, 2007 Basically someone who obtains a computer science degree and/or something like I'm doing at uni which is computer science with games development. You basically learn loads of general programming disciplines and languages and loads of specialised tools like open gl and directX language. And also how the industry works. Shino do a degree like I'm doing. Its pretty cool you know. Plus the uni I'm at has had over the last 4 years an average of 85% per year per students get jobs in the game industry. Thats what I'm doing, but its more for general development and not focused on videogames. If I wan't to be in the industry I would probably have to move abroad. We'll see.
Dyson Posted March 6, 2007 Posted March 6, 2007 Sound Technician or Sound Manipulation I'm taking Music and Sound Technology at Portsmouth Uni in 2008, hopefully!
Guest Jordan Posted March 6, 2007 Posted March 6, 2007 I have no fucking idea. I wanna get into journalism though, i'm waiting on a reply from several small newspapers. I can write, i know that and i have an English A level... we'll see what happens.
My Buttons are Magic! Posted March 6, 2007 Posted March 6, 2007 .. i wanted to do a photography degree. but to do that you needed a foundation degree in art and design and im terrible at art and design
jayseven Posted March 6, 2007 Posted March 6, 2007 Fuck knows just what I want to do - I figure if I can I'll be trying to do a masters degree after this is done. Teaching is always an option!
Colin Posted March 6, 2007 Posted March 6, 2007 Good thread......and an interesting read. I'm at Uni at the moment studying digital animation, and hopefully once I've finished here and got a decent demo reel I'll move onto working as an environmental games artist. That's the dream anyway.
The Bard Posted March 6, 2007 Posted March 6, 2007 I have no fucking idea.I wanna get into journalism though, i'm waiting on a reply from several small newspapers. I can write, i know that and i have an English A level... we'll see what happens. Hey, do you need English Language, or will Eng Lit do? Cause I'm looking to get into journalism too, but specialised journalism, like something to do vith vids or music.
Fields Posted March 6, 2007 Posted March 6, 2007 Hey, do you need English Language, or will Eng Lit do? Cause I'm looking to get into journalism too, but specialised journalism, like something to do vith vids or music. You don't need anything, as such, just writing ability. And I believe Lit is much more respected than Language as a general qualification. Ah, journalism. Yet another one of the many thousands of career possibilities I have thought about. I really need to make my mind up...
Mr_Odwin Posted March 6, 2007 Posted March 6, 2007 You don't need anything, as such, just writing ability. And I believe Lit is much more respected than Language as a general qualification. Ah, journalism. Yet another one of the many thousands of career possibilities I have thought about. I really need to make my mind up... A good friend of mine has a History degree and has quickly made his way into Horse Racing journalism. Degrees provide a lot of transferable skills.
Ashley Posted March 6, 2007 Posted March 6, 2007 Yeah I'd suggest you do a degree in whatever makes you happy. You pay through the teeth for it and have to put a lot of effort into it. As Odwin says, the skills are transferable. My friend did a Geography degree and now he does something for the police.
Mundi Posted March 6, 2007 Posted March 6, 2007 Right now i´m just a bum in school but i plan on going to a good university get a degree in sociology and or media studies My reason for choosing this is that it´s a very diverse job and without diversity in my life i´ll probably go insane. And to me they are very interesting subjects
Ramar Posted March 7, 2007 Posted March 7, 2007 I'm currently studying Computer Games Development at uni, when I enrolled on the course I thought I'd probably end up as a coder. But I was told by one of the tutors that they'll support all areas, so I'm thinking of maybe going into character design. I've bought myself a sketch pad and I doodle. Only problem is, I'm not very good at drawing, I have great ideas and sometimes I just can't get them down.
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