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What are milestones for a game developer to gauge their progress?

I know actually completing a game is a massive milestone, a complete polished, holistic experience. Something that I've not yet been able to commit to. There are of course classes and degrees to earn in several fields that will help gain…
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What do potential employers look for in a good portfolio?

A buddy from work and myself are wanting to get into the indie scene for game development. I've done a few tech demos demonstrating different ideas and approaches for various problems. Now, I feel it's time for us to commit to a project in order to…
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Games Dev Work Experience for Teenager

I have a teenage son that wants to work in games development and design when he is older. We've been to several conferences that explain the importance of experience when looking for a job. Also being a IT developer myself that often interviews new…
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Are any 3D design skills required for game development?

I am no graphics designer, but I'm a good developer with lots of experience. So, my question is the following: Are any 3D design skills required for game development? If not, how does one write a game with 3D characters without having to design…
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Independent game developer career advice

I recently left my full-time job for an independent game development career. So far things are going well: I've created two games for the iPhone (one has been in the app store for a month or so and the other has been in review for about a week). …
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Is there a typical career path to learn game development "on the job"?

The extended version of the question is: what is the typical career paths that a developer without specific experience in game development should take if he/she wishes to work in the game development industry? In other words, what are the positions…
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How can I evaluate an entry level salary in game developer?

I want to make some informed decisions about an entry level game developer position. Specifically, how can I determine if I'm getting a fair salary. I realize that many different factors can impact pay, especially across different regions. But in…
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As an artist, how do I go about gaining "experience", and how do employers define it?

I'm a freelance 3D artist, and recently I've been looking into getting a full-time job as a character/environment artist (character prefered) and up until now I've only been doing unpaid commissions with two small paid jobs along with my current…
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Do game studios look at personal projects when hiring?

I am 17 and I have spent the past 5 years making games for fun. But now I am faced with college and it might be time to get serious about this hobby. So do Game Studios want to see personal games or 3d models in resumes, or will they only care…
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Mentality for the hard initial stage of game development

I feel like there is a lot of excitement involving the initial steps towards developing games. Kids (myself younger self included) get very excited about making games and talk for hours about the games in their imaginations. Then comes the initial…
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which courses in Computer Science are really needed for game development?

I would like to know what courses that somebody interested in game development, should take in a Computer Science Career? I suppose that are necessary for example: - Discrete Mathematics - Computer Graphics - some programming language courses, for…
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Is tools programming experience useful for other positions?

What does the possible career progression look like for a tools programmer? Would experience in that field be useful to gain other programming jobs in the industry, like gameplay, engine or AI programming? Or is it considered experience that only…
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