Questions tagged [jobs]
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What is the difference between a level designer and an environment artist?
What are a level designer's roles in the development of a game, what are an environment artist's, and how do they compare? Are they overlapping roles? Does a game development team typically have both roles?
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How to get into video game writing?
I'm an excellent writer with a talent for crafting characters, worlds, and plotlines of a unique and appealing nature. For some reason I'm studying computer science, but I know fiction writing is my true calling.
How can I find an entry-level job or…
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What should I wear to a job interview with a game development company?
Many game development companies are less formal in terms of workplace attire than other types of software development houses. For example, I know that one place at which I will be interviewing soon has a predominant workplace culture of jeans and…
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What are the hot dev positions in game industry?
What are the hot postions which are hard to get in game industry?
Client/Server/Game Engine/Networking and database or else?
user608
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Benefits of attending highly selective colleges
I live in a pretty high-income community where teachers and parents tell you that if you ever hope to have a good income, you have to go to a good, selective college. However I'm one of the few kids at my school who has developed a love for…
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Job based on development
Are there any companies that offer jobs based on games or app development by an individual in his profile, with out any certificate from any institution ?
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Chances of landing a job as a (AAA or medium sized studio) game programmer?
How competitive are these jobs? If I am a fresh college graduate with a degree in CS and I have a portfolio that consists of one self-published and self-developed game with a little over 1k units sold, would that put me way ahead of the curve or no…
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Essential skills to be a games programmer
I recently posted a question about the kinds of things to expect in game programming tests for games companies as I found myself unprepared for some of the topics. There are two things I can say about myself, and I think these probably apply to a…
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How to get a job as a game programmer/developer in AAA studios?
I have looked up and down on the internet and haven't really found the solution, or maybe I am just too confused to know the answer.
I love games and wanted to get into making them from a long time. I first started working with Unity and then…
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Game industry layoffs?
I want to be a game programmer and it's come to my attention that people who work in this industry are laid off/fired every few years. Can someone please tell me how to deal with this? Thanks
