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1. Want a Job as a Designer?
   

   Player Chronicle -- Posted on Mar 22 2008

   Start now.
   
   Don't know where to start?
   Being a Game Designer is being a professional problem solver, and
   figuring things out is what you'll spend most of your time doing, so anything & everything you can do, try, experiment with or even fail at ...is valuable experience.
   
   
   Don't Wait for someone to show you "what to do" or "how to do it".
   (Everything will change tomorrow anyway). When we're hiring, I am usually more interested in what applicants have done "on their own" than what type of degree they have (if any).
   
   Game Design degrees are getting better, but some still leave a lot to be desired when it comes to real-world applications. Still, they're a great source of concentrated information, and perhaps more importantly, a terrific source of like-minded individuals.
   
   Because although it is possible to do it all yourself, real world game development is a team process! The best way to understand what it takes to make a game is to surround yourself with people with different talents, disciplines, and ideas and work together to get something done!
   
   Your innate abilities are important, of course, because no one will hire you just because you really love games. But whether you lean towards Art, Programming, Music, Writing or a combination of Creative Skills... keep learning. Because if you don't find learning & discovery enjoyable, you probably won't succeed.
   
   "What Tools should I use?"
   Common question, but the truth is: it really doesn't matter much. Basic tools are enough: tools change constantly and if you can learn one you can learn them all. Check out Garage Games' or 3DGameStudio's low cost, user friendly 2D & 3D "game engines." Play with Level Editors, Paint, 2D & 3D Animation and 3D Modeling Programs.
   
   Create whatever you can, and don't be afraid to start simple... a crude game thats playable is often a much more impressive portfolio item than a grandiose concept that never got off the ground.
   
   Thats all for now, I'm getting sleepy...
   Good Luck
   
   Brian Colin, ceo
   Game Refuge Inc
   www.gamerefuge.com
   
   PS: Check out the GameRefuge Channel on YouTube or my GOG videos for other Design blurbs....
   
   (The above was a response to a message from Sn1pe Warman.)

   
   

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GoblinBob has 2 comment s on this chronicle.

1. Sn1pe Warman
   Posted On Mar 22 2008

   Thanks a bunch man, this really helps me out!

2. BEN
   Posted On Mar 21 2008

   Hey Brian, thanks for the insight!
   
   It's cool having developers like you here and I'm sure the aspiring developers appreciate your thoughts. I definitely ranked this a 10 and I posted this Chronicle on Facebook, Digg, and Delicious Keep 'em coming...