Comments on: How I Got Into The Video Game Industry I actually love my current job, but if I weren't here, I'd be applying in the games industry. It's good to hear that you can enter other ways than as a young hopeful or jaded indie. ;) Grats on following the dream! I actually love my current job, but if I weren’t here, I’d be applying in the games industry. It’s good to hear that you can enter other ways than as a young hopeful or jaded indie. ;) Grats on following the dream!

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By: SolidSlug/2011/02/16/how-i-got-into-the-video-game-industry/#comment-813 SolidSlug Wed, 16 Feb 2011 07:53:47 +0000 [...] This post was mentioned on Twitter by Mike Acton, David Czarnecki, Jonathan Adamczewski, Colleen Delzer, Jonathan Moore and others. Jonathan Moore said: RT @CzarneckiD: My #AltDevBlogADay post: How I Got Into The Video Game Industry – I would add: Here in Australia there are limited games studios hence limited jobs. It's quite acceptable as a programmer to work as a "programmer" while attempting to get in. As you said it shouldn't stop you from applying for positions. The games industry in my experience won't count your outside work with much glee, but at the same time they won't dismiss it. Your going to pick up some real world experience, possibly some people don't normally think of. I would add:

Here in Australia there are limited games studios hence limited jobs. It’s quite acceptable as a programmer to work as a “programmer” while attempting to get in. As you said it shouldn’t stop you from applying for positions.

The games industry in my experience won’t count your outside work with much glee, but at the same time they won’t dismiss it. Your going to pick up some real world experience, possibly some people don’t normally think of.

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