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> so i'm thinking of going back to school.., dont worry, it's game related, really!
Aku
post Oct 13 2007, 11:49 PM
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ok, so it turns out that you really DO need to live in cali, NYC or a few select other areas to make a living in the video industry. and i dont live anywhere NEAR any of those areas, so i'm going back to school, i think. With devry. i think.

BUT here's my problem. I'm going to go for some sort of programming degree, and of course, i've got two, basic choices. I can take a more general business oriented degree oooooooooorrrrrr...

i can go for "gaming and simulation programming", so my question, is to dumpshock, if anyone has, or knows anyone that's had to or tried to get into the gaming industry, and is it as bad as i've heard, with needing to be a tester for ages, just for the chance to actually get into the actual programming?
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- Aku   so i'm thinking of going back to school..   Oct 13 2007, 11:49 PM
- - Adarael   I know about 45 people in the Seattle metro area. ...   Oct 14 2007, 12:05 AM
- - Aku   well, for just one person, that does make me a bit...   Oct 14 2007, 12:25 AM
- - Zhan Shi   As to schools...beware of Devry, University of Phe...   Oct 14 2007, 02:06 AM
- - Aku   well, im sorry, but for something like ripoffrepor...   Oct 14 2007, 02:51 AM
- - GrepZen   I used to work for Origin (IT) and here is some ad...   Oct 14 2007, 03:44 AM
- - Angelone   Check out some of these. http://www.animationarena...   Oct 14 2007, 03:46 AM
- - Aku   grep that raises a goood for me, regarding the spe...   Oct 14 2007, 12:10 PM
- - GrepZen   Slashdot - Transitioning to ManagementSlashdot - I...   Oct 15 2007, 07:12 AM
- - Aku   i definately want to get into programming, i feel....   Oct 15 2007, 01:31 PM
- - GrepZen   That kind of says it all...hit your local college ...   Oct 16 2007, 01:49 AM
- - Aku   are you saying that it kinda says it all because y...   Oct 16 2007, 01:43 PM
- - DireRadiant   My advice is to learn skills that you like doing, ...   Oct 16 2007, 01:55 PM
- - DireRadiant   Oh, and if you like the subject material, you...   Oct 16 2007, 01:58 PM
- - Magus   DeVry is a pretty good school, I had some good bud...   Oct 16 2007, 04:17 PM
- - GrepZen   Aku: I can not properly emphasize what DireRadient...   Oct 17 2007, 06:06 AM
- - Magus   Echo that Grep. I went from the army into ITT and ...   Oct 17 2007, 12:28 PM
- - Aku   does a class in Qbasic back in highschool as well ...   Oct 17 2007, 01:55 PM


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