Hey everyone ,
It's been long to share any post , But see i am back with an amazing and new thing to share that I am into game industry now. Here is my first post to explain - "What is game Industry. "
Many of the time I notice my seniors being busy doing career counselling with students who want to opt game development as their primary career. Everyone come up with same questions and curiosity to check whether they are fit enough to jump into Game Industry or not...and believe me the number of such candidates who wants to get into this industry is increasing day by day.
This discussions inspired me to share my thoughts to better understand gaming industry with a checklist for self evaluation...
What is Game Industry ?
Game Industry is not as simple as a game look like. Having abundance of layoffs , straight requirements, mechanics and lots of creativity makes GI a volatile industry . But it doesn't stop here it comes with most of good things also.
Anyone who has passion for game whether an Indie , professional or hobbyist can join this industry. Anyone who can write code , create art , produce foley effects and can finish the task that is given to you can develop game .
If i tell you best thing about Game Industry then i would say "We Allow people to play into the world of our creation".This is all about Game Industry .
What does Game Industry Looking for ?
Using some available tools like Stencyl , Flixel. GameMaker , Unity etc anyone can make a game that can compete the quality of AAA level But when it comes to enter into the game industry you must know how to develop a game engine using scratch. it makes you the most qualified candidate.
Game Industry has divided programmers into 2 category - generalist and specialist. AAA level Industry doesn't allow generalist to hire but it's not impossible to get a job when you have multiple skills. In other side Indie studios or smaller studios always do welcome for generalists.
Also, You can be an artist , producer , programmer or designer but Game industry wants someone who is perfect into one and it's fine if partially good with others so that you can provide feedback on.
Degree ?
Programmer - A CS/IT degree or equivalent(Mathematics)
Artist - Any web technology degree
Degree is good but ultimately your work has to speak a lot about your talent...
Opportunities -
There are plenty of opportunities available in Game Industry you can be a Jr. Programmer or technical artist or can start with QA(Entry level).
As i am targeting this article for the students, below points would help you more -
- Make a game-Play
- Try to develop that into any readymade tools.
- Try to learn technologies behind games
- Socialise with game developers
- Join GDC [Game Developers Conference]
- Join IGF [Independent Game Industry]
- Discuss your source code on forums
- Get an internship
Hope this article would be helpful for you .
Thank you!
Neha Sharma
Business Consultant @ GameAnax
