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[luciazephyr]

So um.

Anyone else seriously interested in going into the gaming industry as a career and know anything about what courses to take in college? Mum and I are both looking at the Uni of Phoenix's online program for some education.

-Lucy

ETA: Research says knowing C++ is tres important. Also knowing someone in the industry helps a lot. Also also, taking a course in game design is nice, but having a major in history/philosophy/etc with electives in tech writing, programming, gen design, and the like also works well.

And I need to get a PC capable of playing games because mods are excellent for resumes.

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[lucia-tanaka.livejournal.com]

I would love to work in design, starting low but working my way up to a core feature designer (level design, character, etc). I don't think I can do the more, erm, artistic side of it as I have zero art ability. I'm just above stick figures.

[takoon.livejournal.com]

Even so, a couple art courses would probably help with the computer design aspect. Looking into architecture/city planning would also lend insight into how areas are actually set out instead of ending up with a Raccoon City-eqsue layout. I'm not sure how much of this is left up to concept artists.