Comments on: So You Want To Be A Game Programmer? How to get out of college and into games http://www.binarycreativity.com/2006/10/09/so-you-want-to-be-a-game-programmer-how-to-get-out-of-college-and-into-games/ Matt Gilgenbach's blog on game development and creativity through this nascent medium of self expression. Mon, 19 Sep 2011 05:22:03 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 By: arthur http://www.binarycreativity.com/2006/10/09/so-you-want-to-be-a-game-programmer-how-to-get-out-of-college-and-into-games/#comment-108154 arthur Wed, 16 Feb 2011 15:05:05 +0000 http://www.binarycreativity.com/2006/10/09/so-you-want-to-be-a-game-programmer-how-to-get-out-of-college-and-into-games/#comment-108154 Hey. Very detailed article you have here :) I even did get some good advice from your information. Keep it up the great work you done here. Thanks. Arthur Hey.

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I even did get some good advice from your information.
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Thanks.

Arthur

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]]> By: Zuma Game http://www.binarycreativity.com/2006/10/09/so-you-want-to-be-a-game-programmer-how-to-get-out-of-college-and-into-games/#comment-29893 Zuma Game Thu, 01 Oct 2009 14:05:54 +0000 http://www.binarycreativity.com/2006/10/09/so-you-want-to-be-a-game-programmer-how-to-get-out-of-college-and-into-games/#comment-29893 I think small companies have the possibilities of hiring inexperience developers because this means they will also have small rates for these employee. I think small companies have the possibilities of hiring inexperience developers because this means they will also have small rates for these employee.

]]> By: Edgar http://www.binarycreativity.com/2006/10/09/so-you-want-to-be-a-game-programmer-how-to-get-out-of-college-and-into-games/#comment-26662 Edgar Wed, 13 May 2009 22:07:45 +0000 http://www.binarycreativity.com/2006/10/09/so-you-want-to-be-a-game-programmer-how-to-get-out-of-college-and-into-games/#comment-26662 thanks for the info im writing a paper about careers in my 8th grade class and this website came really handy thanks for the info im writing a paper about careers in my 8th grade class and this website came really handy

]]> By: Matt http://www.binarycreativity.com/2006/10/09/so-you-want-to-be-a-game-programmer-how-to-get-out-of-college-and-into-games/#comment-23418 Matt Fri, 12 Sep 2008 05:46:00 +0000 http://www.binarycreativity.com/2006/10/09/so-you-want-to-be-a-game-programmer-how-to-get-out-of-college-and-into-games/#comment-23418 Sorry Ted for the delayed response. I don't know of many companies that offer internships to High Schoolers, but you might be able to get a summer job as a game tester while still in High School. Although testing is not particularly enjoyable work (in my opinion), it is a good way to see how games are made from the inside. I'm not familiar with many game companies in Maryland, so I can't help you there. Sorry Ted for the delayed response. I don’t know of many companies that offer internships to High Schoolers, but you might be able to get a summer job as a game tester while still in High School. Although testing is not particularly enjoyable work (in my opinion), it is a good way to see how games are made from the inside. I’m not familiar with many game companies in Maryland, so I can’t help you there.

]]> By: Matt http://www.binarycreativity.com/2006/10/09/so-you-want-to-be-a-game-programmer-how-to-get-out-of-college-and-into-games/#comment-23417 Matt Fri, 12 Sep 2008 05:44:07 +0000 http://www.binarycreativity.com/2006/10/09/so-you-want-to-be-a-game-programmer-how-to-get-out-of-college-and-into-games/#comment-23417 Thaks for the well wishes, Arne. I have since started my own company, 24 Caret Games. With a lot of hard work and a bit of luck, I hope 24^ can create some great games! Thaks for the well wishes, Arne. I have since started my own company, 24 Caret Games. With a lot of hard work and a bit of luck, I hope 24^ can create some great games!

]]> By: Arne Babenhauserheide http://www.binarycreativity.com/2006/10/09/so-you-want-to-be-a-game-programmer-how-to-get-out-of-college-and-into-games/#comment-21851 Arne Babenhauserheide Thu, 26 Jun 2008 00:54:41 +0000 http://www.binarycreativity.com/2006/10/09/so-you-want-to-be-a-game-programmer-how-to-get-out-of-college-and-into-games/#comment-21851 Thank you for your article. I don't yet know if I want to go into the gaming industry, and your article helped me check my assumptions: How does the gaming industrie work internally, and how is it to work on commercial games. That said, I study physics at the moment and game programming is a hobby I took up 9 months ago, though already creating stories and worlds for pen-and-paper roleplaying games far longer, but always for my own enjoyment. Best wishes, And good luck with the game you work on! (is Lead Gameplay Programmer for "Secret Agent Clank" still current?) Thank you for your article.

I don’t yet know if I want to go into the gaming industry, and your article helped me check my assumptions: How does the gaming industrie work internally, and how is it to work on commercial games.

That said, I study physics at the moment and game programming is a hobby I took up 9 months ago, though already creating stories and worlds for pen-and-paper roleplaying games far longer, but always for my own enjoyment.

Best wishes,
And good luck with the game you work on! (is Lead Gameplay Programmer for “Secret Agent Clank” still current?)

]]> By: Ted http://www.binarycreativity.com/2006/10/09/so-you-want-to-be-a-game-programmer-how-to-get-out-of-college-and-into-games/#comment-19231 Ted Sun, 24 Feb 2008 20:44:49 +0000 http://www.binarycreativity.com/2006/10/09/so-you-want-to-be-a-game-programmer-how-to-get-out-of-college-and-into-games/#comment-19231 Okay, I'm interested in entering the gaming industry, so I'm focusing in Comp Sci. It's been my primary goal for a while. Heh, since I started learning Visual Basic and later Java, whenever I played video games I'd wonder, "How the HECK did they DO that?". Point is, I want to get some kind of internship for the summer. Something that does not require an in-depth knowledge of programming, techniques, etc. The primary issues are, one, I'm in high school, and two, I live right between the two gaming centers of MD, about 45 minutes from either. Any companies I can look into that are offering internships for high schoolers in MD? adv|thanks|ance Okay, I’m interested in entering the gaming industry, so I’m focusing in Comp Sci. It’s been my primary goal for a while. Heh, since I started learning Visual Basic and later Java, whenever I played video games I’d wonder, “How the HECK did they DO that?”. Point is, I want to get some kind of internship for the summer. Something that does not require an in-depth knowledge of programming, techniques, etc. The primary issues are, one, I’m in high school, and two, I live right between the two gaming centers of MD, about 45 minutes from either.
Any companies I can look into that are offering internships for high schoolers in MD?

adv|thanks|ance

]]> By: Dave http://www.binarycreativity.com/2006/10/09/so-you-want-to-be-a-game-programmer-how-to-get-out-of-college-and-into-games/#comment-10345 Dave Thu, 26 Jul 2007 18:02:33 +0000 http://www.binarycreativity.com/2006/10/09/so-you-want-to-be-a-game-programmer-how-to-get-out-of-college-and-into-games/#comment-10345 Thanks for the info :) Let me ask you about my situation which is similar and yet a little different. I've been programming my whole life, so I made the mistake of going to college for Physics because I wanted to learn something new. I dropped out for a couple years and now I'm going back and about 5 classes (a semester or so) away from finishing my degree. Looking at jobs out there now I want to actually get back into IT, and I'd really like to do work as a game programmer, more specifically for consoles. I was hoping you might give me any suggestions/directions/places to look for information... For example, I'm wondering how important a degree specifically in CompSci is (the corollary being, will the Physics BS help me at all?) and what avenue I should go to in order to try and get into the field. I'm pretty good at C++, plus I've started doing more with DirectX and goofing around with C#/XNA. I've done some Flash games before, but I'm planning on putting together a small demo for something else. How painful of a process is this going to be and should I just be directly applying for places until I hit something? Any tips/info, like I said, would be greatly appreciated it :) TY :) Thanks for the info :) Let me ask you about my situation which is similar and yet a little different. I’ve been programming my whole life, so I made the mistake of going to college for Physics because I wanted to learn something new. I dropped out for a couple years and now I’m going back and about 5 classes (a semester or so) away from finishing my degree. Looking at jobs out there now I want to actually get back into IT, and I’d really like to do work as a game programmer, more specifically for consoles. I was hoping you might give me any suggestions/directions/places to look for information… For example, I’m wondering how important a degree specifically in CompSci is (the corollary being, will the Physics BS help me at all?) and what avenue I should go to in order to try and get into the field. I’m pretty good at C++, plus I’ve started doing more with DirectX and goofing around with C#/XNA. I’ve done some Flash games before, but I’m planning on putting together a small demo for something else. How painful of a process is this going to be and should I just be directly applying for places until I hit something? Any tips/info, like I said, would be greatly appreciated it :) TY :)

]]> By: Matt http://www.binarycreativity.com/2006/10/09/so-you-want-to-be-a-game-programmer-how-to-get-out-of-college-and-into-games/#comment-4234 Matt Fri, 04 May 2007 21:22:39 +0000 http://www.binarycreativity.com/2006/10/09/so-you-want-to-be-a-game-programmer-how-to-get-out-of-college-and-into-games/#comment-4234 Yaooy - Programming languages are just tools used to create games. It's important to use the right tool for the job. So, I cannot give you a definitive answer. Here's a few things to think about. If you are new to programming and are trying to learn the basics of game development, I would start with C#. It's quick and easy to get something basic up and running. The fundamentals of programming are the same regardless of the language, so starting programming with any language is fine. If you already know how to program and are trying to learn what we use in the game development industry, most companies use C/C++ for the actual game development and C++/C# for the tools. At some companies, gameplay programmers use a scripting language to develop the gameplay. Some popular examples are LUA, Ruby, and Python, but often it is a proprietary language like UnrealScript. I hope that helps. Yaooy – Programming languages are just tools used to create games. It’s important to use the right tool for the job. So, I cannot give you a definitive answer. Here’s a few things to think about. If you are new to programming and are trying to learn the basics of game development, I would start with C#. It’s quick and easy to get something basic up and running. The fundamentals of programming are the same regardless of the language, so starting programming with any language is fine. If you already know how to program and are trying to learn what we use in the game development industry, most companies use C/C++ for the actual game development and C++/C# for the tools. At some companies, gameplay programmers use a scripting language to develop the gameplay. Some popular examples are LUA, Ruby, and Python, but often it is a proprietary language like UnrealScript. I hope that helps.

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