As a some of you may know, I graduated from UAT late last year and completed my internship just this last week. As such, it’s time for me to begin looking for a position with a studio and starting the career I’ve spent these last so many years working for. I’ve got plenty of experience with the development tools and processes at this point, and I think I have a resume that is pretty impressive for someone straight out of college. Still, given the economy, I know this isn’t going to be easy. I’m hopeful someone is willing to give me a chance out there and help make my dream of becoming a game designer a reality.
4 years of effort, a degree from a reputable college and a sizable student loan aught to be worth something, no? =)
My first choice would be to end up with a studio working on an MMO. MMOs always have and always will be my leading love with gaming. They’re what I’ve modeled my career around really, and while I would no doubt get a tremendous amount of satisfaction working on other types of games I’m hopeful I’ll land something in that particular area. At this point, though, beggars can’t be choosers. I’ve started pushing my resume out to all the studios I’m heavily familiar with, but I’d love to hear if anyone has any particular suggestions on who to go after next, or better yet hear from folks from the studios themselves looking for new recruits.
You can check out my resume here, and contact me at hello@evansims.com.
Tags: career, game indstury, job, mmo, work
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Dude congrats. Did you do it online course or campus. I’m curious about online courses and if recommend. Thinking myself a change of career.
I took all my courses online and really enjoyed it. A close friend of mine took half online, half on campus. I visited the campus a couple times and thought it was really nice, but moving my freelance business was too tricky to do it that way. Plus the schedule of the online courses worked out better for me anyway.
I’d highly recommend UAT if you’re thinking about going into the game industry. They have a solid program.