{"id":288,"date":"2017-04-16T20:58:36","date_gmt":"2017-04-16T18:58:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ekhart.pl\/?p=288"},"modified":"2017-04-16T21:05:21","modified_gmt":"2017-04-16T19:05:21","slug":"how-to-become-game-developer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ekhart.pl\/index.php\/2017\/04\/16\/how-to-become-game-developer\/","title":{"rendered":"How to become a game developer?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>There are number of ways to become game developer.\u00a0Best, backdoor, old-school or even hidden. Which is your?<!--more--><\/p>\n<h2>Best method &#8211; make a game<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Portfolio<\/strong> is most crucial asset when it comes to convincing employers to candidacy. There are a huge amount of materials, tools, knowledge and so on now to achieve that goal. So it much easier, than good old times. Just grab some Unity <strong>tutorial<\/strong>. While you&#8217;ll be performing it you create game. Voil\u00e0, you are game developer. Even if it&#8217;s just a clone &#8211; you now understand game development process. Then you could think of how to improve your game. Or take another course, and make another game.<\/p>\n<p>requirements &#8211; googling<\/p>\n<h2>Backdoor &#8211; become QA tester<\/h2>\n<p>Then climb the corporate ladder and become a game designer. <strong>Remember that fact that you play many games doesn&#8217;t mean that you are great tester<\/strong>. It&#8217;s hard and many times boring work. But your hard work and patience could bring you some day to more creative part of game development process.<\/p>\n<p>requirements &#8211; patience<\/p>\n<h2>Old-school &#8211; via college: computer science and fine arts<\/h2>\n<p>In Poland there aren&#8217;t many strict game development education. But there are always these core field of studies. Beware, <strong>this is just a beginning<\/strong>. School can teach you fundamentals, which could be help in your future. But <strong>specifics<\/strong> of game development, could take another time.<\/p>\n<p>requirements &#8211; huge amount of learning<\/p>\n<h2>Hidden way<\/h2>\n<p>Go to game developers meetings, conferences. <strong>Then go with them to pub and make friends<\/strong>. Read their blogs, comment. Go to gamejam&#8217;s with them. Be visible, helpful. It would still require some learnings. When you <strong>surround yourself with experts you faster accumulate their knowledge<\/strong>. And also learn fastest possible.<\/p>\n<p>requirements &#8211; charisma, networking<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>And <strong>my choice: attack your enemy from all angles<\/strong> &#8211; do a little from \u00a0every side \ud83d\ude09<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>And what do you thinks? What are yours ideas about that subject?<\/strong><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>references: &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/channel9.msdn.com\/Series\/Szkoa-Twrcw-Gier\/03--Inauguracja-Szkoy-Twrcw-Gier-Jak-dosta-si-do-Gamgevu\">Jak dosta\u0107 si\u0119 do Gamedev&#8217;u<\/a>&#8221; by\u00a0Maciej Mi\u0105sik<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There are number of ways to become game developer.\u00a0Best, backdoor, old-school or even hidden. 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