retired_linkszelda

Cheers for all the advice and as for Moonie’s reply, never mind Anyway, question for someone at SI or any professional games designer, where did you start on the road to becoming a game designer, are there any particular qualifications that employers are after or is it down to experience mostly?

circlewalker

Most of SI started off in a QA job at SI.

Even Miles.

Ter got a job by being banned from here and then getting his own back by designing quality skins, or something.

retired_mickey5ca

Can i be tea boy Ter? I need a job and nothing has so far presented itself.

retired_pyothers1

I believe somewhere in a Belgian uni you can actually study game-design etc.

This probably doesn't help at all, but I've said it anyway.

retired_shannon

Tighten up the graphics!

retired_bemesel

He shouldn't really have to prostitue himself.

retired_andrea.fife

Games designer is pretty broad, at some point you'll need to narrow it down. Do you want to focus on low level coding, AI coding, 3d/gui design/coding, etc.

Do you know any programming languages? Like Franny said start learning C++ (now), uni's tend use Java as their programming language example.

And as a few have mentioned starting off at a games studio's QA dept. is a good way to get your foot in the door. Also if you can manage to get yourself a work placement then that helps (even if it's for a short period of time and possibly be willing to offer to do it without pay - some studio's may not have the budget for a work placement).

retired_eaglepdub

He shouldn't really have to prostitue himself. </BLOCKQUOTE>

I believe forbes said it was the leading way in to the games industry, just ahead of starting in QA.

retired_jean2

tbf moonie, you can't really talk about 'seas of women' judging by your looks in the otf gallery.

sorry

retired_selvinel

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7BkHt...elated&search=