Brian Nathanson attended a game school and feels it left him underprepared to apply for jobs in the game industry ... or is he not getting interviews for jobs because game studios won't take a chance on an inexperienced candidate? In this op-ed, he airs the conflict as he sees it.
This week, instead of a new design challenge, we’ve got a different kind of challenge for artists. GameCareerGuide.com and Game Developer magazine are holding an art contest, and the winner’s artwork will be featured in Game Developer’s Game Career Guide magazine. (That would be one grand resume bullet point!)
Design a new gun for a first-person shooter game -- that was your game design challenge, and the results are in. Read on to find out what made the winning ideas stand out to James Portnow, a professional game designer, and what things he expected to read in the submissions, but didn't.
Inexperienced game designers are prone to making certain mistakes. David Sushil, an instructor at DeVry University, has compiled his three favorite repeat offenders. Find out what three common mistakes of game design you could avoid just by reading this article.
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The Art Institute of California-San Diego has said it is adding a new bachelor’s degree program for technical artists who want to work in the game industry or animation.
In this Game Developer magazine-reprinted editorial, Brandon Sheffield calls for more open sharing of technology and tools in the worldwide game development business, pointing to Insomniac's 'Nocturnal Initiative' as a notable step in the right direction.
The Los Angeles Film School will be adding two new associate’s level degrees to its offerings: one in game development and one in computer animation. The courses will be available beginning fall 2008.
