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Subject: I wanna be a bungie employee, but i live in scotland!

Posted by: Darth1Snyder
Everytime someone sacks my groceries, I think of Loaf.

I would really apply first before I start to do anything else.

  • 06.27.2011 10:54 AM PDT

Build your career in Scotland, for now anyway. There is bound to be small, independent studios which you can become involved in. If anything, try to get involved in as many things as possible, as it builds up your portfolio and CV with impressive content. Soon enough, you can consider moving abroad and acquiring a job with top-tier developers.

Even if you don't make it to Bungie - a studio which is incredibly difficult to get a job with, due to such high-demands - then you could try Bungie alumni, such as Wideload Games, Certain Affinity, Giant Bite or Moonshot Games.

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  • 06.27.2011 11:04 AM PDT

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Posted by: Physco Mandez
Build your career in Scotland, for now anyway. There is bound to be small, independent studios which you can become involved in. If anything, try to get involved in as many things as possible, as it builds up your portfolio and CV with impressive content. Soon enough, you can consider moving abroad and acquiring a job with top-tier developers.

Even if you don't make it to Bungie - a studio which is incredibly difficult to get a job with, due to such high-demands - then you could try Bungie alumni, such as Wideload Games, Certain Affinity, Giant Bite or Moonshot Games.


There's a lot of big studios in Scotland, Rockstar North being the obvious one. It's a great place to be trained, a lot of the university's have excellent videogame design and programming courses and it's just overall one of the best places to get into industry.

But yeah, you should definitely work on your skills and experience before worrying about getting a job with any of the big companies, they'll be the ones that really demand a lot of experience before hand.

  • 06.27.2011 12:31 PM PDT
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Posted by: pet400

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I love how some of the people here think it's easy to just up and move to another country.

OP, try to find something in your country. There may not be anything in the way of high-end companies like Bungie and Microsoft Game Studios, but there has to be something. Maybe you could get involved in a company while it's still small and help it grow.
...Oh... ok :( I guess I could try Ruffian or rockstar north I guess :(


Lol, y'know some would say Rockstar North ain't all that bad.

As you're in the UK you should definitely go to University, there's a well respected course at Dundee uni, which'd be free for you as you're Scottish. Also Derby and Huddersfield are fondly looked upon. [I work in the games industry in the UK btw.]

If you were good enough, I'm sure Bungie would assist you financially with the move. A friend of mine has just got a job at Ubisoft in Vancouver and they're paying all his moving costs and first three months rent at his new place. He's very, very, very good though.

  • 06.27.2011 12:41 PM PDT

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It could be possible for you to work from home, especially if you're programming. However, from my experience, employers like their programmers to work close by to make sure they're actually working.

  • 06.27.2011 1:09 PM PDT
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Posted by: Pudd D Sniper
It could be possible for you to work from home, especially if you're programming. However, from my experience, employers like their programmers to work close by to make sure they're actually working.


I would say there is a pretty much zero chance that Bungie would let him work from home. In all likelihood they'd laugh at him for even asking.

Almost all companies have a fund in place for employing oversees staff though. Seriously, finding the money to move to the States is the least of your concerns. What you need to worry about is becoming one of the best videogames programmers in the world, otherwise, why would they hire you?

  • 06.27.2011 1:14 PM PDT

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  • 06.27.2011 1:16 PM PDT

Work hard and get qualifications > Get job in uk and get some expereince and money > Get an interview> Move to Seattle with your money and work at Bungie. If you fail just work there doing something to keep a roof over your head and try again for another job.
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  • 06.27.2011 1:16 PM PDT
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Posted by: pet400

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Wasn't Frankie from Scotland?
He probably had £1000+ to spare though :P


He moved there before it cost an arm and a leg. I'm in the same boat as you man. I want to move to the US (from Scotland), but it's a huge risk unless you have a guaranteed job waiting for you.

  • 06.27.2011 1:38 PM PDT
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my gt is Godzillla....i just didnt link it properly

if youre an undenialbe talent...there are ways (work visas and such) , but youd have to be pretty good,

because thnk about it


youd have to be better than pretty much everyone who applied that lives closer because of the hassle


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  • 06.27.2011 1:39 PM PDT


Posted by: DeathBringer669
I love how some of the people here think it's easy to just up and move to another country.
Read the replies please, OP knows that moving to America won't be so easy.

  • 06.27.2011 1:55 PM PDT

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Fellow Scotsman here.

May I suggest looking at these guys first?

Start local, work up your port-folio and experience, then apply overseas.

Companies will only take on people on work-visas if their work is outstanding and far exceeds anything they have locally. So that's your best bet.

Getting a work-visa for a company like Bungie is no mean feat. I'm trying to accomplish it too. It's ridiculously hard.

  • 06.27.2011 2:45 PM PDT

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Posted by: pet400
I really want to be a bungie employee, I mean, bungie and halo in general have enspired me to start programming and animation, but I live in scotland, so does that mean I can't be a bungie employee?

Dundee is good place to learn computer game programming, theres a good department at university there, Grand Theft Auto came from Dundee and it was a company from Dundee that made Crackdown 2.
Frank O'Connor is from Edinburgh too, which is cool, although he is a Hearts supporter so he's not that cool.

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  • 06.27.2011 3:08 PM PDT

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Posted by: SkilPhil
Dundee is good place to learn computer game programming, theres a good department at university, Grand Theft Auto came from Dundee and it was a company from Dundee that made Crackdown 2.
Frank O'Connor is from Edinburgh too, which is cool, although he is a Hearts supporter so he's not that cool.
Dundee is the core heart of the games industry in Britain (and my city!).

Abertay University (where I studied briefly) have really good courses for what you're looking to do, and there's the whole Dare to be Digital competition (which I managed to get into).

Surprisingly to you, you're actually in a fantastic country for game-development. There's a fantastic community of developers in and around Dundee (so mostly on the Eastern coast).

So study hard (shouldn't be difficult if you're passionate about developing games), make things constantly (starting up a small game-dev team like I did is a perfect way to get experience before you even get a full-time job), and look at your options for how you could work your way to getting a job at a company like Bungie. Also take note of what positions they have open on their jobs page and you're likely to find something that is suitable for you.

Otherwise, try looking at Microsoft, EA, Nintendo, etc. You might not get to Bungie straight away, but you'll sure as hell have some fun and some headaches working on a lot of projects before you get where you want to be. That's just how the industry works.

  • 06.27.2011 3:14 PM PDT

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Posted by: DigitalTru7h
Posted by: DeathBringer669
I love how some of the people here think it's easy to just up and move to another country.
Read the replies please, OP knows that moving to America won't be so easy.
"Some people" didn't include the OP. It included the number of people saying "just move to America and apply for the job."

  • 06.27.2011 5:27 PM PDT

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