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world domination.... dav4d

Hello!
I am just writing to ask how i could get into contact with bungie, as i have questions that i would like to ask them concerning my worry on what course/s that i should do to get into the games buisness.

Thanks in advance!
Dave
(Sorry for reposting the same thing, just had to move it from the flood)

  • 09.29.2011 10:27 AM PDT
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I'd say PM an employee. Honeydew always surprises me with how helpful he is around here. Maybe you should PM him.

  • 09.29.2011 10:29 AM PDT

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Just ask the community. Much easier and you are 99.99% likely to get a good response.

  • 09.29.2011 10:30 AM PDT

world domination.... dav4d

Cheers for the help guys :)

  • 09.29.2011 10:35 AM PDT
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It's worth reading this article about getting a job at Bungie. This one too.

There's also this website, which explains many various video game related job positions, and what it usually takes to get said job.

Finally, Bungie has a whole slew of articles written by Bungie employees about their jobs.

Good places to start, I think.

  • 09.29.2011 10:37 AM PDT

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I wonder if the community is creative and not lazy enough to get through a whole thread without posting the "So you want to work in the video game industry" video... probably not.

OT: if you want to start a game dev id major in business and minor in computer programming.

If you just want a job in it, and you don't want to write thousands of lines of code every day, you're either going to have to be an artist with an amazing portfolio (study art) or a writer with some decent experience in the industry (study literature).

  • 09.29.2011 10:43 AM PDT

What area are you interested in? If it's programming I might be able to give you some pointers, but I don't know much about the formal education requirements for other disciplines.

You might as well just post your questions here. Bungie employees lurk on these forums quite a bit, and if one happens through they'll probably answer whatever they can.

  • 09.29.2011 11:48 AM PDT
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Posted by: JonnyOThan
What area are you interested in? If it's programming I might be able to give you some pointers,

I'd personally be interested in your thoughts on that. Among other things, I'm wondering if there are well accepted alternatives to four year university. I could end up in a situation where I'm doing temp work, and would like to consider a way to "retrain" into my original field of interest while also not being homeless.

Also, I've been wondering if "UI/UX designer" is an employable skillset. I see so many games with such terrible UI that I wonder if it's mostly handled by people who are more used to handling other things. It seems like something that a person with coding skills, a grasp of art concepts, and some basic psychology knowledge would excel at.

  • 09.29.2011 12:15 PM PDT

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Posted by: JonnyOThan

What colleges and courses are best for a job in programming?

[Edited on 09.29.2011 12:21 PM PDT]

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I'm currently on a Computer Science with Games Development course (Foundation Year; Pre-Certificate) hoping to enter the game development industry.

Tips here are greatly appreciated.

  • 09.29.2011 12:46 PM PDT

We were somewhere around Barstow...

Isn't it pretty obvious what a programmer needs to do too get into the industry?

If I could do code I'd spend every second of every day trying to get an app into the Apple store.

[Edited on 09.29.2011 1:22 PM PDT]

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Posted by: JonnyOThan
What area are you interested in? If it's programming I might be able to give you some pointers, but I don't know much about the formal education requirements for other disciplines.

You might as well just post your questions here. Bungie employees lurk on these forums quite a bit, and if one happens through they'll probably answer whatever they can.


Do you recommend going to a technical school to get into the video game industry or go to a formal year university?

Becuase many universities lack good video game courses.

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Posted by: JonnyOThan
What area are you interested in? If it's programming I might be able to give you some pointers, but I don't know much about the formal education requirements for other disciplines.

You might as well just post your questions here. Bungie employees lurk on these forums quite a bit, and if one happens through they'll probably answer whatever they can.


Do you recommend going to a technical school to get into the video game industry or go to a formal year university?

Becuase many universities lack good video game courses.

I think universities should hire game developers to teach courses like that. Maybe hire the ones who were fired and/or quit.

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Posted by: ArmourElite
If I could do code I'd spend every second of every day trying to get an app into the Apple store.

I think that's both more complicated and less important than you might think.

It's more complicated because even iPhone games require skills other than programming: Art, music, story (presumably), and gameplay all need to be created as well, and some talented programmers might not be able to pull those things off with any real skill. So it would require a team. That's doable though. You could decide not to do a game, which would be fine in your portfolio, but creating something that isn't a copycat could be hard -- there are hundreds of millions of dollars being poured into startups who do nothing other than iOS apps. The other problem I see is that getting an app into the market can take months... something worth working for, but not something you'd want to count on to get a job. (You could, again, just make something for your portfolio though.)

It's less important, I'd guess, because writing an app in objective C isn't necessarily the same as writing a console/PC program in C/C++/whatever.

I'm sure writing an iPhone app could only be good for you, but I think there's more to it than that and I would certainly be interested in hearing what else employers would be looking for.

Edited for typos and to add: Not everyone has all day to work on side projects. Knowing what to spend time and effort on would also probably be of help to more people than just me.

[Edited on 09.29.2011 2:50 PM PDT]

  • 09.29.2011 2:44 PM PDT

I, too, am interested in what Bungie would be looking for. Right now I'm applying to Ivy Tech, but I'd like to transfer to a university or something.

  • 09.29.2011 2:53 PM PDT
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I want to create plots or be a concept artist for you guys. Any suggestions on how to get up to your standards or exceed them?

  • 09.29.2011 3:01 PM PDT

world domination.... dav4d

@JonnyOThan Yeah, programming would be what im looking at, Any pointers would be perfect :)

  • 09.29.2011 3:08 PM PDT


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Posted by: spartain ken 15

Posted by: JonnyOThan
What area are you interested in? If it's programming I might be able to give you some pointers, but I don't know much about the formal education requirements for other disciplines.

You might as well just post your questions here. Bungie employees lurk on these forums quite a bit, and if one happens through they'll probably answer whatever they can.


Do you recommend going to a technical school to get into the video game industry or go to a formal year university?

Becuase many universities lack good video game courses.

I think universities should hire game developers to teach courses like that. Maybe hire the ones who were fired and/or quit.


Some do. Several of the professors at my university have worked in the industry.

  • 09.29.2011 3:09 PM PDT

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  • 09.29.2011 4:35 PM PDT

Posted by: JonnyOThan
If it's programming I might be able to give you some pointers
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  • 09.29.2011 5:06 PM PDT

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Posted by: JonnyOThan
If it's programming I might be able to give you some pointers
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Damn it, I was just about to point that out.

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Posted by: dazarobbo
Posted by: JonnyOThan
If it's programming I might be able to give you some pointers
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1/10.

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Posted by: JonnyOThan
What area are you interested in? If it's programming I might be able to give you some pointers, but I don't know much about the formal education requirements for other disciplines.

You might as well just post your questions here. Bungie employees lurk on these forums quite a bit, and if one happens through they'll probably answer whatever they can.


I have a question, would you recommend getting a Masters in Computer Science for someone who wants to enter the gaming industry?

Also I have 3 main interests: AI, Graphics and Simulation. What would be the best one to focus on; especially for someone interested in building game engines.

[Edited on 09.29.2011 5:52 PM PDT]

  • 09.29.2011 5:50 PM PDT

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