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AtomSmasher:

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--- Quote from: csa3d on June 01, 2009, 08:18:40 am ---For the record, this career is a lot of fun, but it's a lot of hours and hard work to make it.  If you're married, make sure you research that and make sure your family is as committed as yourself. 
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Quoted, bolded, and italicized for total effin truth.  I majored in cmpsci to get into that field and veered away from it after seeing firsthand what it did to family life.  If you want any sort of life outside of your job game development may be the wrong field for you.  Look up the current class action lawsuits against EA for proof or really any book on the history of video game development.  The guys I spent time with were all averaging 80 hour weeks, often 10-15 days straight before a day off, and were all either not married (and had no woman) or were divorced.

Oh, and they were usually making 75% of what guys with equivalent skills in other app development areas make.

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I'm now 4-5 months into a game developement job and that info is basically correct, except that its usually only the last few months of a project that have crazy hours.  We're now a month away from when my first game is finished, and it's only been about a month of absurd hours (which is why you rarely see me on these boards anymore).  However, before the crunch, it was a fairly standard 40-50 hour work week, although I'm sure this depends on which game company you work for.  Currently I'm working 6 days a week, 10-14 hour days, but at the end I'll have a game I can be proud of, which makes it all worth it.

Basically, if you're not passionate about gaming, then don't bother trying to get into this field. 
On a side note, I get one day off tommorrow to go to my first E3 *jumps up and down like a giddy schoolgirl*

Kevin Mullins:

--- Quote from: HarumaN on June 01, 2009, 04:09:17 pm ---
--- Quote from: Franco B on June 01, 2009, 04:04:20 pm ---
--- Quote from: HarumaN on June 01, 2009, 09:11:52 am ---Aerospace engineer.   :)

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+1 :)

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Oh, you too?  Cool.  What do you do?  I'm in commercial propulsion.

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Sorry, but that just tickled me.   :laugh2:

"Aerospace Engineer" being one of them soooooo broad titles that such questions need to be asked. No offense mind ya, I have an Aviation background.....but there too have seen one end of the spectrum to the other.

YoGaBaR:
I have a BBA in MIS. I work a LUMBER YARD not a mill. I handle wood all day ;D. Also get to drive a forklift and a big flat bed truck. I know it sounds gloryous, but, I agree physical labor keeps a man honest. I would like to think I get paid than a person at McD's but I wonder sometimes. I do get to work outside and meet different people all the time. Its the summer months so we are getting busy might have an opening if you are interested ;).
PS
Its a way better job than an aerospace engineer. >:D

RayB:

--- Quote from: AtomSmasher on June 01, 2009, 07:49:48 pm ---I'm now 4-5 months into a game developement job and that info is basically correct, except that its usually only the last few months of a project that have crazy hours.  We're now a month away from when my first game is finished, and it's only been about a month of absurd hours (which is why you rarely see me on these boards anymore).  However, before the crunch, it was a fairly standard 40-50 hour work week, although I'm sure this depends on which game company you work for.  Currently I'm working 6 days a week, 10-14 hour days, but at the end I'll have a game I can be proud of, which makes it all worth it.
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Here's the thing. You THINK you only have a few months of crunch, until the end nears and it becomes more and more obvious that the schedule is shot and it won't happen. So then you guys are still "crunching" past that point for months, maybe even stretching into a year or more.

I also laugh at your "fairly standard 40-50 hour work week". You do realize fairly standard is 35-40 hrs.  Think about this, if you make $50,000 a yr, working 35 hrs a week, it's like $27.47/hr.  Whereas working 50 hrs per week, you're making $19.23 /hr.

Anyways, enjoy it while you can. I wouldn't go back to that kind of torture.  ;)

mccoy178:
I'm a shop teacher and I can't believe I get paid to do it.  It is the most wonderful job I have ever had.  I agree about doing some blue collar work before doing anything else.  Some of my coworkers make me wonder................

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