Comments on: Like a Video Game Maze

By: Jonathan

Jonathan — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 18:37:21 +0000

I’ve already told you congratulations directly, but I’ll add it here too.

Also, if I can say it without getting jumped on by someone, it’s entirely cool to hear someone who has an opportunity to play the “underrepresented minority” card not say “I should get the job because you don’t have enough X here” but rather “I should get the job because I’m the best candidate for it.” And get there, too. That’s what equality’s supposed to be about.

By: Arby

Arby — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 20:17:28 +0000

Cool. Your story sounds much like mine (except I’m male )

By: Ari S.

Ari S. — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 06:01:38 +0000

Ah, DigiPen…I also dropped out of there, over 10 years ago, after a long and painful realization that I couldn’t program. So instead, I headed back to the states, first to El Paso where I graduated from UTEP with a BA in Creative Writing, then to Denver where I graduated from Westwood College with a BS in Game Art & Design. I’m still trying to get into the industry, game design specifically.
Anyway, good to meet a fellow writer/geek passionate about games! I wish you luck in your quest.

By: Amy

Amy — Sun, 03 Aug 2008 22:47:19 +0000

It’s fantastic that you’ve not given up. You’re almost there and that has to feel really good! I’m looking forward to being where you are….

I read your comment to my husband and he said that sounded like the DigiPen drop-out rate… (he’s an alumni) Perhaps it’s just not all that uncommon? Either way congratulations for almost being finished and good luck getting through your last leg of classes. It’s nice to meet you and thanks a ton for checking out the blog.

By: Kiki

Kiki — Sat, 02 Aug 2008 19:56:24 +0000

I’m about three-fourths done with “video Game College”… Let me tell you, half of these boys here don’t have a quarter of the passion you seem to share with the video game industry and creation. You can tell by the number of drop-outs throughout my time here.. We started with over 30 people in my class, 4 of them females. We’re down to 6 people.. and I’m the only female left.

At the beginning, we were asked to tell the class WHY we were there.. and most of them wanted nothing more than to simply PLAY TEST for the rest of their life
any-ways.. I’m sure we will lose a few more people before our graduation date. It’s inevitable that the coat-tail riders will realize their fate.

By: DFS

DFS — Wed, 30 Jul 2008 19:25:43 +0000

For all it’s turning into a sort of mini-E3, what with the press coverage the show draws nowadays, GDC is still a fascinating place to go to, yeah. A layman like me really never got a chance to get a look inside the development process otherwise.

It’s funny, by the way. I’ve met very few people in the games industry who actually started out thinking they’d wind up there. It’s the kind of work you tend to trip and fall into as much as anything. Hopefully, you’ll keep on tripping in the right places.

By: Amy

Amy — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 16:49:22 +0000

Yeah, I was pretty lost after I graduated from college with a degree that was ‘okay’ but was not really what was in my heart.
GDC is pretty wonderful- very smart of you to go look for a job there. Good luck with all of your business ventures and personal projects. It’s just proof that you never really know what life has in store for you~

By: William

William — Mon, 28 Jul 2008 06:31:39 +0000

I’m something of a similar success story, though much earlier in the story.

As a graduation present, I got funded to go up to San Francisco in Feb. for GDC, and have since landed a job as a business jerk working indirectly for a venture capitalist on some DS games. I have enough time to work, write (what I’m a bit more interested in) on personal projects, and maintain a blog of my own, though not updated nearly as often as I should.

Always glad to hear these kinds of things, more power to you!