Can a computer science degree get me into video game industry?
June 4, 2010 by
Filed under computer science degree
video game industry need computer experts so I am wondering does anyone with a computer science degree can pay the bill of being a programmer for the games they make. Also is the usual programming same as the game programming, because I saw classes for “game programming” and not labeled as “computer science.”
I am certainly no expert but I don’t think that “Computer Science Degree” equates to “Game Programming”, unless you know programming stuff… But then again what do I know?
It sounds like you really want to be a game designer, at this point since you are just about to graduate high school you should already be designing your own interactive computer games (everyone else going for a career in game design is) when you go to college you should be at the top of your class (everyone else going for a career in game design is) and should be building a portfolio of games that you can show to prospective employers when you are ready to graduate(everyone else going for a career in game design is). When you graduate you will be one of a million people looking for a job in game design so you better have the best portfolio and greatest personality of all the job seekers. After graduation if you are lucky enough to get a job be ready to work 80-100 hours a week and get paid little (because really there are thousands of geeks out there ready to take your place at the drop of a hat).