Comments on: So You Want to Be a Game Programmer?

By: heterosapiens

heterosapiens — Thu, 28 Apr 2005 02:22:06 +0000

Programmer…

By: Anders Højsted

Anders Højsted — Fri, 01 Apr 2005 07:57:15 +0000

So what if I want to be a gamedesigner/conceptdeveloper?

/Anders

By: James Taylor

James Taylor — Sun, 13 Mar 2005 17:53:56 +0000

What software do you need to design games and where can you buy it

By: IndieGameDev

IndieGameDev — Sat, 05 Mar 2005 16:08:34 +0000

Games from Within Games from Within is a weblog written by Noel Llopis, who has a pretty impressive game d...

By: Gabriel

Gabriel — Wed, 02 Mar 2005 13:23:22 +0000

Thank You Noel!

By: Noel Llopis

Noel Llopis — Wed, 02 Mar 2005 03:26:47 +0000

Gabriel, my comment about South American archaeology was an example of a class that might seem irrelevant to game developers but it can actually come in useful.

As for your chances to work in the US, there are many companies that will bring in developers from other countries. Your biggest barrier will be getting noticed. Start working in Brazil or put together an awesome demo and then approach companies saying “see, I wrote this”.

Also, only fairly large companies will have the resources to deal with Visas and bringing people from other countries, so keep that in mind when you decide to approach companies. Good luck!

By: Gabriel

Gabriel — Wed, 02 Mar 2005 02:45:38 +0000

I got really sad when i saw “You may think that your South American archaeology class will never be of any relevance”… i live in Brazil and im attending a COMPUTER SCIENCE college… and im learning a lot about game development… i have game programming classes… and im thinking of doing some specialization in GAME PROGRAMMING here in Brazil.

So, i ask you, please, answer sincerely. Do i have ANY change of getting a job in game developing in USA ? i have english certification and all this stuff…

Plz, answer me! im not a fool….

THX

By: Quest Valliant

Quest Valliant — Sat, 26 Feb 2005 18:49:57 +0000

Joel’s article is really great, it really answers many of my questions and decreases much of my anxious..

Now I still study at college, but this August i will graduate..After that…hehe, i still don’t know what to do but, i jst know that, i will keep on progress straight forward to my dream, become a game developer at SquareEnix (better if can be a director XD)..

Wish all of u who possess a dream that ‘dominate’ game industry same as me…GOOD LUCK~~

By: Kevin Mandeville

Kevin Mandeville — Wed, 23 Feb 2005 17:28:12 +0000

Great article Noel! I’m currently a Team Lead/Senior Engineer for a very successful internet company and have been here for 5 years. We work in Java and I don’t have a good background in C++, but I intend to learn it in my spare time. The quesiton I have is, do you have any resume tips? My expertise is all consulting and J2EE related. How can I spin my love for games, hard work ethic, and ability and thirst for learning new things? I’ve sent my resume to a few local game companies (unfortunately there aren’t many in MA) but have never heard so much as a Thank You response from them.

By: Irrlicht's blog

Irrlicht's blog — Fri, 11 Feb 2005 15:27:32 +0000

How to become a game programmer