I just read this article from Game Designers Career Guide. It was about those students who study game development and aiming to get into the industry. The bottom line was a very inspirational paragraph. I want to put it here to be inspiration for myself in times when I start to get worried about whether I will make it in a short time, or is this all worth to be dedicate yourself with the risk of never actually be able to accomplish it. The idea is: yes maybe the industry is very small and the barriers to enter is very high and competitive but you should never let yourself down and stop working less because of the intimidation. Keep on expanding!
“Never give up
The working conditions as a game design student are a hundred times more stressful than the working conditions in the industry itself. You’re spending money rather than making it, probably accruing a huge debt while that’s going on; your living conditions probably suck; you’re probably being torn in a hundred different directions; the job market you’re trying to break into is aggressively exclusive — such that there’s no guarantee that you’ll even find gainful employment once you get out of college; and to top all that off, every week as you keep an eye on gaming news and trends you’ll be given reason to wonder if it’s all even worth it. You will get discouraged; you will doubt yourself; and you will consider giving up.
Don’t.
It’s my observation that most people who want to work in games are dreamers, and a dream is worth fighting tooth and nail for. Hopefully with the survival tips I’ve shared with you that fight will be a little easier, but the most important part of all this is you and what you want.
Go for it. “
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