[game_edu] The Dorklyst: 7 Reasons You Don't Want To Work in the Video Game Industry

[Simon Etienne Rozner]

Indeed, ahh the wonderul love/hate relationship of our world...good as a link for my students (maybe now they will believe me)

On Nov 20, 2011, at 23:21, Ian Schreiber <ai864 at yahoo.com> wrote:


> I've been sharing this with students for years, but it's nice to have an article to point to :-)

> 

> They left out an eighth reason: supply/demand forces push down salaries, so your pay will be significantly less than if you did comparable work outside the industry.

> 

> The only one not really in my experience is #3. (Also, #1 is a bit of a misstatement: you will get "laid off" more than "fired" since firing implies termination with cause.)

> 

> - Ian

> 

> From: Sheri Rubin <sheri at designdirectdeliver.com>

> To: game_edu at igda.org

> Sent: Saturday, November 19, 2011 9:42 PM

> Subject: [game_edu] The Dorklyst: 7 Reasons You Don't Want To Work in the Video Game Industry

> 

> http://www.dorkly.com/article/27379/the-dorklyst-7-reasons-you-dont-want-to-work-in-the-video-game-industry

> 

> Something to share with students?

> 

> I have lived #4 (go QA!) so many times it's not even funny.

> 

> Sheri

> 

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