Chad Robertson, the technical director at Mythic Entertainment, wants applicants for video game jobs to understand they won't necessarily be sitting around playing video games all day. There is a lot of engineering and programming to do, and most of it is not playing at all. He does say his office is lots of fun to work in, though.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=icCrG1nh9XU
Ryan Barker, the assistant lead designer for Everquest, says he started in customer service at Sony, volunteered to be an apprentice to the designers, put in a lot of overtime, and worked his way up.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jaFB2OARAsg&NR=1&feature=fvwp
If one is going to work one's way up the video game jobs ladder, then it will be useful to know which companies are video game companies. There are hundreds of these. The number at the end of this paragraph links to a full list that is constantly being updated. Some of the major video game companies that are currently developing lots of games are Electronic Arts, Sega, Nintendo, Ubisoft Entertainment, Activision, Sierra Entertainment Inc, Capcom, Namco Bandai Games Inc, Konami Corporation, Infogrames Entertainment SA, Midway Games, Strategic Simulations Inc, Square Enix, Taito Corporation, Bandai Co Ltd, Codemasters, Lucas Arts Entertainment Company LLC, SNK Playmore, Hudson Entertainment Inc, Atari, and Microprose Software Inc.http://www.giantbomb.com/company/
Video Game Jobs Books
Game Career Guide: Guides for Video Game Jobs
Amazon.com: Video Game Design
Amazon.com: Video Game Jobs
Barnes & Noble: Video Game Development
Borders: Video Game Development
References
Fast Facts
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Video Game Careers pay on average $73,000.00 a year
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Most projects take 3 years to complete
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Video Game Development degrees take 2-4 years to obtain
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Most video game teams range from 20 to 100 people
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Most game companies are around the southern California area
