Insights from Transitioning to GameDev Industry Without Prior Experience
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An everything bagel for the brain. Substantive, layered, well-seasoned.
Summary
The article reflects on the author's experience of transitioning to a GameDev company without prior experience in the industry. It highlights the interactions with talented individuals in the field and the unexpected interest it sparked among friends and colleagues.
Key quotes
· 3 pulledDuring that window, I was lucky to meet many talented people deeply involved in modern GameDev, who shared with me their career journeys, war tales, and anecdotes, and helped me shape my vision.
Many friends and former colleagues reached out to me curious about what it was like and how it is comparable to my previous experiences.
A surprising amount of them revealed to me that they were secretly planning to pursue this path later in their career, or explore it as a passion project.
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