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> Since my very beginnings at Ubisoft, I knew I wouldn’t spend the rest of my days here. I already dreamt of starting my own indie company. Well, then that was

> Since my very beginnings at Ubisoft, I knew I wouldn’t spend the rest of my days here. I already dreamt of starting my own indie company. Well, then that was probably your dream job instead of Ubisoft.

joss82 11y ago
"Dream job" can also be understood as "a job people usually dream about".
- stronglikedan 11y ago
  In the context of the article, and made clear in the first paragraph, it was definitely the author's dream job.
  - hguant 11y ago
    To be fair, dreams change. Sounds like the author's initial "oh shit I get to work on <big title>" morphed into "I want ownership of my work." They could also have meant game design/architecture was the dream, not necessarily working at Ubisoft in particular. You're right though, it's a bit unclear.
    - acveilleux 11y ago
      It sounds more like the romantic ideal of his dream turned into a very different reality and he realized that what he was seeking all along (ownership, significant contribution) just did not exist in AAA games.
      - hsod 11y ago
        except he said "since the very beginning"
- ebbv 11y ago
  The article title is "my dream job" so that doesn't apply. But I think the parent to your comment is not helpful. The whole point of the article is the author realizing that fact.
  - kbenson 11y ago
    It's fairly easy to see how it was their dream job (video game programmer), but exposure and experience made it a more nuanced dream (video game programmer where I feel invested in my work). In that respect, it's not that different than a lot of other careers. Lawyers leaving to start small firms of their own, etc.
rconti 11y ago
yeah, these naval-gazing blogposts are getting fairly exhausting
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danneu 11y ago
It's not a contradiction. Many dream jobs tend to lose their luster by the time you can actually get one. The entire blog post describes their disillusionment. When I was a kid, I wanted to work at Epic because I imagined they'd just play Unreal all day. By the time I could write software, I'd ruled out the entire gaming industry as a place I wanted to be employed. If I got a job at Epic, it wouldn't be because of my childhood ideals, but it would still be my childhood dream job.

joss82 11y ago

"Dream job" can also be understood as "a job people usually dream about".

stronglikedan 11y ago
In the context of the article, and made clear in the first paragraph, it was definitely the author's dream job.
- hguant 11y ago
  To be fair, dreams change. Sounds like the author's initial "oh shit I get to work on <big title>" morphed into "I want ownership of my work." They could also have meant game design/architecture was the dream, not necessarily working at Ubisoft in particular. You're right though, it's a bit unclear.
  - acveilleux 11y ago
    It sounds more like the romantic ideal of his dream turned into a very different reality and he realized that what he was seeking all along (ownership, significant contribution) just did not exist in AAA games.
    - hsod 11y ago
      except he said "since the very beginning"
ebbv 11y ago
The article title is "my dream job" so that doesn't apply. But I think the parent to your comment is not helpful. The whole point of the article is the author realizing that fact.
- kbenson 11y ago
  It's fairly easy to see how it was their dream job (video game programmer), but exposure and experience made it a more nuanced dream (video game programmer where I feel invested in my work). In that respect, it's not that different than a lot of other careers. Lawyers leaving to start small firms of their own, etc.

rconti 11y ago

yeah, these naval-gazing blogposts are getting fairly exhausting

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danneu 11y ago

It's not a contradiction. Many dream jobs tend to lose their luster by the time you can actually get one. The entire blog post describes their disillusionment. When I was a kid, I wanted to work at Epic because I imagined they'd just play Unreal all day. By the time I could write software, I'd ruled out the entire gaming industry as a place I wanted to be employed. If I got a job at Epic, it wouldn't be because of my childhood ideals, but it would still be my childhood dream job.