I did something very similar to this, it worked, I weaseled my way into the video game industry and I shipped a major console title. You can do it, too! Howeve

I did something very similar to this, it worked, I weaseled my way into the video game industry and I shipped a major console title. You can do it, too! However, the industry sucks. I left after about a year. In that time I learned the terms "stress migraine" and "death march." Compensation is pathetic. Upside: wanting to make games propelled me to learn to create software. Now, I have a fantastic career as a software developer, minus the games and the stress migraines.