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It's a lot of fun, and conditions across the industry vary a lot. I burnt out in the games industry (twice), but it was the most fun I've had at work. Intense.
by JabavuAdams 5y ago
It's a lot of fun, and conditions across the industry vary a lot. I burnt out in the games industry (twice), but it was the most fun I've had at work. Intense.
All-expense-paid trips to GDC / San-Francisco from Toronto, Canada were nice. Having people recognize my T-shirt and come up to me to tell me they loved our game ... superficial, but enjoyable. In your '20s you're basically doing what you'd be doing anyway (as a gamer), but getting paid.
- gentleman11 5y agoAs an intern at a startup I got an all expense trip to California and a higher salary than some of the mid level game dev positions I saw today. Game dev is a ripoff
- JabavuAdams 5y agoDid you miss the part where I said I enjoyed the kind of work? It's like you're talking to a pianist, and you say "Piano is a ripoff, I made more money playing oboe -- you should play oboe." But I don't like oboe. People can like different things. I have artistic skills and interests that don't get used on some rando CRUD or SaaS app, and I like being around creative, artistic people.