Well Unity is not bad for learning , What i would do would be somthing like this . - Learn Unity make a couple of small 3D games. - Learn some basic OpenGL ,

Well Unity is not bad for learning , What i would do would be somthing like this . - Learn Unity make a couple of small 3D games. - Learn some basic OpenGL , learn to write your own shaders and understand how it all works. - After Unity try working with other engines ( work with something like the CryEngine[1] , it costs like 9.90$ / month royalty free) - As you make games start making your own game engine as a side project. ProTip: Open Source it to speed up development. [1]http://cryengine.com/news/crytek-announces-its-cryengine-as-a-service-program http://cryengine.com/news/crytek-announces-its-cryengine-as-... edit:formatting