[casual_games] the content problem from a casual gameperspective.

[Chris Pasley]

I actually agree with this.  I was a student at a prominent jazz school for
years, and nobody there even questioned that they'd be able to make a living
as jazz musicians after graduation, when obviously the pool of people who
actually can is very small, just like with games (though games is quite a
bit larger).  What's more is that most people there (me included) didn't
deserve to be pros.  I bet it's the same with many of these schools; if you
are driven, school will only be helpful to a certain point.  You have to do
the rest yourself, and many people don't.

But, by natural selection, these people shouldn't even be able to get jobs,
just as I couldn't have gotten a gig playing trumpet at Lincoln Center, so
it really should only be a problem for that naive student.

On 9/18/07, Robert Headley <Rheadley at op-games.com> wrote:

>

> That's the point though,

> Yes, they may be pricey. I just meant that these schools make it out to

> seem that anyone can work on videogames.

>

> People feel that since they paid their often pricey tuition, then they are

> owed a game job that pays 60k + a year

> So they think they have it set.

>

> When in reality, being able to model something in 3ds max does not qualify

> you to work on games. You have to have drive and imagination, and actually

> design skill. These schools are turning out bucketloads of "artists" that

> have technical ability and no soul.

>

> Sorry for the rant.

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Chris Pasley
Director of Games
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