[casual_games] TOW: Getting Your Start

[Johnson, Joel]

There was a startup in the neighbourhood doing games development while I was still studying. Through chance, I happened to meet them at a time when they were looking to get more hands on deck. They liked some of my game ideas and I liked the prospect of a part-time opportunity!

I moved into casual games development almost seven years ago right after college, and since then  haven't felt the need to do anything different. :)

From: casual_games-bounces at igda.org [mailto:casual_games-bounces at igda.org] On Behalf Of Robert Madsen
Sent: Wednesday, June 13, 2012 11:39 AM
To: IGDA Casual Games SIG Mailing List
Subject: Re: [casual_games] TOW: Getting Your Start

I have been a programmer since 1979 when I taught myself BASIC.  Even then, the text based games made me dream of the great games I would make!  25 years later, the bug really bit me when I went to E3 for the first time. After 25 years in IT, I wanted to do something fresh, new, and challenging, so I set my sights on making games.  I got my first job as a game programmer in 2008, worked for 2 studios, and now run my own indie studio.  Still lovin' it!

Robert

From: Sheri Rubin <sheri at designdirectdeliver.com<mailto:sheri at designdirectdeliver.com>>
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Date: Monday, June 11, 2012 10:15 AM
To: <casual_games at igda.org<mailto:casual_games at igda.org>>
Subject: [casual_games] TOW: Getting Your Start

Hi All,

It's time for another Topic of the Week discussion. This time it's an easy one on getting your start.

How did you get your start in games? How did you become interested in games as a career?

As always if you have any discussion topics send them to me at sheri at designdirectdeliver.com<mailto:sheri at designdirectdeliver.com>.

Stay awesome!
Sheri
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