Path: chuka.playstation.co.uk!news From: "Mike Beard" Newsgroups: scee.yaroze.freetalk.english Subject: Re: Advice needed! Date: Sun, 2 Aug 1998 09:09:35 +0100 Organization: PlayStation Net Yaroze (SCEE) Lines: 44 Message-ID: <6qac4h$7vo6@chuka.playstation.co.uk> References: <35C8656E.EC8288B0@nospam.easynet.co.uk> <35C88521.2DCE3E9@scee.sony.co.uk> <35C88780.94270C08@nospam.easynet.co.uk> NNTP-Posting-Host: mfs2-dnbqw-161.gbr.compuserve.net X-Newsreader: Microsoft Outlook Express 4.72.2106.4 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V4.72.2106.4 Phil Gooch wrote in message <35C88780.94270C08@nospam.easynet.co.uk>... >I've already got a non-computing first degree which did contain maths and physics, and I've got 2 maths >A levels, but I've forgotten most of that! I was hoping that the MSc would give me the credibility to >get a wider range of jobs. Until recently I wanted to get into the 'multimedia industry', if there is >still such a thing, but all the agencies want commercial experience or a recent multimedia graduate. > >Now I'm not so sure. The people I've met in the games industry seem like a really nice bunch of people, >but people I know in the multimedia/numeeja industry have mostly been arrogant c***s. > >I suppose I'm a traditionalist and still think that 'you've got to get your qualifications before anyone >will take you seriously'! > >Cheers > >Phil > Just to confirm what James was saying about employers, being of IT Managment myself(yawn) when looking for 'The right candidate' Enthusiasum holds a lot ground, you can tell when interviewing someone whether or not they are into it for real or just because the job title sounds good. Next on the list would be to have evidence of competance, any qualifications are the demonstrative ablilty to cope with learning and application. I guess game demo's are also that. I am also aiming to get into games programming ind. soon, one of the things mentioned by the guys from scee at the Middx course(Cheers Peter & Robert) was that if you can write a cool demo which uses tricky programming areas ie overcoming scaling while rotating, this will be seen in a positive light. I've realised I've missed the creative programming aspect and doing business programs seems tame by comparison. Long live creativity and all its fruits!! Mike Beard