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From: "James Banks" <net.yaroze@virgin.net>
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Subject: Re: Advice needed!
Date: Wed, 5 Aug 1998 22:10:04 +0100
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    I purchased a Yaroze to try to get into the games industry but the ever
winding path of life has ended up with me starting university in September
to study for a BSc in Computer Science, hopefully with Artificial
Intelligence as a specialised subject. I am hoping this will allow me to
further enhance my knowledge of programming and hopefully allow me to
develop my skills using the Yaroze system. I think I look upon it as you do,
I need more qualifications before I feel confident to even start looking for
a job in the games industry.


Cheers,


James

Phil Gooch wrote in message <35C88780.94270C08@nospam.easynet.co.uk>...
>James Russell wrote:
>
>> As for the degree, some employers consider it gives you a lot of
credibility. Not only does it mean
>> that you know the fundamentals, it also shows that you can stick out 3/4
years at university, which
>> many people don't/can't. I would say that most people who went to
university believe that most of
>> what they were taught was out of date and impractical, but that it did
give them a good grounding in
>> the fundamentals of the software engineering process and the linear
algebra required for 3D work.
>>
>> Cheers,
>>
>> James
>
>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