Comments on: Producers of the Round Table – Breaking in the Industry http://www.gameproducer.net/2007/06/05/producers-of-the-round-table-breaking-in-the-industry/ I bake games. Indie style. Thu, 16 May 2013 13:23:44 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Wallace http://www.gameproducer.net/2007/06/05/producers-of-the-round-table-breaking-in-the-industry/comment-page-1/#comment-134442 Wallace Tue, 28 Apr 2009 03:34:18 +0000 http://www.gameproducer.net/2007/06/05/producers-of-the-round-table-breaking-in-the-industry/#comment-134442 The game industry isn't what it used to be. For every one person that is lucky enough to break into production (and that's what it amounts to half the time -- pure luck), another 10 hardworking QA grunts get passed over and stuck for months, if not years, in QA. A lot of today's veteran producers wouldn't be able to make it were they starting out today -- especially those with no degrees (or trade school degrees, at best). Ken Levine got his first job as a game designer with no industry experience and he didn't even know what a game designer did. The industry has changed a lot in the past decade plus. The game industry isn’t what it used to be. For every one person that is lucky enough to break into production (and that’s what it amounts to half the time — pure luck), another 10 hardworking QA grunts get passed over and stuck for months, if not years, in QA. A lot of today’s veteran producers wouldn’t be able to make it were they starting out today — especially those with no degrees (or trade school degrees, at best).

Ken Levine got his first job as a game designer with no industry experience and he didn’t even know what a game designer did. The industry has changed a lot in the past decade plus.

]]> By: GameProducer.Net » Blog Archive » My 2 Cents on Getting a Job As a Game Producer http://www.gameproducer.net/2007/06/05/producers-of-the-round-table-breaking-in-the-industry/comment-page-1/#comment-131930 GameProducer.Net » Blog Archive » My 2 Cents on Getting a Job As a Game Producer Sun, 16 Nov 2008 13:21:11 +0000 http://www.gameproducer.net/2007/06/05/producers-of-the-round-table-breaking-in-the-industry/#comment-131930 [...] how other producers have got their jobs We had a lengthy interview about breaking in the industry and if you haven’t checked that (at least 3 times) it’s about time to do so. From that [...] [...] how other producers have got their jobs We had a lengthy interview about breaking in the industry and if you haven’t checked that (at least 3 times) it’s about time to do so. From that [...]

]]> By: Bloody Simple Business » Travelogue Entry » Hello world! http://www.gameproducer.net/2007/06/05/producers-of-the-round-table-breaking-in-the-industry/comment-page-1/#comment-126476 Bloody Simple Business » Travelogue Entry » Hello world! Mon, 28 Jan 2008 15:06:41 +0000 http://www.gameproducer.net/2007/06/05/producers-of-the-round-table-breaking-in-the-industry/#comment-126476 [...] a kid playing computer games… it really never crossed my mind that one day I might be hosting roundtables where I could hear what the video game makers of some of the largest gaming companies in the world [...] [...] a kid playing computer games… it really never crossed my mind that one day I might be hosting roundtables where I could hear what the video game makers of some of the largest gaming companies in the world [...]

]]> By: GameProducer.Net » Is Bachelor’s Degree Necessary In Game Development http://www.gameproducer.net/2007/06/05/producers-of-the-round-table-breaking-in-the-industry/comment-page-1/#comment-115187 GameProducer.Net » Is Bachelor’s Degree Necessary In Game Development Sat, 01 Sep 2007 06:00:35 +0000 http://www.gameproducer.net/2007/06/05/producers-of-the-round-table-breaking-in-the-industry/#comment-115187 [...] deeper to answering about the necessity of having a degree, I’d like to remind about the breaking in the industry interview that was conducted with several producers. There’s plenty of insight about what one [...] [...] deeper to answering about the necessity of having a degree, I’d like to remind about the breaking in the industry interview that was conducted with several producers. There’s plenty of insight about what one [...]

]]> By: GameProducer.Net » More Producers Join the Round Table http://www.gameproducer.net/2007/06/05/producers-of-the-round-table-breaking-in-the-industry/comment-page-1/#comment-98739 GameProducer.Net » More Producers Join the Round Table Fri, 06 Jul 2007 17:27:25 +0000 http://www.gameproducer.net/2007/06/05/producers-of-the-round-table-breaking-in-the-industry/#comment-98739 [...] first and the second producer roundtables were very popular and there has been several new producers who [...] [...] first and the second producer roundtables were very popular and there has been several new producers who [...]

]]> By: GameProducer.Net » Producers of the Round Table - Scheduling (on GamaSutra) http://www.gameproducer.net/2007/06/05/producers-of-the-round-table-breaking-in-the-industry/comment-page-1/#comment-97968 GameProducer.Net » Producers of the Round Table - Scheduling (on GamaSutra) Wed, 04 Jul 2007 19:01:40 +0000 http://www.gameproducer.net/2007/06/05/producers-of-the-round-table-breaking-in-the-industry/#comment-97968 [...] first Producer Roundtable session got thousands of reads, and now the second roundtable session is appearing on GamaSutra. In this [...] [...] first Producer Roundtable session got thousands of reads, and now the second roundtable session is appearing on GamaSutra. In this [...]

]]> By: Isabel Ringing http://www.gameproducer.net/2007/06/05/producers-of-the-round-table-breaking-in-the-industry/comment-page-1/#comment-89613 Isabel Ringing Tue, 12 Jun 2007 01:39:48 +0000 http://www.gameproducer.net/2007/06/05/producers-of-the-round-table-breaking-in-the-industry/#comment-89613 Didn't read the article but from what I read everything is common sense. it's all about separating the goods from the chaff. The truth is 90% of wannabes especially on sites like gamedev are all talkers and big egos but are far short on skills and work effort. Didn’t read the article but from what I read everything is common sense. it’s all about separating the goods from the chaff. The truth is 90% of wannabes especially on sites like gamedev are all talkers and big egos but are far short on skills and work effort.

]]> By: Game Producers Hit The Round Table | Video Games http://www.gameproducer.net/2007/06/05/producers-of-the-round-table-breaking-in-the-industry/comment-page-1/#comment-88387 Game Producers Hit The Round Table | Video Games Fri, 08 Jun 2007 21:01:31 +0000 http://www.gameproducer.net/2007/06/05/producers-of-the-round-table-breaking-in-the-industry/#comment-88387 [...] at the reassuringly eclectric GameProducer.net, site owner Juuso has posted the first ‘Producers of the Round Table’ article, called ‘Breaking Into The Industry’, in which he quizzes game producers about [...] [...] at the reassuringly eclectric GameProducer.net, site owner Juuso has posted the first ‘Producers of the Round Table’ article, called ‘Breaking Into The Industry’, in which he quizzes game producers about [...]

]]> By: A Link to the Future » Blog Archive » So You Wanna Produce http://www.gameproducer.net/2007/06/05/producers-of-the-round-table-breaking-in-the-industry/comment-page-1/#comment-88092 A Link to the Future » Blog Archive » So You Wanna Produce Thu, 07 Jun 2007 18:59:52 +0000 http://www.gameproducer.net/2007/06/05/producers-of-the-round-table-breaking-in-the-industry/#comment-88092 [...] to break into the games industry?  Game Producer has hosted a roundtable (that initially slipped my attention) with industry insiders from some fairly prominent companies - [...] [...] to break into the games industry?  Game Producer has hosted a roundtable (that initially slipped my attention) with industry insiders from some fairly prominent companies – [...]

]]> By: GameProducer.Net » More Producers Wanted to The Round Table http://www.gameproducer.net/2007/06/05/producers-of-the-round-table-breaking-in-the-industry/comment-page-1/#comment-87742 GameProducer.Net » More Producers Wanted to The Round Table Wed, 06 Jun 2007 17:27:27 +0000 http://www.gameproducer.net/2007/06/05/producers-of-the-round-table-breaking-in-the-industry/#comment-87742 [...] Consoles * Xbox 360 Consoles * Video Game Design Degree * Become a Sponsor RECENT COMMENTS Scurvy Lobster: "Well taking an education in games is a way of showing dedication :-) But talented and [...] [...] Consoles * Xbox 360 Consoles * Video Game Design Degree * Become a Sponsor RECENT COMMENTS Scurvy Lobster: “Well taking an education in games is a way of showing dedication :-) But talented and [...]

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