These days major game companies like Electronic
Arts, Activision, Microso , and others look to academic
game programs ?¬? rst for new hires. Electronic
Arts hired 100 people straight out of university in
2006. They hire mostly from top game design, computer
science, and visual design schools and tend to
hire applicants who are strong in both computer skills
and people skills. The majority of their new hires start
at the company as summer interns and are o?¬? ered
full-time jobs a er graduation.
If you choose to a end a game design school,
keep in mind that a well-rounded program might better
prepare you for a career in game design than a
curriculum focused only on tools and techniques.
Additionally, studying subjects outside the ?¬? eld, such
as history, psychology, economics, literature, ?¬? lm, or
other topics you are passionate about, will stimulate
your mind and imagination and give you interesting
perspectives from which to design games.
That said, there is one bias that game companies
do have: They are more likely to hire people with
technical skills.
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