Hello there,
To begin, here's a little about me: I am currently a college student pursuing a degree in Computer Science. I've thought about changing to Game Development many times, but stand still in my tracks in fear of specialization and losing the opportunity to gain a job outside of the gaming industry. I've grown up playing many different video games and have found myself particularly captivated by FPS's and MMORPG's. In fact, I even made money playing video games. Now, I would like to gain some experience in Game Development and see if my childhood hobby can become the foundation of a career. I have yet to experience what type of programming I really enjoy, but I've always been fascinated with the mechanics behind player movement and how NPC's function (Artificial Intelligence). I have touched both the Unreal and Unity game engines before, but never really got into the coding side of it. I have experimented with my own personal story-boarding for fun and honestly think I have some crazy cool ideas, of which many are beyond my personal ability at the moment. One example of this is a post-apocalyptic FPS on a distant planet with factions and a player vs. NPC world (similar to 'Destiny' in a sense).
What I desire:
- A team of friendly, interactive developers
- An intermediate to advanced programmer to learn from
- A group to collaborate and share ideas with
- An introduction to Game Development to help me understand what career path I really desire
- Advice on where to start, what resources to tap, and what skills to learn that Universities don't teach you
Underlying message:
I have some coding experience in C, C++, Java, Python, HTML, and CSS, but don't really know anything applicable to any of the languages. Unfortunately, college today doesn't teach much beyond introduction to the languages before specialized courses and I need help through experiences to determine whether to choose that specialized path or not. I am willing to collaborate with any group of individuals. As mentioned above, I am a college student, and I work, so I may not be able to dedicate myself to a project every week. If you, yourself, are also a beginner developer or fit any of the aforementioned bullets, feel free to reach out and contact me! Thanks!
