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Games As Senior Projects
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how many of you are thinking of making a game for senior project in college? i was thinking of doing this myself, but something is holding me back: integrity to the rest of the computer industry. would i limit my job pool by doing this for senior project? i have already gotten approval from a professor to do a game, but a long time ago, one of my professors said that you limit the jobs if you go into the game industry.
a2k
For my senior project, I made a game. Currently I''m working as a system developer for N-Tier large scale databases.
I certainly don''t think making a game would limit your job selection, in fact I feel that people who know how to program games are EXCELLENT programmers, their programming logic and problem solving skills would have to be superb to just able to make a game.
Everyone I''ve seen who have made games one time or another are all exceptional programmers. So don''t worry about it!
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-Now Working on Pokemon like Engine!
I certainly don''t think making a game would limit your job selection, in fact I feel that people who know how to program games are EXCELLENT programmers, their programming logic and problem solving skills would have to be superb to just able to make a game.
Everyone I''ve seen who have made games one time or another are all exceptional programmers. So don''t worry about it!
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-Now Working on Pokemon like Engine!
Hell yeah!! I''ve already written 2 game projects for a supposedly "business-oriented" IT program, and got great marks doing it.
I don''t really have an urge to write anything but games, so limiting my job chances really isn''t an issue. Besides, if I wanted to get a boring "normal" app development job, it''d be a breeze compared to games. Don''t let anyone convince you that regular programming is just as hard - it doesn''t even come close.
I don''t really have an urge to write anything but games, so limiting my job chances really isn''t an issue. Besides, if I wanted to get a boring "normal" app development job, it''d be a breeze compared to games. Don''t let anyone convince you that regular programming is just as hard - it doesn''t even come close.
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cool story, pyro. what type of games were they, i mean, what difficulty level, and how long did they take you?
a2k
a2k
Techniqueley, if you do a 3D roaming adventure game, or a racing game, you actually doing more, because of all the math and physics involved to simulate reality. I like the prospect of making games because it really tests my understanding of math and science.
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"YOU APES WANNA LIVE FOREVER?" Starship Troopers by Robert A. Heinlein
"Who wants to live forever?" Queen
"Never trust a bald barber" me
B^)
I''d just like to say that non-game programming jobs don''t have to be boring. Also, some non-game programming jobs are just as difficult, if not more so, than game programming.
I love game programming, but app programming isn''t always easy and boring (it also pays better).
Josh
http://www.jh-software.com
I love game programming, but app programming isn''t always easy and boring (it also pays better).
Josh
http://www.jh-software.com
I know of a programmer who started off programming games, and he says that games programmers are usually THE best programmers, and companies usually try to employ them. he wasn''t just being big-headed, as he is very good. Everyone at the company virtually worships him as far as his programming goes.
"Born of a Broken Man, but not a broken man."
"Born of a Broken Man, but not a broken man."
Hey, webspynner, there''s a problem there with your last quote. ALWAYS trust the bald barber (assuming the other barber''s got a good haircut) cause he didn''t cut his own hair 
Sorry, that was way OT. Anyway, I''d have to agree that making a game would show peeps that you can do a lot because of everything involved. Whether it''s 3D or not really makes no difference because even 2D games need to be realistic.
If you code it, they will come...
Commander M
http://commanderm.8m.com
cmndrm@commanderm.8m.com
Sorry, that was way OT. Anyway, I''d have to agree that making a game would show peeps that you can do a lot because of everything involved. Whether it''s 3D or not really makes no difference because even 2D games need to be realistic. If you code it, they will come...
Commander M
http://commanderm.8m.com
cmndrm@commanderm.8m.com
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