coo,thanks for the information :)
i cant wait to be 18 and hopfully good enough to work in the gaming industry.

My advice would be to start on projects now and build up your experience and knowledge. Then you'd probably need at least some form of higher education: 4 year college, 2 year trade school, something. From what I've seen it's rare to land a full time position with only a high school degree.

i am already working on a project(pretty big for 1 man),but you know is it realy that hard to get into the industry without a degree? i mean valve seem to take hobos if they know how to make a game, and blizzard also have game programmer jobs that dont require a degree.

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i am already working on a project(pretty big for 1 man),but you know is it realy that hard to get into the industry without a degree? i mean valve seem to take hobos if they know how to make a game, and blizzard also have game programmer jobs that dont require a degree.

Be careful with large projects if you're on your own. A finished small project looks a lot better than a large incomplete project.

As for a degree, it's not really a deal breaker if you don't have one however if you do it shows the employer that you can make commitments and get the job done.

From an employers standpoint, if two candidates appear similar yet one has a degree and one doesn't, which one do you think the employer would favour?

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i am already working on a project(pretty big for 1 man),but you know is it realy that hard to get into the industry without a degree? i mean valve seem to take hobos if they know how to make a game, and blizzard also have game programmer jobs that dont require a degree.

Of all of the 125+ employees at the company I work for, all of them have some sort of degree. Could be a tech degree, two year college, four year university, something. Not one of them is a high school graduate only. But I never said it was impossible. Look at it like this:

1) Getting a degree proves you can start and finish something. It adds to your credentials.

2) Provided that the school you attend is somewhat solid, you're going to get a better, more well rounded education than if you're just trying to pick things up on your own.

3) You'll be more likely to get exposure to industry standard (or at least close to industry standard) gear. If you're trying to do it all on your own, then you have to pay for all of it... or find hacked versions of stuff. That can lead to another bundle of problems if the hacked versions lack certain content or features.

4) You get a network of teachers and peers that could help you land a position down the road.

5) You'll learn how to work on team projects which is invaluable since much of your work at a studio will be team based.

6) You'll also learn more about time and resource management as you strive to complete tasks on time and work with the resources and limitations given by your teacher. This will strengthen your problem solving skills.

Can you get a job without a degree? Sure. But it would probably be much harder and you'd be in the minority.