Dear members of gamedev.net, My name is Michael Parrott. I am in grade 10, and go to Thornlea Secondary School, located in Thornhill, Ontario, Canada. For a school project in the subject Careers, we have to do an interview with a person that has a job in a career field that we are interested in. I am interested in Computer programming/Game development, and thought that asking someone, who works in game development, and does computer programming, would be a good choice. The questions required for the interview part of the project are as follows: 1. How did you decide to choose game development as a career? Who motivated you to enter this profession? What external or internal influences helped you with this decision? 2. Was you choice planned in stages or steps or was it the result of chance or unexpected developments? 3. What challenges or obstacles, if any, did you have to overcome to reach your goal? 4. What changes and trends have affected and are affecting this field? How? 5. What education and/or training are required for your present job? 6. What steps did you have to take to obtain your present job? 7. What are the tasks and responsibilities of your present job? 8. What are the most stimulating and challenging aspects of your job as well as the most frustrating aspects? 9. What skills and personal qualities are required to be successful in this kind of work? What skills/experiences from your leisure activities help you in this career? 10. What is the starting salary and the average salary for this field? 11. What are the opportunities for advancement in this field? What is the outlook for jobs in this field now and in the future? Some personal information is also needed: Name of company: Address: Telephone number: This could just be PMed to me if you do not feel like posting it openly on the forum. I appreciate anyone who would answer these questions for me to help me with my school project.