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Start Your Video Game Career: Proven Advice on Jobs, Education, Interviews, and More for Starting and Succeeding in the Video Game Industry Paperback – July 4, 2017

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Working in the video game industry is an incredibly rewarding career, but it can feel impossible to break in without insider knowledge. This book levels the playing field. With industry expert Jason W. Bay as your guide, you’ll learn everything you need to start a career making games, including loads of actionable advice and insider info on how to choose a career, learn the skills, start your job search, apply for jobs, ace your interviews, and turn your first game job into a successful career. After reading this book, you’ll know exactly how to:

Choose a high-paying game career that boosts your creativity AND pays a salary your friends will envy
Get an education that will make game studios eager to hire you — even if you can’t afford college
Escape your soul-crushing day job and make a smooth, controlled landing into your dream career making games
Build a resume and portfolio that are impossible for hiring managers to ignore — you’ll score dozens of interviews
Discover and apply for the top game jobs and internships, locally and around the world (including the “hidden” jobs that aren’t even posted yet!)
Compare offers to accept the job with maximum pay and perks — then use a fast, simple technique to get even more
Build a powerful network of industry insiders who help you at every step of your career — even if the idea of “networking” makes you queasy
Become wildly successful in your new game career, wherever it may take you. It’s your adventure, and it starts today!

Whether you're interested in video game art, design, testing, programming, audio, production, or business, this book is everything you need to launch your career making games. What are you waiting for? Your new career starts today! Jason W. Bay has spent more than 15 years in the video game industry. He started as a game tester and worked his way up to become the head of a large game studio, so he knows exactly what hiring managers look for in a job applicant. “Working in the game industry is one of the most engaging and rewarding careers out there,” says Bay. “But it’s a black box — there’s not much information available, and it’s hard to break in unless you have inside contacts. I wrote this book to level the playing field. I’m your mentor, and I’ll help you understand how to get your first job and grow it into a lifelong career making games.”

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July 4, 2017
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0692920927
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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Game Industry Career Guide (July 4, 2017)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 124 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0692920927
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0692920923
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 6.2 ounces
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6 x 0.28 x 9 inches

Best Sellers Rank: #780,738 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Jason W. Bay is the creator of the Game Industry Career Guide website, where he publishes insider information and inspiration to help thousands of aspiring game developers start and build their careers.

Jason has spent over 15 years in the video game industry in many roles including tester, designer, writer, programmer, technical director, and director of studio operations. He’s been a featured presenter at international game industry conferences, written for industry magazines, and worked with top game development schools to help students get hired.

Connect with Jason on Twitter @YourGameCareer, or swing by his career website for a ton of free info about game industry jobs at: www.GameIndustryCareerGuide.com.

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William B. Harding

Great information density

Reviewed in the United States on March 12, 2023

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There's no better on-ramp to a career in video games than this.

Reviewed in the United States on December 22, 2018

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Arrived quickly, and He enjoyed it. Not much else to say.

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Spencer

Surprisingly this had a lot of great information in there

Reviewed in the United States on January 21, 2018

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Surprisingly this had a lot of great information in there, even though the book is tailored for video game design. I want to go into web development or database management, but the book had a lot of helpful tips and tricks that I will be applying when I am out job hunting. I'd buy this again for sure.

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Cami Smith

Great Resource

Reviewed in the United States on October 26, 2017

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Working closely at a game dev school this book hits a home run. The author details the various jobs that make up a game studio. He covers strategies for preparing a portfolio, resume, code samples and what to expect from the interview process. This is a great book for anyone who is going into the gaming industry.

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Juan C.

Expected more useful info

Reviewed in the United States on January 25, 2021

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Very generic, thas majority of things here are logic and applies for almost every software career

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Yuriy

Good starter resource

Reviewed in the United States on January 3, 2019

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Solid book. Useful as I'm transitioning to video game industry as a designer. If you apply the advice, it works. Easy to read.

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Kristofor Durrschmidt

Incredible advice for those looking to start a career in games.

Reviewed in the United States on July 6, 2017

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Well thought out and organized information for anyone considering a career in video game development. Required reading for those looking to change careers or the aspirations of youth about to enter college.

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Reviewed in the United States on July 17, 2019

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I don’t know if i would consider this a start. Came off too vague for me.

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