Brand Spankin New

[Gilgamesh2007]

Hi everybody I'm josh, I'm 18 and I live In Massachusetts, I've been mulling over this for a long time, been playing video games as long as I can remember and they have always been the highlight and focus of my life and I finally have the courage/motivation to immerse myself in what I love, Video games. I only have my GED and I really have no idea what so ever where to start....reading about the positions available I think I would prefer Game Design, i have the vision well more like a multitude of fantasies and day dreams but I don't believe I have the means to bring them to life, I have no idea where to start and I'd really appreciate any advice, thanks for reading and looking forward to your replies!

[tsloper]

Originally Posted by Gilgamesh2007

I'm 18 ... I only have my GED and I really have no idea what so ever where to start.... reading about the positions available I think I would prefer Game Design

If you want to become a game designer, you'll need to either get a college degree and then get a job in the game industry, or take a QA job in the game industry and work your way up over several years. Read these:

http://sloperama.com/advice/designprep.htm
http://sloperama.com/advice/lesson5.htm
http://sloperama.com/advice/jobapp.htm
http://sloperama.com/advice/lesson24.htm
http://sloperama.com/advice/lesson27.htm

[zurza]

Exactly!!! If you wanna be a game designer, you'll need to get a college degree and then get a job in the game industry.
My friend id that, and now he got good sallary!