Architect Interested in Level Design

[Ziiar]

Hi everyone. I’m interested in the possibility of getting into the games industry and would really appreciate some advice.

I’m currently a 4th year architecture student, and also love 3D rendering (been using Cinema 4D for a few years now). It seems to me that there are some interesting parallels between architecture and level design and I think it would be great to be able to put my architectural and rendering skills to good use in this way. So my questions are:

1. Do game design firms ever hire architects?

2. How likely is it that my architectural training and skills are actually relevant for game design?

3. I have received an automatic acceptance into my school’s accelerated masters program. Would getting a masters help in relation to level design or is it not worth it?

To get a better sense of my what I can currently do, here’s my architecture portfolio/resume:

http://issuu.com/matthewmurcko/docs/portfolio

And here’s my DA page where I have some 3d modeling and renderings:

http://ziiar.deviantart.com/

I would love hearing any thoughts you all have about this career path, including next steps I could take to pursue any opportunities. Thanks very much.

[tsloper]

Originally Posted by Ziiar

1. Do game design firms ever hire architects?

2. How likely is it that my architectural training and skills are actually relevant for game design?

3. Would getting a masters help in relation to level design

4. or is it not worth it?

1. Do they? There's no data on that question. Would they hire one? Sure, if he had an outstanding game portfolio; why not?

2. Fairly likely. http://sloperama.com/advice/m69.htm

3. No impact whatsoever. http://www.igda.org/games-game-june-2011

4. Worth is subjective. Only you can decide if it's worth it for you. Go for it if you want to and are able to. http://sloperama.com/advice/route66.htm