Chris Crawford on Game Design

Get a Degree

First, get a bachelor's degree at a reputable college. The degree serves three purposes:

• First, it establishes your credibility in the eyes of employers.

• Second, it gives you a saleable skill that you can use to launch your career.

• Third, it will teach you how to learn.

These are some of your options:

• Technical school: These schools provide students with a highly focused, narrow education concentrating on the specific skills necessary for success as game programmers. There are a number of schools that operate under this philosophy, and they are turning out a goodly number of graduates each year. These graduates will find good positions as programmers and will play important technical roles in many games projects. Some of these will ...