Chapter 2 Education

DOI: 10.1201/9781003282235-3

Broaden your horizons! Don’t just play games for inspiration—read widely, go to the theatre, listen to radio plays. Be interested in people and the world. Be a sponge for stories in all their forms. You never know what might inspire you so give yourself a deep well to draw from.

—Rhianna Pratchett, Freelance Writer

This year, more than 85 students will graduate from New York University's Game Center and start looking for jobs.1 Those students will join thousands of other game-program graduates around the world to compete for jobs. Add to that number all the graduates from previous years and game-writing professionals who are switching roles for better opportunities. The result is that the ...

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