Dash keeps forgetting that Fluttershy's not very tough...

@Apple: Yeah, well. It would, of course, be better if I actually had a job right now...

issue is there's almost no one at work that i interact with in my age range, thre all either way older, or way younger.

I've heard that to be a game designer, you really have to be dedicated to making games, because the job isn't that great otherwise.

@ keg

Oh...sorry.

@ Seraphem

Where do you work again?

retail store, it's either old ladies, or kids just out of high school or in collage.

Yeah, I took a video game programming class my Freshman year in high school. It was pretty frustrating (mostly because the system we had was very finicky and kept finding errors in my stuff, plus towards the end it didn't work at all so the end of the year eventually devolved into us using the class as "Free Internet Time".) Not really something I'd go in to, and most of it was just using pre-determined geometric shapes.

@ Seraphem

Ah yes that's right. You've mention cock ups with deliveries before.

@Story: It depends on where you work. there are bad companies that work you like slaves, but for the most part the industry is really starting to level out. Most companies don't want you to work too much overtime now.

The reason you hear stuff like that is because a lot of beginning designers will work themselves stupid, and end up burning themselves out in a few years because they work like, 12 hour days. So they end up retiring after 5 years because they just can't work anymore.

If you work a decent 9-5, like I plan to, it's much easier on you, though you still need to pull overtime during crunch.

The work can be pretty mentally exhausting, since it's pretty much "Thinking: the job", but if you don't push yourself too hard it's good work and a lot of fun.

@Apple: Don't worry about it. It'll be easier to find work after I move, and I'll actually be in the city I'm applying for work at.

edited 12th May '12 8:21:30 PM by kegisak

I would love to go from my current job of developing utility apps to developing games, or at least find someone art and design savvy to make use of my prototypes so I could toss an indie game out there for the hell of it. Not looking likely, though.

edited 12th May '12 8:22:36 PM by PerpetualLurker

I must slumber now. Goodnight.

I'm majoring in Journalism when I get to college. Mostly because I'm good at writing and three of my classes through my high school career have been journalism-related, mostly on the school's newspaper.

The download isn't working for PF 6.

I'll be together with other interns, so hopefully age won't be a problem.

Goodnight Freeman.

Sigh...I'm thinking about all the friends who've already left.

Anyone remember me mentioning my friend the (gay) 21st century Viking? He's gone. Got engaged too!

Sorry, I don't remember.

@Colin: You have to check visit all the credits pages first.

@Freeman: Goodnight.

I took a journalism class in college. I learned that I suck at journalism. The whole reason I like writing stuff is the ability to make stuff up and interpret things. Journalism is all about "just the facts, no interpretation", so I almost died.

Also, I'm finally done with all my schoolwork for the year, so I'm changing my avatar to reflect how good it feels.

edited 12th May '12 8:27:50 PM by JapaneseTeeth

Oh it was ages ago. Season two had only just started.

He's the reason why I don't do stereotypes in my characters.

@JT: Just figured that out, not to see if the mod works.

@JT Most ridiculous avatar yet.

I personally am frustrated with my options. I love to sing. It's one of the few things I love more than reading and video games. The problem is There is no freaking way to turn it into a career. My ideal future career would be a voice actor/singer but I cannot see a way to get into the industry.

I hear Tara is part of a group that helps aspiring voice actors.

I'm a music major, hoping I can get a career as an opera singer or musical theatre performer. And next semester I start my accounting major, so I can do that if the music thing doesn't work.

When I was in middle school I really wanted to make video games. But... I know nothing about programming or design. So that's never gonna happen. All I really have are "ideas" and stories and those are a dime a million. So that ain't happening.

edited 12th May '12 8:37:23 PM by Pannic

My experiences with people are quite strained, as I don't really like being around people.

I mean, it's not that I don't LIKE people, far from it actually, it's just that I don't like being AROUND people. It's kinda hard to explain, but being around people tends to drain my thought capacity and in most conversations I just sorta turn into a husk. In my life, there have only ever been two people that I've ever been able to talk to, that were my own age, that I didn't feel like I was forcing conversation with them.

I guess that's one thing I sorta like about the internet. I can talk to people without actually having to be in their proximity! ...That sounded better in my head.

Well I should probably try to get some sleep.