What is your dream job?
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I'd love to write and produce an animated series set in the Fallout universe. Work out a deal with Bethesda, get Chris Avellone and/or J.E. Sawyer as executive producer, use a lot of the voice actors from the games.
Like you wouldn't watch that if it was good and stayed faithful to the lore.
Like you wouldn't watch that if it was good and stayed faithful to the lore.
I am enjoying my programming class in school so I have been thinking of becoming a game programmer. I also love HTML so I would love to work on a website with a large company.
I would also love to start my own company someday. After I get my IT degree, I want to get a business degree.
I had also thought of being an Ancient History teacher because I love ancient Egypt and Greece and Rome.
I currently work in Retail and it is enjoyable it just is not what I see myself doing for the rest of my life unless I get a job at a game store.
I would also love to start my own company someday. After I get my IT degree, I want to get a business degree.
I had also thought of being an Ancient History teacher because I love ancient Egypt and Greece and Rome.
I currently work in Retail and it is enjoyable it just is not what I see myself doing for the rest of my life unless I get a job at a game store.
either paras or royal marine commandos however cant join the army due to a spinal injury but always wanted to and can get training in medicine for use afterwards
A canoe instructor, or just a general outdoor activities instructor.
Or a chef.
Or a librarian/person who works in a book shop.
And if none of them work at all, then preferably something that involves driving fast cars, making explosions, or jumping off of very tall buildings.
So... a stunt (wo)man?
Or a chef.
Or a librarian/person who works in a book shop.
And if none of them work at all, then preferably something that involves driving fast cars, making explosions, or jumping off of very tall buildings.
So... a stunt (wo)man?
I want to work in the artist branch of the game industry, preferably as a concept artist but I'm also interested in storytelling and voice acting, although not nearly as much.
If nothing else I'd wanna be a freelance artist and possibly part-time truckdriver, for the lulz.
If nothing else I'd wanna be a freelance artist and possibly part-time truckdriver, for the lulz.
I'd love to work for some kind of videogame related publication. Gameinformer would be my dream pick, but I'd work for any magazine.
Escapist would be good too. I'm interested in working for you!
Escapist would be good too. I'm interested in working for you!
I spent a lot of my 20s trying out various careers that appealed - I worked in tech & game journalism, TV, speechwriting, and some other things. Like a lot of others I found that most popular aspirational careers force low salaries and crappy conditions on their workers in exchange for 'living the dream'. Videogame programming (which I haven't done) is a good example of this: almost anyone except the really high end geniuses could make a much better living doing database work, and not have to be chewed up and spat out by 80-100 hour work weeks. Journalism too: with honorable exceptions like The Escapist, journalism is often a proving ground where the smart kids eventually graduate to doing PR.
Without trying to be negative or crap on anyone's dream, I would suggest looking very carefully at the 'hot' careers and ask yourself what you're really looking for in them, because there are some very smart people who are cynically selling you a bill of goods with regards to things like the game, music & movie industries.
Now I'm in my early 30s I find myself motivated by internal rewards far more than external. I want to be a good person; I want to spend time with loved ones; I want to work with interesting people. This opens up a LOT of possibilities, while slamming some doors firmly shut.
Cheers
Colin
Without trying to be negative or crap on anyone's dream, I would suggest looking very carefully at the 'hot' careers and ask yourself what you're really looking for in them, because there are some very smart people who are cynically selling you a bill of goods with regards to things like the game, music & movie industries.
Now I'm in my early 30s I find myself motivated by internal rewards far more than external. I want to be a good person; I want to spend time with loved ones; I want to work with interesting people. This opens up a LOT of possibilities, while slamming some doors firmly shut.
Cheers
Colin