Q. i am on a college course at the minute that will lead to both careers (national diploma in computing level3 (equivelant to 3 A levels)) but im wondering which to take.
if i go the website route i can do it straight out of college. pros: job possibilties straight away, money is good, no university debt, easy to start own business working from home. cons: no university education.
if i go for games programming then i will have to do three years at a university but i will get to work in games for a living. pros: working in games, university education. cons: three more years of penniless learning, university debt, not sure what money it brings in.
your answer should depend on these few things: best pay?, best career prospects, better career, easiest to break into.
Anyhelp greatly appreciated as my life and career depend on my decision. J
if i go the website route i can do it straight out of college. pros: job possibilties straight away, money is good, no university debt, easy to start own business working from home. cons: no university education.
if i go for games programming then i will have to do three years at a university but i will get to work in games for a living. pros: working in games, university education. cons: three more years of penniless learning, university debt, not sure what money it brings in.
your answer should depend on these few things: best pay?, best career prospects, better career, easiest to break into.
Anyhelp greatly appreciated as my life and career depend on my decision. J
A. Coming from a similar background, I'm afraid to say that I would go with neither of those options!
Firstly let's tack website development. The biggest problem is that there are LOTS of people already doing it! It's a very saturated market and so whilst it's easy to get into, actually earning a steady income is very difficult if you're just going it alone from a home business. Money may be good, but actually sourcing the work as a new player in the industry will be tough - you may well be better off getting a role in an already well established web-design company if web development is the option you want to take.
Secondly, games programming. I really hope that you have actually done some - because it is nowhere near as fun as it sounds! Once again this is a task that lots of people already have the skills to do, although it is not as saturated as the wed development market. If you do wish to proceed down this route you will need prior experience before you go to uni, as more and more people who like gaming are taking courses so you should strive to excel at it... so that you can get recognition and employment! Low level coding is not a big earner, you will need to demonstrate your abilities to do much more than that whilst you are at university to ensure you get a better position when you leave.
I currently work as a project manager for a very large retail company in their IT sector. The choice of career never even entered my mind when I was at university, however being here I have to admit it's the best role I've had. I had considered working (and I actually applied for) several games programming roles... however turned them all down once I got a chance to see what the job actually entailed!
Look at what your skills are - do you enjoy coding for hours and hours? If so then perhaps a programming role might suit you, but remember that this doesn't pay all that well. Are you more creative? Perhaps then something like games *design* is more up your street, rather than games programming. Or are you good with timescales and working with others? If so then a career as a project manager or software engineer might be just what you're after - both of which pay more than web design or games programming.
Before you narrow your choices down to just these two options, make sure you really do have a GOOD look at what careers are available to you - as you said it's your life that depends on the decisions you make now so try to be as well informed as possible and choose a role that you enjoy but also offers opportunities for the future.
Best of luck!
Firstly let's tack website development. The biggest problem is that there are LOTS of people already doing it! It's a very saturated market and so whilst it's easy to get into, actually earning a steady income is very difficult if you're just going it alone from a home business. Money may be good, but actually sourcing the work as a new player in the industry will be tough - you may well be better off getting a role in an already well established web-design company if web development is the option you want to take.
Secondly, games programming. I really hope that you have actually done some - because it is nowhere near as fun as it sounds! Once again this is a task that lots of people already have the skills to do, although it is not as saturated as the wed development market. If you do wish to proceed down this route you will need prior experience before you go to uni, as more and more people who like gaming are taking courses so you should strive to excel at it... so that you can get recognition and employment! Low level coding is not a big earner, you will need to demonstrate your abilities to do much more than that whilst you are at university to ensure you get a better position when you leave.
I currently work as a project manager for a very large retail company in their IT sector. The choice of career never even entered my mind when I was at university, however being here I have to admit it's the best role I've had. I had considered working (and I actually applied for) several games programming roles... however turned them all down once I got a chance to see what the job actually entailed!
Look at what your skills are - do you enjoy coding for hours and hours? If so then perhaps a programming role might suit you, but remember that this doesn't pay all that well. Are you more creative? Perhaps then something like games *design* is more up your street, rather than games programming. Or are you good with timescales and working with others? If so then a career as a project manager or software engineer might be just what you're after - both of which pay more than web design or games programming.
Before you narrow your choices down to just these two options, make sure you really do have a GOOD look at what careers are available to you - as you said it's your life that depends on the decisions you make now so try to be as well informed as possible and choose a role that you enjoy but also offers opportunities for the future.
Best of luck!
computer games?
Q. is there any computer games like final fantasy, chrono cross, even need for speed or rpg's that are free downloadable
A. First I'm going to tell you about the browser based MMORPGs, then I'll mention somewhere you can see the downloadable (all of the games play online). At the very end I'll tell you about RPGs you can play offline.
To play games in flash, there are Dragon Fable and Adventure Quest (In both you have to pay to have full access to the game, and notice that Dragon Fable is still under construction and that it's hard for non-members to login into AQ). There are also those community based flash games (that some people consider to be MMORPGs) that are becoming really popular: Gaia Online (that I already played and that is really cool), ClubPenguin, PuzzlePirates, and i think that Habbo goes the same way; in all of this games you create an avatar and play games like fishing to get money and personalize those avatars.
There�s also the pure browser based ones: Tibia is a fairly popular game, BiteFight and Knightfight are OK. Travian is a strategy MMOG, also pretty good. There�s also pokemon crater (but it has a lots of publicity) and, my personal favorite, FallenSword (it�s much like pokemoncrater, only that it doesn�t have lots of publicity, and has a guild system that stimulate interaction, not to mention the lottery and the auction system).
The downloadable... well, i think it's harder to speak about them. I'll also give you a link for the "List of free MMORPGs" on wikipedia, where you can see the downloadable games out there (in this list you can read about other browser based MMORPGs as well). Take a look at the websites and check the screenshots, maybe you'll find some that interest you. My favorites are MapleStory, Anarchy Online, Monsters and Me, Flyff and Silk Road. Seems like Rappelz is also pretty good.
There are also some really good free downloadable MMORPGs coming out: Sword of the new world (where you can control up to three characters at once - but you'll have to pay so that you can get over a certain level) and the global version of Lunia (it's still on closed beta, but will soon come out - keep an eye on it).
The last category of RPGs I'll refer to you is the one you can play offline. I mean, games made with RPGMaker, some are really good. I'll give you three links. Try "Three the hard way" and the games of "Legion Saga" (they are on the first two links). The last link is for a series of games called �The Way�.
Have fun.
To play games in flash, there are Dragon Fable and Adventure Quest (In both you have to pay to have full access to the game, and notice that Dragon Fable is still under construction and that it's hard for non-members to login into AQ). There are also those community based flash games (that some people consider to be MMORPGs) that are becoming really popular: Gaia Online (that I already played and that is really cool), ClubPenguin, PuzzlePirates, and i think that Habbo goes the same way; in all of this games you create an avatar and play games like fishing to get money and personalize those avatars.
There�s also the pure browser based ones: Tibia is a fairly popular game, BiteFight and Knightfight are OK. Travian is a strategy MMOG, also pretty good. There�s also pokemon crater (but it has a lots of publicity) and, my personal favorite, FallenSword (it�s much like pokemoncrater, only that it doesn�t have lots of publicity, and has a guild system that stimulate interaction, not to mention the lottery and the auction system).
The downloadable... well, i think it's harder to speak about them. I'll also give you a link for the "List of free MMORPGs" on wikipedia, where you can see the downloadable games out there (in this list you can read about other browser based MMORPGs as well). Take a look at the websites and check the screenshots, maybe you'll find some that interest you. My favorites are MapleStory, Anarchy Online, Monsters and Me, Flyff and Silk Road. Seems like Rappelz is also pretty good.
There are also some really good free downloadable MMORPGs coming out: Sword of the new world (where you can control up to three characters at once - but you'll have to pay so that you can get over a certain level) and the global version of Lunia (it's still on closed beta, but will soon come out - keep an eye on it).
The last category of RPGs I'll refer to you is the one you can play offline. I mean, games made with RPGMaker, some are really good. I'll give you three links. Try "Three the hard way" and the games of "Legion Saga" (they are on the first two links). The last link is for a series of games called �The Way�.
Have fun.
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