Game Designing Schools

(BaRoN) #1

Hey im 14 and I really want to become a Level Designer or Game Designer when im older.
I just want to know about Game Designing schools. Also being a Level or Game Designer what am classes am I going to have to take. Right now im taking as many computer classes as I can Programming wise and Graphic. Also at home im using GTK Radiant im getting a good start at it. How long will i need to go in college for. Thank you if you could tell me about this I would appreciate it. If you want my email its barony_702@hotmail.com. I played all your games DOOM 3, RTCW, ET and nice job.

(amazinglarry) #2

Well you in the states? If you were there’s tons of schools with courses for game design and such. I’m currently attending Full Sail in Orlando FL, and while I have pretty mixed reviews it’s helped. You can check that out at www.fullsail.com . There’s also Digipen which is another good school I hear of. Though definitely be sure you do a LOT of research. Some people think of the schools as total rip-offs (I know I have a few times) but you meet people all throughout the industry and that’s what’s going to get you a job, is who you know. That and being enthusiastic and having a great attitude will get you far.

But yeah like I said, those are a couple “Game Design Schools” that I know of off the top of my head. And again many colleges are offering game design oriented courses. The best thing to do is to continue researching and learning as much as you can. Best of luck!

(Zombie13) #3

I’ve applied at game design schools before, and none of them teach you GOOD information about level design for the money they suck from you, best way to go is learn yourself from help from the communty :slight_smile:

Z

(Gimpsta) #4

My advice is to move to Copenhagen :smiley:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/3727932.stm

Gimpsta

(blushing_bride) #5

i wish i had thought of doing something like this when i was 14, instead i was hanging around in bus stops, smoking fags, sniffing marker pens and spitting on the ground alot :frowning:

Good luck to ya

(MadMattUK) #6

I thought that was what everyone did when they were 14??? :eek:

Anyway BB is self taught, and look at how nice his maps are. An inpiration to any budding mapper methinks :drink:

(BaRoN) #7

Thx guys I dont smoke or do any of that stuff cause its stupid lol. I have a plan for my future. I want to work for Squaresoft in japan. If I can or any of the good Companys like Splash Damage, or Activision or ID
But i have to wait probably for about 7 years :frowning:
heh but I dont know hopefully ill make it into one of those companys

(eq-Shrike) #8

I’m just a noob but I think a mix of both school taught skills and community work is a good start. Get a good structured grounding in programming and then showcase something in the community.

It does depend on exactly what you want to do - ie programmer, level designer, graphic artist … each requires different skills but I think producing something that you can add to a web portfolio is a good start.