For the
early parts of John-Paul Ownby’s life he thought he was going to be a musician.
He has played piano for most of his life. Ownby was told that he was great and
should pursue this career path. When he was deciding what he wanted his major
to be in college, he decided that music was the clear choice. A few years
later, he works in the game industry. He works at Disney at Avalanche Software.
The
point of that was to give an example that you may not end up working where you
expect to work. And to illustrate that just because you like something goes not
mean you are fit to make that something your profession. When perusing his
musical career, Ownby did not like to practice playing the piano for more than
two hours. This was a clear sign that music was not the career path for him. So
just because you like to play games goes not mean you should get into the game
industry.
If you do decide that the game industry is for you, you
first must know some of the negatives. Crunch is a very prominent thing in the
game industry. You will work long hour regularly and it may burn you out. Having
a career in the game industry is not a very secure thing, companies go under
often. This field is very competitive, so just know that you are replaceable. You
will get paid well, but you could get paid better elsewhere. And In these sense
you could get a better job elsewhere. Other tech companies will pay you better,
provide better security, and are less competitive. If those negatives do not
scare you then let’s check on some of the positives.
The
main reason to join the game industry is because it is creatively fulfilling.
Making games is one of the most creatively fulfilling jobs out there because
there is so much that goes into making games. When making games there are an
always new things to be learning. If you like solving problems and doing things
that have not been done before then maybe making games it for you.
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