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GREG LANEGAME DESIGNER – FUNTANK LLC
OCTOBER 8 T H , 2014
What I Learned from Sneaking into the Video Game Industry
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Is the Game Industry Right for Me?
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Part I: Building Your CV
Is college important?Should I just be focused on playing games?Knowing your roles.Years in the Industry vs. Game TitlesGame JamsExpanding your genres.Build It Yourself
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Is college important?
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Should I just be focused on playing games?
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Knowing your roles.
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Years in the Industry vs. Game Titles
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Game Jams
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0:00:05
0:06:23
0:07:43
0:08:25
0:13:00
0:16:00
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0:20:30
1:00:30
1:01:20
1:01:57
1:05:00
1:06:10
1:07:37
1:15:57
1:18:41
1:19:53
2:00:00
Entire Experience
10-1-21-332-312011-
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Final Stretch
Second Stretch
First Stretch
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Feeli
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Expanding your genres.
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Build It Yourself
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Part II: Understanding Your Regions
New York CityNew JerseyEast CoastWhole USGlobal
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New York City
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New Jersey
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East Coast
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Whole US / Global
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Part III: Knowing your Resources
Where to look for opportunity.Friends & ColleaguesOnline resource hubs
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Where to look for opportunity.
Gamasutra Game Board Linkedin IndieDB, Craigslist, or other board – but buyer
beware!
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Friends & Colleagues
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Online resource hubs
GameDevMap (a bit outdated, but shows towns & studios)
CompoHub (Know what game jams are going on!
Linkedin (Establish your connections)Krop (a free place for portfolios)Gamasutra (Industry Articles, professional
job board)Facebook Groups: NJIGDA, NYC IGDA, NYC
Indie Games, NYC Game Writers