...because I'm having a fantastic day! I don't know if it is just the sun being out for once, or what, but I feel amazing today. I've got a thing for this lovely woman that sells me coffee every morning. I designed the t-shirts for her and her burlesque group, and we are finally getting to know eachother, and she has this beautiful smile every time I see her. I'm probably going to have to ask her out soon if I can muster the gumption required to do so.
On top of that, I got paid today and picked up Mass Effect 2 and a radio adaptor for my iPhone, so I can finally listen to music in my car. The new Battlefield demo hits PSN today so I'll be able to reunite with all of my Battlefield friends and go on a murder patrol. All in all things are just going well right now in every facet of my life. I keep waiting for something bad to happen.
Boise State did it again tonight! After the totally radtastic Fiesta Bowl game that we won in 2007, we are back in 2010 with another big win. This time it was against TCU who was #4 in the country. It wasn't as dramatic or high scoring this year, but I feel like two big wins in such a short period of time will start to get us the recognition we deserve. Even though we were ranked #6 in the country, a lot of people expected TCU to slaughter us. Instead it was a very even matched defensive battle. I couldn't be happier to see my favorite team performing on such a high level. Good times.
This is almost as sweet as Demon's Souls winning Gamespot's GOTY. Almost.
Hey guys... I could use some advice.
I've been working with my family for about 4 years now, and I don't really like it. I've never felt like I could leave because I don't want to abandon them and make it so that two guys have to do the work of three. My brother and my dad know that I'm not happy here, and that I want to do something else with my life. While I have put no money into this business, I am a part owner of the business, and am entitled to 10% of any profits we make.(Hint: We don't make any profits.) In any case, my brother approached me yesterday about buying my 10% of the business for $6,000. This isn't a lot of money for some people, but it would wipe out my credit card debt and take care of what I owe the IRS. I'd essentially be able to hit the reset button on the last 4 years and move on with my life. It is amazing. I've never seen such an all encompassing solution to my life's problems. I got kinda emotional imagining what I could do if I was free to do whatever I wanted in life.
The problem I'm having, is that I have no idea where to go from here. I could do anything I suppose, but I was sorta content with the safety net of working here. I'm really passionate about gaming, and if I was to leave this job, I'd be leaving it to pursue a career in the game industry. I used to want to try for the criticism/journalism end of the business, but the problem with that is that the industry doesn't need another longwinded "journalist" that doesn't write very well, and isn't capable of talking about a game without using hyperbole. I'm looking at how to break in on the creative side of the business. I have tons of ideas for games in my head. My best friend and I used to work up little design documents for the kinds of games we'd want to make if we were able to break into the business. He'd do the concept art, and I'd do the writing. I feel like we have real talent, and that, given the chance, we could do some amazing things. I feel that if I could learn how to do some rudimentary programing that he and I could build some basic games aimed at the PSN/XBLA crowd. The other option that I always looked at was finishing out my Linguistics degree and Japanese minor, and going to Japan to teach English and get fluent in Japanese. From there I could get work in the game industry doing localization. It wouldn't be creatively satisfying, but I'd be able to get my foot in the door and try to work my way up.
tldr version: What is the best way to break into the game business? Getting a degree and pursuing a job at one of the big companies, or learning how to program and working with my best friend?
