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Geek Culture / My DBP programming skills got me a job in the games industry!

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Scraggle
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Posted: 5th May 2011 21:47
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I haven't quite finished my Games Programming Degree yet but I applied to several companies anyway and sent them a link to my website along with the application.
Iguana-Entertainment gave me a job based on the games on my site, most of which are written in DBP. They were particularly impressed with 'Concentric' and I am now writing a game that is somewhere between Concentric and Bejewelled. Once its done they want it porting to iPad.
It's going to make finishing my degree tricky but it has to be worth it!
So, I am now in the games industry thanks to DBP!!

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Interplanetary Funk
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Posted: 5th May 2011 21:56
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Well congrats! What studio have are you (going to be?) a part of?I might start looking for anything you develop with them.

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Insanity Complex
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Posted: 6th May 2011 00:47
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Congrats! Although is it odd that I like the way your personal website and games look more so than Iguana? You should convince them to at least remove autoplay from the video they have on EVERY PAGE OF THE SITE. T_T

But on a more serious note, that is very cool!

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BatVink
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Posted: 6th May 2011 01:32
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Congrats, it's all been worthwhile. We await your creations with anticipation

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BTW, the firefox logo on your site needs updating. We have firefox 4 now!

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Yodaman Jer
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Posted: 6th May 2011 02:14
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Awesome news, Scraggle! Excellent job!

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Van B
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Posted: 6th May 2011 11:42
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Nice one! - living the dream even before you finish your degree

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Green Gandalf
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Posted: 7th May 2011 02:10
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Congratulations! Great news and well-deserved.
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Grog Grueslayer
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Posted: 7th May 2011 09:25
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That's really cool and congratulations!

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A company of iguanas have employed a cat?
Congrats! How lazy is that to shorten congratulations!

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Jeku
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Posted: 7th May 2011 22:02
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Cool, congrats!


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Fallout
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Posted: 8th May 2011 15:43
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Well done chap. I hope it works out for you!

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Posted: 8th May 2011 20:20
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Awesome job, scraggle, hope all goes well.


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Poloflece
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Posted: 10th May 2011 10:37 Edited at: 10th May 2011 10:41
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Well I still have a couple of years of school so that should give me some time to get up to scratch on programing and 3d/2d art. You've given me some things to think about

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Posted: 10th May 2011 21:39
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Congragulations!

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Wow, I used to work in the same building as Iguana, just a few doors down and I live literally around the corner. Who knows, one day we could get together and have a few beers.

Congrats Scraggle.

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RickV
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Posted: 17th May 2011 15:31
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Hi Scraggle,

So will you send TGC 15% of your wages?

Just joking mate!

Good luck in your new job and make sure you let them know about AppGameKit!

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Posted: 17th May 2011 18:34
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There's hope for us all then Good luck with the degree/new job!


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Scraggle
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Funny you should say that. I am trying my best to come up with a good pitch that will convince them to use AGK.

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Thanks for the good wishes

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DVader
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Nice one Scraggle! I wouldn't worry too much about your degree, the games industry tend to go more on your experience and previous jobs than qualifications, although I am sure they will help So just having a job in the industry is well and truly a good start to a career in games. Iguana obviously spotted you had talent from your work so far and not from the degree you are working on. Good luck on both finishing it and your new job!

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Jeku
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Quote: "I wouldn't worry too much about your degree, the games industry tend to go more on your experience and previous jobs than qualifications, although I am sure they will help"


That's really not true, but I know that exceptions always happen. I've never seen an employer not care about a degree, but maybe it's different in the UK Again, congrats man!


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