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[Transhuman]

So you won an election to have to do extra work for nothing.

Unless I am misunderstanding what being a student union rep is.

 

[friskykillface]

Algebraic

I got second place in a race of 4 for promising a school wide capture the flag game , that was it , we did it two years ago and I wanted to do it again
We never did it again

Democracies never work ;P

 

[trab pu kcip]

got an official rejection from both jobs I applied to now (((

I don't know what to do with life

 

[RobotNinjaHornets]

got am official rejection from both jobs I applied to now (((

I don't know what to do with life

Move to Brighton?

Spoiler

Implement fully automated luxury communism?

 

[FloatOn]

got an official rejection from both jobs I applied to now (((

I don't know what to do with life

Maybe a reason why all the doors are closed
So you could open one that leads you to the perfect road
Like a lightning bolt, your heart will glow
And when it's time, you'll know

 

[Fluvian]

got an official rejection from both jobs I applied to now (((

I don't know what to do with life

GOG said no? damn, sorry, that would have been a cool ass job.

 

[trab pu kcip]

my hopes and dreams have been crushed. but I'm looking at some other positios rn... for example community managing for mystery company in france:

My client is a Video Game publisher who has been established over 30 years, headquartered in Lille, France with offices across Europe, Hong Kong and the U.S.

any idea who that would be?

 

[Nerdkiller]

I was just elected my classes student union rep, I went up and promised to be as corrupt as possible and they all cheered. I love this college.

You were just telling it like it was, weren't you?

 

[zeemumu]

my hopes and dreams have been crushed. but I'm looking at some other positios rn... for example community managing for mystery company in france:



any idea who that would be?

Quantic Dream, maybe. They have a new game coming out.

Wait, no.they operate out of paris.

 

[A Fish Aficionado]

got an official rejection from both jobs I applied to now (((

I don't know what to do with life

I didn't even get that when I interviewed for my dream job. Just silence.

 

[trab pu kcip]

Quantic Dream, maybe. They have a new game coming out.

looks more like Ubisoft :O I wonder if I can still work there after shitting on their games all my life

I didn't even get that when I interviewed for my dream job. Just silence.

I sent another email, at first I got nothing too.

 

[zeemumu]

looks more like Ubisoft :O I wonder if I can still work there after shitting on their games all my life

Thought Ubisoft primarily operated out of Montreal. Might just be the AC Division.

 

[trab pu kcip]

Thought Ubisoft primarily operated out of Montreal. Might just be the AC Division.

ughhh...this jobs sounds kinda neat but I can't force myself to like AC ;_;





Sega is also on my list now... kinda surprised to see them offering jobs to young people like me. what have they even been up to in the last years? :O

 

[zeemumu]

I'm supposed to be applying for an internship with Blizzard soon. I'm already prepping for rejection but there's hope in there somewhere.

I could also try getting a job in QA for some company and move on from there if I want to go the video game route.

ughhh...this jobs sounds kinda neat but I can't force myself to like AC ;_;





Sega is also on my list now... kinda surprised to see them offering jobs to young people like me. what have they even been up to in the last years? :O

Nah I meant I thought the AC Division was Montreal.



Mostly Sonic. Mania and not-Generations 2 look promising.

But if you get a job for Sega, can you do something for me? Talk to someone about porting Jet Set Radio Future.

 

[trab pu kcip]

I'm supposed to be applying for an internship with Blizzard soon. I'm already prepping for rejection but there's hope in there somewhere.

I could also try getting a job in QA for some company and move on from there if I want to go the video game route.




Nah I meant I thought the AC Division was Montreal.



Mostly Sonic. Mania and not-Generations 2 look promising.

But if you get a job for Sega, can you do something for me? Talk to someone about porting Jet Set Radio Future.

that's what I'm doing too now. looking at some game tester/translator jobs rn. not exactly what I imagined but what can you do...


oh I see! gotta find out what they handle in france then.

ok, noted!

 

[A Fish Aficionado]

I sent another email, at first I got nothing too.

I was follow up politely. Still nothing.

 

[Ceallach]

Had to take the kiddo to the doctor this morning, she got contact dermatitis from Jiu Jitsu

Could be worse, I've gotten Mrsa rolling before

 

[trab pu kcip]

hm apparently Ubisoft doesn't have an office in Lille after all?! wtf, what other old game dev with studios all around the globe is happening in france??

 

[Jobbs]

got an official rejection from both jobs I applied to now (((

Ahh :'((( These things happen. I know how discouraging it can be but you can't give up. Sometimes it takes some rejections to get your foot in the door.

hm apparently Ubisoft doesn't have an office in Lille after all?! wtf, what other old game dev with studios all around the globe is happening in france??

I can't seem to find anything noteworthy in terms of game studios headquartered in Lille France. I wonder if it's something a bit different from what we think? Like a Mobile dev or something

Had to take the kiddo to the doctor this morning, she got contact dermatitis from Jiu Jitsu

poor thing.

 

[RobotNinjaHornets]

ughhh...this jobs sounds kinda neat but I can't force myself to like AC ;_;

This is the correct opinion

Fuck AssCreed

 

[trab pu kcip]

Ahh :'((( These things happen. I know how discouraging it can be but you can't give up. Sometimes it takes some rejections to get your foot in the door.



I can't seem to find anything noteworthy in terms of game studios headquartered in Lille France. I wonder if it's something a bit different from what we think? Like a Mobile dev or something

but over 30 years old?! D:

 

[Jobbs]

but over 30 years old?! D:

Yeah I can't figure it out. It must not be a regular video game company or else I'm missing something big.

Sega's mostly been busy with making terrible games. The one exception is Alien Isolation, but they don't seem to be making a followup.

 

[trab pu kcip]

Yeah I can't figure it out. It must not be a regular video game company or else I'm missing something big.

Sega's mostly been busy with making terrible games. The one exception is Alien Isolation, but they don't seem to be making a followup.

this bugs me so much. I've been doing detective work for the last 30 minutes and I found nothing. I don't wanna apply to a company I don't know D:

edit: I think I found it! Bigben Interactive... never heard of it :O

 

[zeemumu]

this bugs me so much. I've been doing detective work for the last 30 minutes and I found nothing. I don't wanna apply to a company I don't know D:

I couldn't find anything either, at least nothing big name.

 

[SolVanderlyn]

I can't find a job either. Most of them don't even reply. I only got a rejection from one place.

 

[FloatOn]

I now have the power to post to our company intranet

I feel like I have the keys to the kingdom

 

[MutFox]

Finding a job is damn hard.

All of them seem to require experience,
so really, just getting any experience in the field at whatever company helps.

 

[trab pu kcip]

I can't find a job either. Most of them don't even reply. I only got a rejection from one place.

we're in this together now! we can do it!

Finding a job is damn hard.

All of them seem to require experience,
so really, just getting any experience in the field at whatever company helps.

true, experience seems like the biggest issue

 

[Misha]

we're in this together now! we can do it!

true, experience seems like the biggest issue

Most places like to tack on "3 years minimum industry experience" I find. Supposedly they'll still look at people without those qualifications but Idk. Just gotta find a smaller job first to hit that checkbox. You don't usually get the dream job right off the bat

 

[trab pu kcip]

Most places like to tack on "3 years minimum industry experience" I find. Supposedly they'll still look at people without those qualifications but Idk. Just gotta find a smaller job first to hit that checkbox. You don't usually get the dream job right off the bat

yup! I lowered it down to game tester, which still seems fun enough.

 

[Misha]

yup! I lowered it down to game tester, which still seems fun enough.

I meant smaller company more than different job. Not entirely sure how it would work for you but some jobs want you to already essentially be trained in that work and that's part of the point of requiring experience


Tester definitely seems interesting though.

 

[WhereAreMahDragonz]

got an official rejection from both jobs I applied to now (((

I don't know what to do with life

Accept what the universe is telling you

 

[trab pu kcip]

I meant smaller company more than different job. Not entirely sure how it would work for you but some jobs want you to already essentially be trained in that work and that's part of the point of requiring experience


Tester definitely seems interesting though.

hm I was looking through all kinds of companies, the one I applied to (not GOG) wasn't really that big. but I get your point

Accept what the universe is telling you

and what is that?

 

[FloatOn]

hm I was looking through all kinds of companies, the one I applied to (not GOG) wasn't really that big. but I get your point

You can always work for EA in Orlando

 

[Misha]

hm I was looking through all kinds of companies, the one I applied to (not GOG) wasn't really that big. but I get your point


and what is that?

Games related companies are definitely hard cause there aren't a lot of them. There's only one that's remotely notable in Pittsburgh and it's a company that makes edutainment iPad games


Another recommendation is not to rule out jobs that you would do over the Internet. There's more than you'd think and it opens you up to a lot more areas

 

[WhereAreMahDragonz]

hm I was looking through all kinds of companies, the one I applied to (not GOG) wasn't really that big. but I get your point


and what is that?

That it wasn't the job for you. Everything happens for a reason.

 

[trab pu kcip]

You can always work for EA in Orlando

pretty sure I'd die in Florida. I already considered Iceland just because it's super cold.

 

[Nerdkiller]

pretty sure I'd die in Florida. I already considered Iceland just because it's super cold.

Yeah, I'm not exactly the most tolerant of warm weather either. Blasted humidity.

 

[zeemumu]

Come to California and work for whoever.

 

[Prophet Steve]

yup! I lowered it down to game tester, which still seems fun enough.

Game testing is... not very fun, sorry.

 

[Ceallach]

I need a job where someone pays me to play old Sega CD FMV games and PC ENGINE jrpgs.

Maybe I should become a boob streamer, lol.

 

[zeemumu]

Game testing is... not very fun, sorry.

Mainly because testing for bugs and meeting compliance is repetitive.

Run into this wall 500 times and see if you phase through it.

I'd still do QA though.

 

[Vazra]

I need a job where someone pays me to play old Sega CD FMV games and PC ENGINE jrpgs.

Maybe I should become a boob streamer, lol.

Remember to throw us a link.

 

[trab pu kcip]

Game testing is... not very fun, sorry.

well it's still a job, that's out of the question. but if it's about something I care about it's still different than clicking through my current employer's player site to discover errors all day. plus it would also be proof reading and translations.

 

[Pau]

Trab have you ever talked to H.Pro about finding a job in the game industry?

 

[Prophet Steve]

well it's still a job, that's out of the question. but if it's about something I care about it's still different than clicking through my current employer's player site to discover errors all day. plus it would also be proof reading and translations.

Oh yeah, it might be more fun than testing websites.

 

[trab pu kcip]

Trab have you ever talked to H.Pro about finding a job in the game industry?

I haven't! do you know what she does exactly?

 

[zeemumu]

The urge to watch Hocus Pocus is rising.

*sigh* Every year without fail...

 

[Prophet Steve]

I haven't! do you know what she does exactly?

XSeed community manager and senior editor, at least some time ago, not completely sure she still is in the same position

 

[Misha]

I haven't! do you know what she does exactly?

Somehow I'm thinking she's involved in localization but I can't remember why I think that

(Tho beaten by someone who actually knows)