I found a great article by Lewis Pulsipher entitled "Industry Hopefuls: Prepare Intelligently!". I thought it might be of use to those of you who are contemplating game development as a career.
You can find it here: Industry Hopefuls: Prepare Intelligently!
Some of the more interesting points he makes:
"When you learn game design, learn game design, not game production"
"I recall one student, 27 years old, who said after a three-day break from classes that he'd played games for forty hours during that break. That may be fun, but it won't help you get where you want to go -- in a practical sense, it's a waste of time! I encounter far too many people who think that playing games is a path into the game industry."
"Make something, don't just talk about making something. If you do that, and you have some talent, everything else will fall into place, sooner or later." Basicually what this means is that you should not just wish you were making games for living, but you should do something about it. Show your initiative and drive by studying on your own and creating something you can demo to prospective employers.
