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submitted 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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As a B.A. holding custodian I resemble that remark!

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[–] [email protected] 11 points 3 weeks ago (4 children)

I started college before covid, becoming a game programmer.

Boom. NFTs and Blockchains
Then Covid hit, eliminating many jobs and studios
Finally, AI/LLMs hit, and the companies that survived want to do that now

I'm happy I got the degree and experience, I'm sad because now those jobs are gone, changed, or became near impossible to get into.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Game devs get paid shit wages, so honestly it could be a good thing that those jobs are "gone". Just feed the marketing and management people their slop and take the paycheck home.

If you really want to be a game dev and not sell your soul for no pay then being an indie dev is really the only way to go. But that also requires having a good idea, beating your soul to death for a few years, then maybe you can cash out.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 weeks ago

Yeah, it's a real gamble. Most indie games fail.

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