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What about your current life wouls be the most surprising to you half a lifetime ago? (piefed.social)
submitted 1 week ago by to c/asklemmy@lemmy.world
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[–] 4 points 1 week ago (1 child)

Wow, I could write something similar. It was game dev for me. My younger self prepared for the college path. I didn't deviate. I didn't land a job in the industry and now do something similar, which isn't exactly games (VR training simulations). Best decision of my life.

Younger self might be disappointed I don't make cool games.

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  • [–] 3 points 1 week ago*

    I studied video game art in uni, but left the course after 1.5 years bc it went in a different direction I hoped for (it went all-in on 3D, and the 2D I was actually interested in was done in a month). By that point I already had a part-time job as graphic designer, so I continued that instead, and eventually managed to land a graphic-designer-ish job at a non-profit organisation.

    My current job is a lot less glamorous from the outside than video game art, or even a typical graphic design portfolio would be, but I really enjoy it :)

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