This term is feeling like it is going slower than the others. It seems like there is more work involved. I have A's in College Writing II and Cinematography, but have jsut slipped down to a B+ in my Sequential Drawing and Visual Narrative class. There is so much to know about storyboarding! Who knew? I normally have my class schedule for next term by now, but nothing new has been psoted yet. It may be because of the long break for Christmas. I will tlak to my advisor next week and see what he has to say. I also had a migraine last week and ended up in the ER over night. Thankfully I have my wonderful caring wife who takes care of me. We hada nice quiet Thanksgiving with mother and stepfather as well as a friend of mine from the next city over. Word tot he wise -- when ordering a precooked Thanksgiving dinner, ask if "precooked" means if the meal is warm and ready to be served when you pick it up, or if everything has been cooked, frozen, and needs to be reheated. Give you one guess what happened to us!
Something interesting Ihave been doing. I have been researching Game Companies to see see what they have for job openings, and to see if they have any internships or anything else that I might be able to do until I get out of school with my degree. I also noted where they are located. Meredith will be happy to note that there are about 3 of them so far that are located overseas in the UK, someplace that she and I both agreed would be fun to live. I included some notes that I jotted down for each. Here is what I have down so far:
Game Companies
Hiring Opportunities and Locations
11/27/2009
Nintendo – contracts out to a company in Redmonton, WA. Will only take local applicants. http://www.nintendo.com/corp/tester.jsp
Bioware – will only take local applicants in Austin, TX. https://jobs.ea.com/jobs/jobposting.aspx?refresh=1&postid=a0z50000000I9hS
SIDE NOTE: IGDA WEBSITE -- http://www.igda.org/qa
Atari Games – nothing listed for quality testing, but does have other jobs listed. http://www.atari.com/careers
Blizzard Games – offers multiple internships for different game titles, especially in 3d character modeling/animation. Located in California. https://blizzard.taleo.net/careersection/2/moresearch.ftl?lang=en&radius=1&jobfield=6160134073&portal=101430233&radiusType=K
Activision – offers internships/co-ops through accredited colleges. Will even pay for relocation. http://www.activision.com/index.html#careersen_UStype:university
SIDE NOTE – GAMASUTRA.com for listings
Gearbox Games – located in Plano, TX. Nothing listed for interns/co-ops. Nothing listed for quality testing. http://www.gearboxsoftware.com/jobs/
NC Soft – has locations in TX, WA, CA, and England. Has multiple job listings and types. Some quality testing and some internships. http://us.ncsoft.com/en/jobs/
Square Enix – located in CA. Has quality testing and must be local. Prefers someone who speaks Japanese. http://www.square-enix.com/na/careers/
THQ – has multiple job listings, some of them through Volition – Inc. http://recruiter.kenexa.com/thq/cc/CCJobSearchAction.ss;jsessionid=3204FDEC0E656BF896DB141C4537032E?command=CCSearchAll&ccid=bupJEdUjsTs%3D
Sega – has multiple job listings in multiple locations, but NOTHING listed for quality testing or internship. http://tbe.taleo.net/NA4/ats/careers/jobSearch.jsp?org=SEGAUSA&cws=1
Rainbow Studios – in Phoenix, AZ. Few jobs listed, nothing for quality testing or internship. http://www.rainbowstudios.com/employment/index.php
Capcom – does not have many jobs, but does have an internship. Located in San Mateo, CA. (WARNING – ask.com autofills San Mateo with COUNTY JAIL and COUNTY INMATES) http://www.capcom.com/us/?careers
Traveller’s Tales Games – located in Maidenhead, UK. Has multiple job listings including quality tester, but must be local. No interships listed. http://www.ttgames.com/jobs/
Ubisoft – programming jobs only. No internships or quality testing. BIZZARRE website. http://www.creatorsofemotion.com/home.php?param=en-us
505 Games – located in the UK. No career information listed.
So, anyway ... I have to finish getting ready for work. Next week I have 2 job shadowing opportunities with people in the standard tech areas of State Farm. I just wnat to keep my communications open with them in case anything falls through for me. I al have been keeping touch with Erwin. He tells me that State Farm jsut hired a person to work solely with 3dsMax. We are going to see if the 3 of us can set up a monthly meeting with each other.
Well, off to work!
1 comment:
That's exciting that there are job possibilities all over the world. I wonder why so many companies only take local applications. Perhaps they want you close so they can interview you face to face. Keep up the good grades and you'll have people bidding for you.
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