Joshua Nieves - XP Sessions Game Design
The best career advice I heard this week: stop trying to make good games. Make bad ones. On purpose. Ship monthly. That volume is what builds the portfolio that gets you hired.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3A3aeroHy_A #gamedesign #gamedev #gamedevcareer #gamedevelopment
Job Phone Screen:
"We restructured the role since we last talked and we're looking for someone with a few years of Claude dot AI experience."
First off: ...a few Years? lol
Secondly, it's such a rug pull to only mention AI in the phone screen.
#gamedev #gamedevcareer
You don’t need permission to get experience.
Do the work a studio would assign and suddenly you’re production ready.
What’s one “real” task you could add to your portfolio this week?
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🎮 Join the Funsmith Club - a Discord Community for Game Designers 👉 bit.ly/4smw5Uc
Built for game designers who want to level up their craft and their careers.
#gamedev #gamedesign #discordcommunity #indiedev #gamedevcareer #gamesindustry #gamesjobs
When you're ready to send out an application but the last listing of requirements be like 😭
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I've published a new short article about portfolio for junior game designers. Why and how to build one. #gamedev #gamedevelopment #gamedesign #gamedevcareer
medium.com/@tricky_fat_...
#GameWisdomWednesdays 4/30/25 - Don Daglow is a living legend and has been in games since the early 1970s. In 2016 he gave a GDC talk about how to have a long career in games. It's worth a watch for those eager to stick around for the long haul. 🎮🧠
Watch: www.youtube.com/watch?v=OwRB...
NEW EPISODE: bit.ly/john-ryan | youtu.be/WnR1aww6-wY
We're joined by @johnryanwrites.bsky.social, who shares his journey and offers insights into building a successful writing career in game development.
##TheCornerOfStoryAndGame #JohnRyan #GameDevCareer #WorkingInGames #NarrativeDesign
As a hiring manager at a AA game studio, would resume review be something you guys might be interested in?
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