Game developers in the area?

[Silvermink]

Industry experience is good for putting deadlines and code quality in a team environment to the test.  Beyond that I think it is more about the projects you've done and the fact that you care. :)

I've found industry experience (though the vast majority of it's not game industry experience, admittedly) has helped me a lot with architecture - I tend to approach things with more of a view to modularity and reusability than I used to. I'm sure you can pick that stuff up in other places, too, though.

[Zen]

Industry experience sadly counts for more than you'd think, especially if you start looking at applying to larger companies.

I graduated from BCIT in 2004 with a Diploma of Technology in Computer Systems, Digital Signal Process specialty. From there I started with Magellan Interactive, where I worked until last year. I am now with a different studio that I will not name.

In my time at Magellan I worked on a lot of games, somewhere in the neighborhood of 20 - 30 over seven years. Sadly, most of them are on mobile phones that pre-date the iPhone era, making them impossible to find. However, I also have my name on several other projects on other platforms, including:

• WordJong versions for PC, DS, Wii and DSi.
• Triple Crown Championship Snowboarding - Nintendo Wii
• FullMetal Alchemist Trading Card Game DS - Nintendo DS
• Fab 5 Soccer - Nintendo DS

[Carl Foxmarten]

Carl;

Java actually sets you up nicely for making 'Droid games. The real question is, if you can deal with a platform that has a near-total piracy rate almost regardless of what you do. ;)

I'm actually in the middle (sort of) of writing a casual game for Android.
First intended release will be minus some of the bells and whistles that the final game will have, and will also be free.
Second, and full, release ought to be relatively inexpensive as well.

Pity I'm getting bogged down in the details...

Industry experience sadly counts for more than you'd think, especially if you start looking at applying to larger companies.

This is exactly what concerns me about applying to game companies.

[Alpha]

I am a software developer but I don't develop games.  However, I do mess with Blender game on a regular basis.  I'm in the process of making a simple shooter game.  I find creating it quite enjoyable.  I saw some of your work on FA so we can talk further about game development if you're up for it.

[Carl Foxmarten]

I am a software developer but I don't develop games.  However, I do mess with Blender game on a regular basis.  I'm in the process of making a simple shooter game.  I find creating it quite enjoyable.  I saw some of your work on FA so we can talk further about game development if you're up for it.

While games hold a special interest for me, I do work on other types of applications as well.
(they include a word-list search tool, a link-storage tool, and several other projects that haven't gotten anywhere near completion yet)