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51 things every game student should know

satchmo · 2013-04-30 21:22:05

This has been doing the rounds today. Pretty funny, but there are some very good points in there - worth reading if you're a gamedev student. 51 things every game student should know

30-04-2013 10:22pm

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satchmo

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This has been doing the rounds today. Pretty funny, but there are some very good points in there - worth reading if you're a gamedev student.

51 things every game student should know

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#2 30-04-2013 10:55pm

Carpo II

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I'll add one for the coders.

"When you start your first game dev job, be prepared to embarass yourself on a daily basis with silly mistakes, derp moments and general ignorance."

I wish some one told me that before I started. On the other hand, near constant mortification is a great motivator to keep studying in your spare time

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#3 30-04-2013 11:24pm

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Thats brilliant, some points in there I wish I had read before I started college

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#4 11-05-2013 4:30pm

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One more: After thoroughly testing for everything a sane player might do, test for what the rest of the population might do.

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