What would you like to be when an adult?

spyromaster330 · Jul 16, 2008 10:21 AM

maybe a programmer, webdesigner or a game designer. Id like to work with computers a fair bit.

Kamineko · Jul 16, 2008 10:25 AM

Heavy metal god.

That's my fantasy anyway. Everyone wants to be some kind of music star at some point or another.

More realistically, a cartoonist. I'll probably have to start off storyboarding or something for someone else which will suck, but hopefully afterward I can make my own stuff.

Lancer232 · Jul 16, 2008 1:16 PM

^Lol, yea, I always see myself as some guitar hero, but I know it won't exactly happen.

Anyway, what I want to be is a video game designer or an engineer...or both, I already design things with both Gmax and now Blender, here's some pics of what I just now designed for a video game. If you've heard of Heavy Gear, you'll recognize the Hunter. Spoilered just incase.

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Zyro · Jul 16, 2008 1:42 PM

Well I'm 18 as from May, so now I am classed as an adult. Currently I work for Royal Mail as a postman.

ratchet · Jul 16, 2008 1:49 PM

Everyone wants to be some kind of music star at some point or another.

Yeah, I had a brief time last year hen i wanted to be one, very very brief though!

In truth, i'm a terrible worker, I'm extremely lazy and I get bored/Tired easily. Unless i get a job i really enjoy, i'm probably going to have a hard life.

reddragon12 · Jul 16, 2008 3:34 PM

i'd like to be a micanic or a vet

John Man 1234 · Jul 16, 2008 4:45 PM

Eather an author because people say I am good at writing stories or something to do with dance.

dragon protector x · Jul 16, 2008 4:47 PM

Woot Cheers to the thought of beingan Author John Man *offers high 5*

John Man 1234 · Jul 16, 2008 5:09 PM

Thank you Dragon Protector that was very nice of you.

dragon protector x · Jul 16, 2008 5:18 PM

*thinks of a book then the aurthors name is acctualy John Man* That would be a cool book.

Spyrorocks · Jul 16, 2008 10:19 PM

For all of you that want jobs in game design or programming, I have 2 tips for you:

1. Communication is just as important as your ability to program. If you cannot communicate how good you actually are, you will never get the job you want.

2. Start at a young age so programming concepts are hammered into your head.

Parotia · Jul 17, 2008 2:38 AM

heh, thats weird, quite a lot of people here are doing game design. XD
I'm used to being one of the very few who want to do it while many others choose other different career choices, like animation or being a teacher etc. etc. haha

Kamineko · Jul 17, 2008 5:37 AM

Game design is pretty much the rock-star dream for people who play video games.

They think "I could make the best game ever!" but in the off-chance they get in the field they'll just end up as some code monkeys.

Misa · Jul 17, 2008 6:12 AM

Vet or Zoologist or TV presenter on an animal show, kind like Steve Irwin

Fletch_Talon · Jul 17, 2008 6:13 AM

its the same with being an author except instead of ending up as code monkeys you either have a really unsuccessful and nearly unheard of book, or no book at all

birdy-stover · Jul 17, 2008 7:34 AM

I'm going to be a vet (hopefully)
All I have to do is take the right subjects in school, pass my first tertiary studies year, pass the five year veterinary course (murdoch does 5, but some colleges do 6) and then somehow get the money to buy my own practise... yeah, easy hmm
Or a zoologist, but i think that takes longer and i want to help animals and make them feel better. lol

YellowBananas · Jul 17, 2008 9:59 AM

hahaha! B-S...
i have to do everything u have to do!
umm... whats a practise?

Parotia · Jul 17, 2008 10:08 AM

Atresac wrote:

Game design is pretty much the rock-star dream for people who play video games.
They think "I could make the best game ever!" but in the off-chance they get in the field they'll just end up as some code monkeys.

I've known many people who play video games most of their time (or lives) but dont do anything in their career involving game design. >_>

I was going to choose animation because I've kinda liked storyboarding or the other things involving animation. but no...not for me.

But yeah thats quite true. Code monkeys? XD
Well so help me I dont end up working w/ one...I'd rather know of one than work w/ one but you never know, things might just turn for the worst.

dragon protector x · Jul 17, 2008 4:11 PM

Spyrorocks wrote:

For all of you that want jobs in game design or programming, I have 2 tips for you:
1. Communication is just as important as your ability to program. If you cannot communicate how good you actually are, you will never get the job you want.
2. Start at a young age so programming concepts are hammered into your head.

SR thats what my dad tells me all the time. If there is a career i want to follow then start at a young age and keep at it if i want to get any good at it or get that job.

bmah · Jul 17, 2008 4:12 PM

You could be a game reviewer and have fun making critiques on new stuff that comes out.

As said already, there are many different aspects of creating a video game, so you don't have to be a code junkie.

Kamineko · Jul 17, 2008 9:59 PM

There are many aspects of it, but coding is a real nice chunk of the process. So chances are, if you do get into video gaming, you're going to be writing lines and lines of code to make the character bump their head on a wall, not pitching some awesome idea to a multi-million dollar company.

Chee Chee · Jul 17, 2008 10:13 PM

I'm going to work at PIXAR animation studios.

Spyrorocks · Jul 17, 2008 10:17 PM

Atresac wrote:

There are many aspects of it, but coding is a real nice chunk of the process. So chances are, if you do get into video gaming, you're going to be writing lines and lines of code to make the character bump their head on a wall, not pitching some awesome idea to a multi-million dollar company.

Video game coding is not for those that get frustrated easily.

Lancer232 · Jul 18, 2008 12:24 AM

^lol, that's why I'm more of the modelling type, I get to play around with how something looks instead of playing with an eraser or a backspace key.

Parotia · Jul 18, 2008 2:55 AM

Atresac wrote:

There are many aspects of it, but coding is a real nice chunk of the process. So chances are, if you do get into video gaming, you're going to be writing lines and lines of code to make the character bump their head on a wall, not pitching some awesome idea to a multi-million dollar company.

Well we all have to start somewhere. smile
Plus, it may all depend on how good you are w/ something.

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