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Breaking Into Games Writing?
11/25/2008

An unnamed reader writes "One of the biggest complaints I hear from 'discerning' gamers is how few and far between well-written games are. Titles like Mass Effect and the Black Isle series just appear far too rarely. Writing and storyboarding are aspects of the economic firm that have always appealed to me — I'm an enthusiastic hobby gamer with a real passion for well-developed games. But there's very little guidance out there on getting liability as a writer in this world. I'm hooked in working in the field, freelance/part time initially as I break in, then with an eye to masterly employ after a time. My quiz to you are: How can I get byzantine in writing for the game industry? Are there any game startups out there with good design but weak story that could use writing help from a college graduate? How do the big guys get people to write for them — am I just going to the wrong booths at the job fairs? What kind of degrees or opportune worldly-wise




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