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Want a game development job in the USA? Do this instead.

By Haruna | Published July 18, 2013

Make games. If you want to make more than just some little smart phone time sink, get a PC game with good content creation tools and make a content mod, like Falskaar.  What is Falskaar?  19 year old  Alexander J. Velicky’s 2000 hour labor of love and 25 hours worth of new content.  He wanted to […]

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So, you want to be a game developer in Japan? Part IV

By Haruna | Published July 16, 2013

I’ve only interviewed for game design positions so I can’t comment on artist, programming or sound specific interview questions but a lot of questions have me re-stating a lot of what I put on my paperwork, especially my cover letter and what what my career goals are. Don’t be afraid to ask interviewers to rephrase […]

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So, you want to be a game developer in Japan? Part III

By Haruna | Published July 11, 2013

So you’ve submitted your paperwork and now your perspective employer is no doubt going through the process of 書類選考. Should you pass, prepare for a series of interviews.  The most common procedure is 2 interviews. The first interview is with potential direct supervisors and other co-workers. Some places may require you to take an entrance […]

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So, you want to be a game developer in Japan? Part II

By Haruna | Published July 2, 2013

The long awaited part II finally arrives! Small warning: working in Japan provides little-if any-free time to do things like blogging and what have you.  Time to list up all the paperwork and what have you that you will need prepare in order to apply for a job in Japan: 履歴書 or Rirekisho. This is […]

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So, you want to be a game developer in Japan?

By Haruna | Published February 12, 2013

As someone who has managed to achieve that seemingly distant goal, I’ve been asked how I did it more than a few times.  I’ve had some time to think about my path and write down what I consider to be the most import bits of advice. Before you start How good is your Japanese? First […]

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