List of things that I want to achieve before I am too old to really achieve them in the game industry.

(These are in no particular order)

Work in the games industry for other design companies for 5-10 years to gain valuable experience.

To set up my own games design studio before I am 35 years of age.

To write 2 books around the subject of games design and the artistic talent and potential it has.

To help set up a website in the future to help graduate/ up and coming games designers to integrate themselves into the games design community.

So there you are, a small list of obtainable goals that I would like to achieve in my career. Not too interesting for you guys but at least I have it written down somewhere!

On other news I have also now set up a blog page at Gamasutra and will be writing there shortly about various game design topics, theories as well as my progress with gaining a career in games design!

...and so MA Games Design 2011 comes to an end

As I am sure you know it has been a while since I have written a blog post and this has been due to my MA course which I am proud to tell you all has just been completed! Now I know the last time everyone saw any work from me I had just created a little robot and a 2D style 3D world that as you can see in my previous post was uploaded on here. That project has now been completed and I am happy to say that I can now show you all the work that I have been very busy doing over the past 3 months.

Firstly the name of the game changed to “Littleton to the Rescue” and the level I was building changed in style somewhat to make it more appealing to a younger audience. The game mechanic for the game stayed the same all the way through which was the original starting point for the project. The demo was made in Unity and considering I had never used the programme before was a complete success and is fully playable. At my MA show the game was fully playable and it was extremely interesting to see how different people reacted to the game. This has spurred me onto to do some research into accessibility and this is where I think my next project will head.

So with the project complete, my dissertation done and my MA show going very well I am now about to venture into the real world of a games designer. I know it isn’t going to be an easy journey but with a little hard work and perseverance I believe I can achieve all of my goals within my career. Here’s to the future…