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How Do You Become A Console Game Programmer?
sknja writes "I am currently a junior in college and am about to begin the last 2 years of a 5-year electrical engineering program. I have a concentration in computer engineering, and a minor in Japanese. Right now, my life revolves around classes, video games, and learning Japanese. Since I am passionate about all three, I want to try and combine the three, my goal being to become an engineer working on game consoles. Since the end of school is drawing near, what steps should I take toward achieving this goal? Do gaming companies ever have co-op or internship positions open?" Is Japanese a practical or useful skill in this context, and how should/do game companies value internships and programming degrees vs. practical experience on game mods?
OK, out come the guns. Fuck are you ever a dense idiot.
No wait, the correct term I believe is fuckwit.
Two of your three quotes were written by the editor, simoniker, and do NOT exist in the question submitted by sknja.
Your other quote, "gaming companies", you are using totally out of context. Do these so called "gaming companies" only program? No possibility of any "gaming companies" that deal with hardware as well?
Dude, you have royally stuck your foot in your mouth, give up already.
(He's trolling isn't he? I really have to stop feeding the trolls, but it is monday morning and I'm not quite as alert as usual. At least, that's my story and I'm sticking to it.)
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