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Lee Winder in Engineering Game Development

Feb 5, 2015

Reply: Where to start in the Games Industry?

I received another interesting email this week asking where to even start in the games industry. I thought this would be interesting to share since it starts by asking what qualifications or roles there might be, not focusing on a specific discipline.

Lee Winder in Engineering Game Development

Jan 15, 2015

Reply: What do you look for in a Junior Programmer?

Quite often we get messages asking what kinds of skills or content is required when someone wants to apply for a Junior Programming position we have at Hardlight (we have a variety of openings now if you’re interested…). I often reply to…

Lee Winder in Engineering Game Development

Mar 26, 2012

Why Accreditation Matters

I originally posted this to #AltDevBlogADay on Saturday February 25, 2012.

Choice is a wonderful thing. Blind choice isn’t and when it comes to degrees listing themselves as a great place to do a ‘Technical Games Degree’ there’s a lot of choice and not a lot…

Lee Winder in Engineering Game Development

Feb 19, 2012

Computing in Schools — Lets Not Rush Things

I originally posted this to #AltDevBlogADay on Friday February 10, 2012.

There has been a significant amount of press in the UK about the quality of computer related education at Key Stage 3 and 4 (Secondary School level with…

Lee Winder in Engineering Game Development

Aug 3, 2009

Game Degrees, SkillSet and Accreditation

Everybody who has had even a cursory glance at game degrees, whether they are technical, artistic or design based, knows that they come in for some abuse. You hear what can only be described as horror stories, people who have spent 3 or 4 years of their…

Lee Winder in Engineering Game Development

Dec 2, 2008

Elusive Demo Portfolio — Posted On Game Career Guide

The Game Career Guide has posted an abridged version of The Elusive Demo Portfolio posts (parts 1 and 2) (edited by the editors of the the Game Career Guides website) — titled How To Make A Game Programming Demo Portfolio.

Lee Winder in Engineering Game Development

Jul 17, 2008

The Elusive Demo Portfolio — Part 3

In the previous parts of this series, I covered what is generally regarded as good content for an entry level portfolio and then followed it up with suggestions and ideas on how your portfolio could be presented. In this part I am going to take a look at some real…

Lee Winder in Engineering Game Development

Jun 9, 2008

The Elusive Demo Portfolio — Part 2

In the previous article (which I admit was a long time ago now — been remarkably busy recently) I wrote about what people should consider including in their demo CD, which from a developers point of view is the most important aspect of a juniors application. In this…

Lee Winder in Engineering Game Development

Apr 9, 2008

The Elusive Demo Portfolio — Part 1

Whether you are a graduate or someone who is self taught, your demo portfolio is the key to getting your foot in the door of the games industry. As a junior applying for their first position it doesn’t matter if you graduated with honours from the best University in…

Lee Winder in Engineering Game Development

Mar 20, 2008

A Jack Of All Trades…

Following on from my previous post on the state of Education and Game Development (Are Universities Teaching The Wrong Things?), I wanted to look at what I see is the other main problem with most Game Degree courses… That you come out at the end with experience in game programming, design…