Comments on: Game Designer Advice https://www.forbeck.com/2006/04/20/game-designer-advice/ Award-winning & New York Times-bestselling author and game designer Thu, 20 Apr 2006 19:32:24 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: Matt Forbeck https://www.forbeck.com/2006/04/20/game-designer-advice/#comment-981 Thu, 20 Apr 2006 19:32:24 +0000 http://www.forbeck.com/?p=544#comment-981 True. Schmoozing isn’t as vital these days as it once was, pre-internet, but it does help. I’ve certainly benefited from it.

]]> By: Matt Forbeck https://www.forbeck.com/2006/04/20/game-designer-advice/#comment-49414 Thu, 20 Apr 2006 19:32:00 +0000 http://www.forbeck.com/?p=544#comment-49414 True. Schmoozing isn’t as vital these days as it once was, pre-internet, but it does help. I’ve certainly benefited from it.

]]> By: Blaze https://www.forbeck.com/2006/04/20/game-designer-advice/#comment-980 Thu, 20 Apr 2006 19:27:01 +0000 http://www.forbeck.com/?p=544#comment-980 I’d add “schmooze (politely)” to that. The Games industry (like so many artistic industries) is relatively small, and a face and personality make you more memorable. I’m sure more than one hiring decision has hinged on “Oh yeah.. I remember this guy. We talked at GenCon, and he was actually able to talk about things other than gaming.”

I know that I got more theatre jobs because people remembered me than because I handed them a resume.

]]> By: Blaze https://www.forbeck.com/2006/04/20/game-designer-advice/#comment-49413 Thu, 20 Apr 2006 19:27:00 +0000 http://www.forbeck.com/?p=544#comment-49413 I’d add “schmooze (politely)” to that. The Games industry (like so many artistic industries) is relatively small, and a face and personality make you more memorable. I’m sure more than one hiring decision has hinged on “Oh yeah.. I remember this guy. We talked at GenCon, and he was actually able to talk about things other than gaming.”

I know that I got more theatre jobs because people remembered me than because I handed them a resume.

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