Precisely why I'm leaving tat career path to my wife. I'd kill a student too if I didn't end up fired first.Originally Posted by Depression Moon
Yeah, it's definitely a bit tricky having a back up plan with something like an arts degree. I don't know about the States, but in Canada you could actually work for the government with any degree and make more money (there are very few government departments that actually care what your degree is in, just that you have one oddly). I won't lie, I've never seen anyone with an arts degree get a job that uses it that wasn't a teacher.
Perhaps minoring in that stuff somewhere might be a better choice? You could take something else your interested in as your main degree. Even better if it can somehow translate to making games.
There's also the self tought route too I suppose. If you can pretty much teach yourself to write and come up with a strong portfolio to get your foot in the door, or do some good work with a mod team or an indie developer then that may be all you need. Hell, I'm going to be doing the sound design for the game my friends and I are making and the only even remotely related experience I have is being a musician for the last 10 years, and being a hobbyist when it comes to music software for the last two or three. I'm pretty much going to have to teach myself as much as I an through what sources I can find and trial and error.
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