I am Tired!
Hey people!
If you don't know, I am currently working as a character animator intern at a Seattle video game company. I am getting zero cash right now, but if the company sells their new game then they will hire me on full time. Anyway, I am getting some great experience and finding out a lot about the video game industry.
The interview for this internship was probably the coolest one I have ever had. They sat me down, asked me a couple of simple questions, and then had me play Heroscape with them for 3 hours. Whoa! If you don't know what Heroscape is think Dungeons & Dragons meets chess. I even came in 3rd beating the programming intern and the lead designer.
I quickly found out a perk of being a video game developer. On Thursday, Microsoft reps visited our office and took us out for a fancy lunch. Whoa! I guess they go around and encourage companies to develop games for the XBox 360. The place they took us was super fancy and they even paid for wine. Kick ass!
Another perk is I can wear jeans, shorts, or even a chicken suit to work. See you later corporate dress code. Suck it!
The only bad thing right now, besides the lack of salary, is the hour and fifteen minute drive in "stop and go" traffic. I thought 35W in Minneapolis was bad, but it is nothing compared to the bridge going over to Redmond. Yikes!
On the Animation Mentor front I am in pre-production on my short film. This is the final project that I will be doing at Animation Mentor and I will be working on it for the next 6 months. I am working on the story right now, so I don't have much to share.
Rock people!
If you don't know, I am currently working as a character animator intern at a Seattle video game company. I am getting zero cash right now, but if the company sells their new game then they will hire me on full time. Anyway, I am getting some great experience and finding out a lot about the video game industry.
The interview for this internship was probably the coolest one I have ever had. They sat me down, asked me a couple of simple questions, and then had me play Heroscape with them for 3 hours. Whoa! If you don't know what Heroscape is think Dungeons & Dragons meets chess. I even came in 3rd beating the programming intern and the lead designer.
I quickly found out a perk of being a video game developer. On Thursday, Microsoft reps visited our office and took us out for a fancy lunch. Whoa! I guess they go around and encourage companies to develop games for the XBox 360. The place they took us was super fancy and they even paid for wine. Kick ass!
Another perk is I can wear jeans, shorts, or even a chicken suit to work. See you later corporate dress code. Suck it!
The only bad thing right now, besides the lack of salary, is the hour and fifteen minute drive in "stop and go" traffic. I thought 35W in Minneapolis was bad, but it is nothing compared to the bridge going over to Redmond. Yikes!
On the Animation Mentor front I am in pre-production on my short film. This is the final project that I will be doing at Animation Mentor and I will be working on it for the next 6 months. I am working on the story right now, so I don't have much to share.
Rock people!
posted by Derek at
11:27 PM
4 Comments:
Pros and Cons - I'd take a free lunch with wine with a big commute any day.
Things to do while commuting:
learn or improve your foreign language skills with language tapes
books on tape - if driving
read actual books - if on public transport
crossword puzzles - also if on public transport
floss teeth - if in own car (it beats picking your nose)
By
Peggy, At
10:03 AM
Derek - I don't know any other way to contact you. Is your e-mail address the same? I'm confused. I hear you had an interview today, 8/8. Was that at a different video gaming company than the one where you secured the internship? Give my best to J. And get some sleep! --Your favorite aunt (guess).
By
Anonymous, At
6:54 PM
Derek,
I despise you and your job. Drinking wine in jeans while I'm slaving away for corporate masters. Shame on you. Shame I say.
-B.D. McFuddlerucker
By
Anonymous, At
9:38 AM
Wow bro, you're doing what most kids dream of... And in Seattle! You rock!
By
Noah, At
1:32 PM
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