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I am 16 and I have no clue on what I want to do as a career when I grow up. I know that I am still pretty young and I don't have to worry about it as much at this age, but I would still like to know a direction that I might be interested in going.

I am into computers and video games, I don't think I have what it takes to be a game creator because I don't really have a lot of creativity and I don't think I will be able to come up with an idea for a game. But yeah, I like video games, computers, and technology in general.

If I could get some ideas on jobs that I might like then it would help if you were to tell me so I can look in to them. Thanks!
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You should honestly know your path by now and be taking classes that will help with that. Also, you don't have to be creative to make games, you can just be told what to model and give animations to
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Ethwin wrote I am 16 and I have no clue on what I want to do as a career when I grow up. I know that I am still pretty young and I don't have to worry about it as much at this age, but I would still like to know a direction that I might be interested in going.

I am into computers and video games, I don't think I have what it takes to be a game creator because I don't really have a lot of creativity and I don't think I will be able to come up with an idea for a game. But yeah, I like video games, computers, and technology in general.

If I could get some ideas on jobs that I might like then it would help if you were to tell me so I can look in to them. Thanks!

If creating or designing games is your thing, and you aren't creative, you can still do game design or code.


You can be a lower level designer and follow boss man's direction and therefore not really have to be THAT creative.



Graphic design, webdesign, game design, or a coder all seem like things you would enjoy.
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Ethwin wrote I am 16 and I have no clue on what I want to do as a career when I grow up. I know that I am still pretty young and I don't have to worry about it as much at this age, but I would still like to know a direction that I might be interested in going.

I am into computers and video games, I don't think I have what it takes to be a game creator because I don't really have a lot of creativity and I don't think I will be able to come up with an idea for a game. But yeah, I like video games, computers, and technology in general.

If I could get some ideas on jobs that I might like then it would help if you were to tell me so I can look in to them. Thanks!

I believe I was in your same position. I am currently planning on going to Full Sail University down in Florida. There I will spend 33 months getting a masters in game design and a bachelors in software development(yes, 33 months for both degrees, I know its awesome). You don't need any background in programming at all. All colleges that teach this stuff directly treat you as if you have no experience in the field. I myself am still not sure where I want to go but the 2 degrees leave a big opening for me. The game design master will make me stand out if I want to do something with games. The bachelors in software dev will open a lot of doors in many companies such as Microsoft and Apple and Google. Well I hope I helped you out with your decisions good luck!
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Ethwin wrote I am 16 and I have no clue on what I want to do as a career when I grow up. I know that I am still pretty young and I don't have to worry about it as much at this age, but I would still like to know a direction that I might be interested in going.

I am into computers and video games, I don't think I have what it takes to be a game creator because I don't really have a lot of creativity and I don't think I will be able to come up with an idea for a game. But yeah, I like video games, computers, and technology in general.

If I could get some ideas on jobs that I might like then it would help if you were to tell me so I can look in to them. Thanks!

I believe I was in your same position. I am currently planning on going to Full Sail University down in Florida. There I will spend 33 months getting a masters in game design and a bachelors in software development(yes, 33 months for both degrees, I know its awesome). You don't need any background in programming at all. All colleges that teach this stuff directly treat you as if you have no experience in the field. I myself am still not sure where I want to go but the 2 degrees leave a big opening for me. The game design master will make me stand out if I want to do something with games. The bachelors in software dev will open a lot of doors in many companies such as Microsoft and Apple and Google. Well I hope I helped you out with your decisions good luck!


You sir, will be making bank while making Call of Duty ;)
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iTzBockes wrote
Ethwin wrote I am 16 and I have no clue on what I want to do as a career when I grow up. I know that I am still pretty young and I don't have to worry about it as much at this age, but I would still like to know a direction that I might be interested in going.

I am into computers and video games, I don't think I have what it takes to be a game creator because I don't really have a lot of creativity and I don't think I will be able to come up with an idea for a game. But yeah, I like video games, computers, and technology in general.

If I could get some ideas on jobs that I might like then it would help if you were to tell me so I can look in to them. Thanks!

I believe I was in your same position. I am currently planning on going to Full Sail University down in Florida. There I will spend 33 months getting a masters in game design and a bachelors in software development(yes, 33 months for both degrees, I know its awesome). You don't need any background in programming at all. All colleges that teach this stuff directly treat you as if you have no experience in the field. I myself am still not sure where I want to go but the 2 degrees leave a big opening for me. The game design master will make me stand out if I want to do something with games. The bachelors in software dev will open a lot of doors in many companies such as Microsoft and Apple and Google. Well I hope I helped you out with your decisions good luck!


You sir, will be making bank while making Call of Duty ;)


Haha thanks, most jobs that I could get with these degrees all start with 6 figure salaries. I'm looking forward to it!
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iTzBockes wrote
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iTzBockes wrote
Ethwin wrote I am 16 and I have no clue on what I want to do as a career when I grow up. I know that I am still pretty young and I don't have to worry about it as much at this age, but I would still like to know a direction that I might be interested in going.

I am into computers and video games, I don't think I have what it takes to be a game creator because I don't really have a lot of creativity and I don't think I will be able to come up with an idea for a game. But yeah, I like video games, computers, and technology in general.

If I could get some ideas on jobs that I might like then it would help if you were to tell me so I can look in to them. Thanks!

I believe I was in your same position. I am currently planning on going to Full Sail University down in Florida. There I will spend 33 months getting a masters in game design and a bachelors in software development(yes, 33 months for both degrees, I know its awesome). You don't need any background in programming at all. All colleges that teach this stuff directly treat you as if you have no experience in the field. I myself am still not sure where I want to go but the 2 degrees leave a big opening for me. The game design master will make me stand out if I want to do something with games. The bachelors in software dev will open a lot of doors in many companies such as Microsoft and Apple and Google. Well I hope I helped you out with your decisions good luck!


You sir, will be making bank while making Call of Duty ;)


Haha thanks, most jobs that I could get with these degrees all start with 6 figure salaries. I'm looking forward to it!


That's awesome man, happy for you Try to get hired with a popular game company... Their offices are fun as hell lol
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Ethwin wrote I am 16 and I have no clue on what I want to do as a career when I grow up. I know that I am still pretty young and I don't have to worry about it as much at this age, but I would still like to know a direction that I might be interested in going.

I am into computers and video games, I don't think I have what it takes to be a game creator because I don't really have a lot of creativity and I don't think I will be able to come up with an idea for a game. But yeah, I like video games, computers, and technology in general.

If I could get some ideas on jobs that I might like then it would help if you were to tell me so I can look in to them. Thanks!

Yeah most people are the same. No one really knows what they want. Just find something you're passionate about and run with it.
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iTzBockes wrote
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iTzBockes wrote
Ethwin wrote I am 16 and I have no clue on what I want to do as a career when I grow up. I know that I am still pretty young and I don't have to worry about it as much at this age, but I would still like to know a direction that I might be interested in going.

I am into computers and video games, I don't think I have what it takes to be a game creator because I don't really have a lot of creativity and I don't think I will be able to come up with an idea for a game. But yeah, I like video games, computers, and technology in general.

If I could get some ideas on jobs that I might like then it would help if you were to tell me so I can look in to them. Thanks!

I believe I was in your same position. I am currently planning on going to Full Sail University down in Florida. There I will spend 33 months getting a masters in game design and a bachelors in software development(yes, 33 months for both degrees, I know its awesome). You don't need any background in programming at all. All colleges that teach this stuff directly treat you as if you have no experience in the field. I myself am still not sure where I want to go but the 2 degrees leave a big opening for me. The game design master will make me stand out if I want to do something with games. The bachelors in software dev will open a lot of doors in many companies such as Microsoft and Apple and Google. Well I hope I helped you out with your decisions good luck!


You sir, will be making bank while making Call of Duty ;)


Haha thanks, most jobs that I could get with these degrees all start with 6 figure salaries. I'm looking forward to it!



Those 6 figure jobs wont higher people right out of school just look up some top company and all required 2-8 years of this " years of game systems design experience on one or more shipped multiplayer games with competitive, social and progression systems."
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Honestly man, just find something you enjoy doing. No one wants a job that they don't enjoy. If you find something, keep at it, and in the end, what YOU want to do is worth more than anything else.
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