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If you want to get a job in the games industry (or most any creative industry for that matter), then you’re going to need a portfolio. Why? Because they’re the second step towards getting you an interview. So we're going to teach you some of the basics when it comes to putting together that amazing portfolio for the dream job!

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In this video, I show how you can make a portfolio to showcase your work so that you can get a job as a game designer, artist or programmer.

You will learn the best practices for making game related portfolios in general, and also those specific to the roles of Game Design, Game Art and Game Programming.

I showcase one portfolio of a Game Designer, two of Game Artists and one of a Game Programmer.

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00:00 Introduction
06:00 Best practices for portfolios of all roles
11:00 Game Designer Portfolio showcase
14:00 Game Artist Portfolios and showcases
18:30 Game Programmer Portfolios and showcase

Here are links to the portfolios in the video:

Dean Tate (Game Designer):
iamdeantate.com/

Gavin Goulden (3D Character Art)
gavin.artstation.com/

Chris Radsby (3D Environment Artist)
chrisradsby.artstation.com/

Kshiraj Telang (2D Artist)
kshirajtelang.com/

Molly Jameson (Game Programmer)
mollyjameson.com

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This video has tips and tricks on what to include in your game development portfolio, as well as some stand out things you can do to put yourself apart from the crowd!

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In this video, I show the progress I have made for the last 3 years.
You can find the games shown in the video by following the links below.
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Sapphirus Uprise: gamejolt.com/games/sapphirusuprise/364744

music used in the video:
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"Mystery of the Dark Forest" freesound.org/people/ipodpierwsza/sounds/333436/

Game Design Portfolio Tips to Get a Job. If you are looking for game design portfolio tips to get a job, Game Design, Game Development, learning more about Game Industry or video games in general, this video will help you.

The video covers portfolio design for people pursuing a game designer career or interested in starting a career as a game designer. Whether you want to create a portfolio website or want to learn more about game careers, this portfolio review will help you. You guys will be able to use these portfolio tips for your video game careers or job interview.

This video is for people who want portfolio tips, job interview tips, information on how to create a design portfolio to get a game design job. Building your portfolio is a crucial part of how to become a game designer and finding game industry jobs.

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This portfolio got me hired in the game industry as an engine programmer working on Sea of Thieves without having any prior game industry experience.

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✈︎ The longer description

In this video, I go through the game dev portfolio that got me hired in the game industry as an engine programmer. I go through all the projects which I included in my game dev portfolio which helped me get a job in the games industry without having any prior game industry experience. For the most part, this portfolio shows my versatility in working with different programming languages as well as different coding paradigms. Getting a job in the game industry may seem overwhelmingly difficult if you're just starting out on your journey, however this game dev portfolio example and game dev cv example shows that with organized dedication, anything is possible.

My job on Sea of Thieves involved being an engine programmer, which meant I worked on low-level unreal engine code and tool development, I also worked on profiling, optimizations and pipeline tool development.

If you have any questions related to this portfolio that got me hired in the games industry, write them in the comments below and I'll get back to you as soon as I can!

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Side note for people looking at USC's Game Art program: the game art program started in my second year at USC, so I only applied to the Interactive Entertainment major here! Feel free to reach out to me about game art, but I won't know as much about it compared to IMGD :0 it's still relatively new so things are kinda up in the air about it!

This was quickly put together so it's a bit messy , and I know my speech isn't the best, but i just felt like putting this out there since there aren't many game design portfolios for these colleges that I could find around the time I was applying! Hopefully this was helpful / informative in some way ^_^

I'm not very active on YouTube these days, so if you have any questions, feel free to reach out to me on Tumblr, Twitter, or Instagram @ vacueye! Just know that I don't know the specifics behind these college decisions so I'm only really speaking from an outsider's perspective :0c

Go beyond the norm and push games and entertainment design to the next level. On the University of Hull's BA (Hons) Game Design course, you'll build a professional-standard portfolio to showcase your abilities and boost your prospects.

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If you watch GMTK, you might be inspired to turn your passion for game design into an actual career. In this video, I've gathered advice from dozens of designers from around the world to help you land a job in the games industry.

=== Sources and Resources ===

Sources

Design Tests and What to Expect from Them | GDC on YouTube
youtube.com/watch?v=KSVzg6SEs48

Zachary Preece Portfolio | ZacPreece.com
zacpreece.com

Daniel Wiedemann's Studio | FieryThings.com
fierythings.com/en/

Additional Resources

From Student to Designer | Liz England
lizengland.com/blog/2014/05/from-student-to-designer-part-1/

Interviewing For Game Design | GDC on YouTube
youtube.com/watch?v=uUQKbowVsIE

How to Prepare Yourself to be Employed as a Junior Games Designer | Staffs Games on YouTube
youtube.com/watch?v=tEXzBrF8Rnw

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In this video I show you my main level design portfolio piece, that I made in 2007 and used to get my first jobs in the industry. My aim is to give aspiring level designers a better idea of what they can do to help themselves get hired, and also to show why I keep banging on about making levels for games like Half Life 2, instead of trying to make level design portfolio work using Unreal or Unity.

I also made a whole different video where I give super detailed level design feedback on this project, as if we were trying to ship it in a real game, which you can watch here: : youtu.be/K2kUQPJEot8

If you like this video, please consider helping me make more (and join our Discord community!) by supporting my Patreon: patreon.com/stevelee_gamedev

00:00 - Intro
00:43 - The Terminal Part 1 - Strider Encounter
03:53 - The Terminal Part 2 - Train Station

06:01 - Tip #1 - Level Editors for Existing Games
06:52 - Tip #2 - Focus on the Level Design
07:18 - Tip #3 - Scope
07:59 - Tip #4 - Level Scripting
08:28 - Tip #5 - Show Who You Are
09:14 - Outro

This video is part of my Talking About Level Design video series, which I've collected into this playlist: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLbBhMQ8qnVWPV2XqMt3m57zQKXp-V2jS9

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VIDEO GAME DESIGN: CREATE A COMPETITIVE DESIGN PORTFOLIO is focused on helping aspiring game designers and level designers create a portfolio of work that is professional in quality and makes them highly competitive for design jobs in the video game industry. UPDATE 20 incredible entry-level Design Portfolio Websites and Demo Reels (with their portfolio games available to download from their sites to play and review) were just added to the course examples list for you to research and learn from. All of them are from past students of mine who are working in the industry and doing very well! The updated list covers Junior Game Designers, Level Designers, UI Designers, and Assistant Producers. Enjoy!
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ADDITIONAL BENEFITS OF TAKING THIS COURSEAll of the information you need in one easy place. 'VIDEO GAME DESIGN: CREATE A COMPETITIVE DESIGN PORTFOLIO' is a simple, straightforward and easy to understand online course that is 100% focused on the goal of helping you get your game design or level design portfolio to a polished and professional state that is highly competitive for entry-level game design or level design jobs in the Video Game Industry. Everything you need to know is in one easy place.Need to know information only. I know your time is very valua

In this video I answer 5 fundamental questions about how to approach level design portfolio work, to help you bag your first job in the industry.

If you like this video, please consider helping me make more (and join our Discord community!) by supporting my Patreon: patreon.com/stevelee_gamedev

00:00 - Intro (and a disclaimer)

00:28 - Question 1: Focusing on game genres you like
01:47 - Question 2: Re-creating levels from existing games
02:49 - Question 3: Using level editors for existing games
04:17 - Question 4: Should I learn 3d modelling?
05:09 - Question 5: What scripting to level designers do?
07:21 - Outro

I answer another 5 questions like these in this video: youtube.com/watch?v=wzrkPj8GBPM

And this is all part of my Talking About Level Design video series, which I've collected into this playlist: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLbBhMQ8qnVWPV2XqMt3m57zQKXp-V2jS9

Discord server: discord.gg/geFkdZW5vp
My twitter: twitter.com/essell2

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Hi! I am Ishan Dutta, a student at Marlboro High School. I have always been quite enthralled and fascinated by video games. I have been making games since age of 5. Throughout my game development career so far, I have focused on making a diverse games. Here is what I have made so far!

Here's my second Level Design Questions video, where I answer 5 more questions about how to approach portfolio work, and talk about how my HL2 level helped get me my first 4 AAA jobs in the industry (including working on Dishonored 2).

If you like this video, please consider helping me make more (and join our Discord community!) by supporting my Patreon: patreon.com/stevelee_gamedev

00:00 - Intro
00:07 - Question 1: What is the best way to show my work?
01:14 - Question 2: Are group projects better than solo ones?
02:14 - Question 3: How many portfolio pieces do I need?
03:07 - Question 4: How do I show my soft skills?
03:39 - Question 5: Isn't Half Life 2 too old to be relevent in a portfolio?

This video is a follow up to the previous 5 questions video, which is here: youtube.com/watch?v=GY9i4wuhb3Y
And this is all part of my Talking About Level Design video series, which I've collected into this playlist: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLbBhMQ8qnVWPV2XqMt3m57zQKXp-V2jS9

Discord server: discord.gg/geFkdZW5vp
My twitter: twitter.com/essell2

#leveldesign

I am an Electronics and Communication Engineering undergrad at VIT University, India.
This is my first game developer portfolio.
Thank you for watching.

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To get in touch or for more information about projects, please visit my website. yashasjoshi.space

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Welcome to my Portfolio of Game Design.

This particular portfolio showcases several of my gaming projects, some of which have been released, some of which are currently in development in my spare time.

Other Portfolios for Photography, Animation and Keynote Presentations to follow.

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