The video game market is flooded and not doing so well. There is A LOT
of outsourcing to third world countries of video game production. I
kinda know a little bit about that industry. ;-)
BTW, if your grandson wants to be games designer then he better get
deeply involved in the arts. I've known some of the best and most
famous ones and they didn't have a computer science background. One was
much more an artist than anything else.
On 10/21/2013 07:48 AM, Richard J. Williams wrote:
> I don't know what they expect people to do for a living these days.
>
It looks like there may be more jobs available in the medical field
(after the current down turn is over).
It's not complicated - there will be more and more older people for
young people to take care of in the future.
So, I helped put my grandaughter through nursing school - an RN
program - two years. Before she graduated, she was offered a job in
San Diego with a sign-on bonus! My grandson wants to be a computer
game designer - he is learning programming at a community college in
Sonoma.
"According to the Entertainment Software Association, which represents
American video game companies, Texas is home to 24 colleges and
universities that offer video-game-related courses and programs. More
are on the way, including a University of Texas at Austin
post-baccalaureate program that will enroll students in 2014."
'Texas Incentives Lure Video Game Companies'
http://www.texastribune.org/
<http://www.texastribune.org/2013/10/04/texas-incentives-lure-video-game-companies/>
On 10/20/2013 11:16 AM, Bhairitu wrote:
I did "desktop publishing" as a temp in 1980 for a company that did
those real estate magazines. Of course there was no graphics, just
entering listing on paper into the computer. The gig lasted only a
few days as they just needed some extra temps for a while who were
good at typing and maybe some data entry experience (got that at the
EDS temp gig). EDS wanted me back but I wound up working as a temp
at title insurance company. Then my old band wanted me back so that
was the end of temp work.
I tried again when I returned a couple years later to my home town to
sign up for temp computer work but they wanted a computer science
degree for that. I laughed at them.
I don't know what they expect people to do for a living these days.
There are actually fewer and fewer jobs. It is probably time to do
what Bucky Fuller suggested and pay people NOT TO WORK. But Dixon
won't like that. ;-)
On 10/20/2013 07:17 AM, Richard Williams wrote:
After I graduated from High School I attended a community college
and got a degree in Graphic Design. I was offered a job in at
Pacific Life so I moved out to San Francisco to get started. I
rented an apartment on Sacramento street right around the corner
from China Town. It was the worst job I ever had - mainly due to the
boredom. It was a job that sucked - what I really wanted to do was
desktop publishing, except it wasn't invented yet. So, I had to wait
until 19893 to get a PC. Go figure.
Graphic Artist at work:
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http://www.smartschoolfinder.com/guide/graphic-art-design-schools
My job was to produce documents and printed materials for the life
insurance sales agents. I used an AM Varityper to produce the text,
a T-square to align the text, and wax to stick it down. When
everything got approved, I gave ithe layout to the printer.
The only good thing about this job was they sent me through
Varityper school which helped me get a better job two years later -
Art Director of the the weekly Marin Tribune,. That was back in 1968
and it was very cool living across the Golden Gate Bridge in Marin
County.
Now this sucks - Rita went back to school in 2000 and graduated
from a community college with a degree in Graphic Arts and then
graduated from the university summa cum laude with a degree in
Communication Arts.
"Have you ever considered becoming a chef, or getting into desktop
publishing? If so, forget it. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor
Statistics, these occupations are on their way out, with the number
of jobs being created and prospects for growth over the next few
years standing at just about nil."
'3 Dead-End Jobs to Avoid (Despite the Decent Pay)'
http://www.fool.-dead-end-jobs-to-avoid-despite-the-decent-pay.aspx
<http://www.fool.com/investing/general/2013/10/19/3-dead-end-jobs-to-avoid-despite-the-decent-pay.aspx>
