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Getting Noticed Why you need a portfolio site and how to make one

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Getting Noticed

Why you need a portfolio site and how to make one

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“I’ve sent out hundreds of resumes, but I never get any responses.”

“I want to make games”

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Networking

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Online Portfolio

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Who the Heck is this guy?

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The easier you make it for someone to see your work, the more likely you are to get hired.

Why you need a portfolio site

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Things to avoid

• Printed portfolios

• Physical Media

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Making a portfolio site will also make you a better developer

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What do you want to do?

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Careers

• Designer• Animator• Game Asset Artist• Sound Designer• Writer• Programmer• Concept Artist

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Careers Specialization

• Programmer– Gameplay Programmer– Physics Programmer– Rendering Programmer– AI Programmer– Tools Programmer– Networking

Programmer

• Game Asset Artist– Environment Modeler– Texture Artist– Character Artist– Effects Artist– Foreground Modeler– Lighting Artist– Dynamics Artist

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If you try to get GOOD at EVERYTHING, you’ll never get GREAT at ANYTHING.

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Blockhead, Dingbat, Dumbbell

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Choose your genre

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Uncharted 2 ≠

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“simplify as much as possible but no further.”

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What to put on your site

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Make a game!

• Designers - Buy a game with an editor and start making levels.

• Programmers - Make a tech demo or utility.

• Artists and Animators – Draw concept art, make models, textures, etc.

• Sound Designers - Compose music, re-foley an existing game.

• Writers - Write scripts.

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Demoscene

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Make a game!

• Designers - Buy a game with an editor and start making levels.

• Programmers - Make a tech demo or utility.

• Artists and Animators – Draw concept art, make models, textures, etc.

• Sound Designers - Compose music, re-foley an existing game.

• Writers - Write scripts.

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Collaborate!

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You MUST make game content if you want to be hired to make a game

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Time to make your site(Thank god!)

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http://wordpress.org/hosting/

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Fleshing out your site

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“peeonmyface”

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Rules

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Make your site look normal

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No Flash!

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Make your content quick-loading

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No executables or game levels unless accompanied by screenshots and videos.

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video2zero.com

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Hardness scale

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Display your content clearly

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Site Map

• Home• Professional Work / Gallery; Recent Work• Personal Work / Gallery; Older Work• Educational Work (Optional)• Bio• Resume• Contact• News

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Home

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Professional Work

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Personal Work

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Personal Work

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Educational Work

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Bio

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Resume

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Contact Info

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My Cell?! That’s CRAZY!!!11!1

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News

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How to get your site seen

• Submit to recruiters and job postings• LinkedIn• Community• Network

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LinkedIn

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Get Active in The Community

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Gameartisans.orgPolycount.netZbrushcentral.comConceptart.orgIndiegamer.comTigsource.comBeyondunreal.comDeviantart.com

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Talk to this guy!

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Conclusion• Figure out what you want to do.• Specialize. • Make a game or at least make game-related content. • Make sure that content is in the genre of the positions you want

to apply for. • Make your site easy to maintain and navigate by using software

and hosting options like wordpress and youtube. • Put ONLY your best work on your site. • Any executable or downloadable level should be accompanied by

screenshots and video. • Put your work in context. • Get your site seen.

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jacobminkoff.com

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THANK YOU!!!

THANK YOU!!!THANK YOU!!!

THANK YOU!!! THANK YOU!!!

THANK YOU!!!

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THANK YOU!!!

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THANK YOU!!!

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THANK YOU!!!

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Q & A• Give me your queries, your quandaries, your

confusing conundrums yearning to be answered.

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We’re Hiring!

[email protected]