Topic awaiting preservation: I got a job!

I'll be working with these guys doing level design for this.

If anyone's in the Encino, CA area and has a car, apartment, random furniture, or just some advice about the area, please let me know!


 

Nice.

Are you going to be a texture artist, modeler, scripter, or a bit of everything?

Scripter, primarily. Maybe a little design (in terms of level layout and what happens) and editing (brushwork) too.

sweeeeeet. Howd you do that?

when you start?

Congrats!

I start on the 7th (move on the 3rd or so). How? Well, I applied for a programming job, did well enough on their programming test to get an interview, and then didn't get the job. They suggested the level scripting job to me, so I made a sample map which got me an interview, where they said they wanted to see a little more so I made *another* sample map, which got me the job. All in all about two months of work. Whew!

I think the hardest part was just getting them to notice me (a college graduate with no industry experience) in the first place.

Oh, thanks to mas for testing my second sample map. =)

wow... the job sounds like it'll be a lot of (hard-working) fun.

congratulations!

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Congratulations Slime.
I'm pretty sure you'll learn a lot there.

Btw I got a job too, and like you I start the around the 7th. Except that I move to Oslo ? and will work for those other guys.

That's awesome Slime

I'm very happy for you =)

We all knew you were good... now we know just how good. Lots of hard work ahead and I have a feeling you're going to enjoy it.

I guess this means you'll never talk to us again. ;D Good on ya. =)

And if Infinity Ward's games take a turn for the worst, we'll know who to blame!

Kidding, of course: congrats

Nice, Poi! Will you be working on the browser itself? What part?

NoJive: I'm sure I'll be here just as often. =)

And I'll do what I can to make sure their games don't take a turn for the worst =)

Slime: No, not on the browser. I'll do JavaScript + some other languages and a bit of graphism for the Web Applications department.
For a first experience, you've found a hell of a place/company. It gonna push you way further in the industry. Congrats.

Congratz Slime! I may have to play that game now damn you!

Slime

Congrats man!!

You've had a passion for this stuff for a long time and it's really great to see all your hard work has paid off. You've always been an outstanding, well respected member of this community because of the way you conduct yourself and your willingness to help others and I'm sure it will be more of the same for you with your new peers at work. I hope this job gets you quickly to the place you want to be.

Thanks for everything and good luck. =)

- Butcher -

Congrats Slime!

Jobs seem to be going around lately...which is why I haven't been around much lately (as if anyone noticed)

Ramasax

Outstading, Slime. Good on ya.

you, too poi.. Good too see neighborhood guys do well in the BIG TIME.

Congrats and Best wishes to ya both.

You graduated and got an awesome job. Time really flies. I remember when you were first looking at Colleges.

Congradulations and best of luck!

Dan @ Code Town

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I remember when you were first looking at Colleges.

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I remember when Slime was our youngest member and by a significant margin if I recall correctly.

Boy, how quick they grow up

He is only a couple of years younger than I am. I might have been the one who screwed that age thing up.

Dan @ Code Town

BTW, can you share the work you did to get the job, or is that privileged? If not I would love to see a screenshot.

Dan @ Code Town

Schitzoboy: it's a good game. =) CoD 2 comes out very, very soon, and it looks like it's going to be very exciting to play. I'll be working on whatever they do after that...

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I remember when Slime was our youngest member and by a significant margin if I recall correctly.

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Hah, yeah, I think I've been here for about 7 years now.

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BTW, can you share the work you did to get the job, or is that privileged? If not I would love to see a screenshot.

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I suppose I can! There were two levels, as I said, and you need Call of Duty (English version) to run them:

http://www.slimeland.com/misc/haggertydawnville.pk3
http://www.slimeland.com/misc/haggertydawnville2.pk3

Put them in your Call of Duty/Main folder (only do this with one at a time, I'm not sure if they work properly when together). Go into the game and enable the console in the options menu, then bring up the console with '~'.

For the first level, type "/map mydawnville"
For the second level, type "/map haggertydawnville2"

Enjoy =)


 

Hmmm, you know I think I have Call of Duty I laying around here somewhere. Came with a Video card I bought, but I'll have to make sure my windows partiton works first, Havn't used it in ages.

Hey! Way to go Slime and Poi! It's always great to see fellow inmates making good for themelves.


Justice 4 Pat Richard

Slime do you mind buying beer rounds for the inmates with your first pay check

~Sig coming soon~

Well done Slime, I'm delighted to hear your news, I hope you have a great time there. Enjoy your achievements as I'm sure you will
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::tao:::: ::cell::

sorry for the late response, but CONGRATS! that rocks man, i'm happy for ya

chris


KAIROSinteractive | tangent oriented

Cool, so now I've got "connections" .

Hehe, just kiddin', congrats, and have fun!!


-=[ Read my code or eat my dust, 'cause bite you might, but learn you must. ]=-

Congrats Slime and good luck in your new work!

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Elias

Way to go, Slime! I'm very happy for you!

On October 12, 2002 I said: "Slime You possess excellent technical skills and I would not be surprised to be reading very good things about you in the news one day very soon."

Well, I'm not reading this in the news but I fully expect that will still happen

Now that you're out this way, maybe we'll get to meet.

: . . DHTML Slice Puzzle : . . .

For those who've played Splinter Cell: Pandora Tomorrow (I think)

Yes, we'll be reading in the news that Slime's real surname is Masse, and he's developed the Masse Kernels...


Justice 4 Pat Richard

Well if you ever need beta testers for the maps, just let me know as all my shift in worker (on nights) are always playing COD when its quiet over the LAN and knowing that you will be involved behind the scenes is such an added bonus. Congrats fella and good luck.

No Sig ?