interview help

[d000hg]

The gaming industry doesn't have many buzzwords or acronyms compared to mainline development. MMO(RPG) is the big one for online games of course.
If they are looking for someone to do non-games work, they likely don't have massive experience in this area so make it clear that you do. If you can't show examples of similar work you did, find similar things online and make sure you can see how you'd do something similar.

They may well be after cheap rather than enterprise solutions... MySQL, PHP, etc, games industry is not notorious for being rich or super-obsessed with testing.

Good luck

[EternalOptimist]

One possible retort would be 'That is a good question. Before I answer that - if you were a bar of chocolate - would you eat yourself ?'

heh heh.
are we still friends then ?

[AlfredJPruffock]

That works well until they counter with
'if your Holy Vorpal Avenger, L25 Paladin were a chocolate bar, what type of chocolate bar would he be ?'

One possible retort would be 'That is a good question. Before I answer that - if you were a bar of chocolate - would you eat yourself ?'

[EternalOptimist]

I'd bring along a copy of my L25 Paladin's D&D Character sheet, point to the Holy Vorpal Avenger, and say, "It doesn't get much better than that".

That works well until they counter with
'if your Holy Vorpal Avenger, L25 Paladin were a chocolate bar, what type of chocolate bar would he be ?'

[Board Game Geek]

I'd bring along a copy of my L25 Paladin's D&D Character sheet, point to the Holy Vorpal Avenger, and say, "It doesn't get much better than that".

[brasi12345]

info

its not specifically a gaming gig,
It developing the web page aspects of the online world, leader boards, login, blogs etc.. social networking kinda of role.
Using mostly the .net skill set
So i do not really need the gaming knowledge as i have played those all my life.
I guess social networking knowledge would be appreciated.

[alreadypacked]

I thought it was a difficult area to get into, they expect you to bring along something you developed or already have a game up and running on-line.

So good luck.

[chef]

I wish you the best of luck but in the current climate you would need to be an excellent blagger to compete with those that already have experience.

Assuming you already have the agencies version of what the client is asking for, do your research in all required skills and technologies.

It would help if you said what skills/technologies they are asking for?, however, if it's obvious what role and where it's based from that then I understand why you wouldnt divulge that info.

[Zippy]

Dress like you've just got out of bed and call everyone Dude?

Seriously - good luck

[snaw]

I have an interview for a gaming company tomorrow.
Even though i have played games all my life I have never developed anything like this, role is for the online aspect of it
Does anyone have any experience of gaming roles, any buzz words that might go down well, things to say that makes it look like i know what i am talking about.

Yeah, got a mate who works in gaming.

Something like - I'll happily work for a pittance and I even know a girl (Your sister) who'll give you a cyber blowie if you gimme the job ...

[pzz76077]

I had an opportunity to look at a couple of the larger online outfits recently. Its a pretty specialized sector and you either know it or you dont from what I saw.

PZZ

[brasi12345]

I have an interview for a gaming company tomorrow.
Even though i have played games all my life I have never developed anything like this, role is for the online aspect of it
Does anyone have any experience of gaming roles, any buzz words that might go down well, things to say that makes it look like i know what i am talking about.