Ultimate Game Design : Building game worlds

AGENTS AND RECRUITERS
If you’re just getting started in the industry, you must get some work experience before
you approach agents and recruiters. If you already have industry experience,
Studio Search (www.studio-search.com) is a great agency. Many other agencies are
listed on the www.gamasutra.com site under Companies/Business/Legal.
JOB SITES
You can use the main job boards to search for game-related jobs even at the entry
level. I have occasionally seen job listings for testers and QA support roles, which are
both great ways to get started.
� Game jobs (www.gamejobs.com)
� Monster (www.monster.com)
� Gamasutra (www.gamasutra.com)
A P P E N D I X A
DESIGN DOCUMENT REFERENCE
Keep in mind that every developer has their own style and formatting preferences
when it comes to preparing game design documents. However, the GameDev.net site
(www.gamedev.net) is a good place to start looking. On this site, under “Articles and
Resources,” you will find several game design document templates. These will give
you an idea about both layout and content for writing and formatting your own
game design documents.
TV PROGRAMMING
Now available in many areas on cable, G4 TV (www.g4tv.com) is a 24-hour-a-day
game channel that features nonstop game-related programming.
COPPA GUIDELINES
For anyone interested in learning more about how to make online game content
COPPA (Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act)-compliant, visit www.ftc.gov/
bcp/conline/pubs/buspubs/coppa.htm.
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