I'm 25 years old and currently pursuing a computer science degree. I will be 28 years old by the time I finish my degree. I want to become a game developer at a game company someday but it seems pointless if I won't get a job out of college. Should I switch to EE so I at least get a job and then can switch to SWE? If I did that then it would mean I wasted time taking CS classes but I don't know if I have much of a choice at this point since I'm only getting older and can't fuck up anymore unless I want to risk age discrimination in the future.
>>108953834What were you doing up until now, and why did you pick CS?
>>108953834I'm in Uni for game development specifically and while I'm likewise worried about getting a job right out of school, I do work currently part time as an Audio Technician which developed out of hobby/volunteer work. Doing that full time and working on game projects on the side is the general idea. I think if it's possible, developing skills outside of just CS or diversifying your CS abilities might serve you going forward. I'm not a CS guy so I can't really say what that'd look like (maybe IT security is adjacent enough and not threatened by AI
>>108953834You guys are delusional thinking you can just switch to engineering to get jobs. The bad market for CS has been only a slightly weaker than normal market for everyone else. For some degrees this market is normal.
>>108953834Ex game dev here. You degree is worthless in the field you need to have a portfolio, code a few indie games thsts what employers wanna see
>>108953834>SWE>wasted time taking CS classesstill useful
>>108954206>EE so I at least get a job and then can switch to SWE? If I did that ththis anon's advice can be inserted into any other degree-for-job topic and it's been like that for 20 years now
>>108954107I know developers who are talking about switching careers entirely. I think the situation is pretty dire.
>>108953834If you need to ask this question then you're not passionate enough, maybe find another career.Game dev is alive and well, but success is relative and it's a long tail distribution. You absolutely need to keep trying multiple times and not quit early. I know someone who did ok-ish with their first demo but not that good, started a side project and now fully committed to that "side" project because it made millions.The market is as competitive as it's ever been though. Most indies nowadays are third worlders in case you haven't noticed, even the successful ones. The risk/payoff ratio is just getting worse every year for high CoL areas.AAA is whatever, I'm pretty sure you *will* have to stay indie for a while regardless.
>>108953834>Should I switch to EE so I at least get a job and then can switch to SWE?that would make it infinitely harder to get a software dev job, retard.what's stopping you from developing a game right now as you're studying?it doesn't have to be a financial success. every retard can publish a game nowadays if he's dedicated enough.
>>108953834start work on your own game now:will give you experience in the skills requiredwill demonstrate to potential employers you are a self-starter and have initiative
