Scott Jennings MMO interview prep

by Brooke Pilley Nov 5th 2009 at 12:00PM

Filed under: MMO industry, News items, Opinion

It looks like Scott "Lum the Mad" Jennings started up a new column over at MMORPG.com granting players a rare peek behind the MMO industry curtain. His first article covers some of the things you can expect to be confronted with if you are ever lucky enough to land a game designer interview with an MMO studio. Given the competitive job market out there, these insights should not be taken lightly, even though they are just one man's opinion. But what a man!

No, we're not talking about his wild charisma and manly beard. Okay, that too, but Lum has been around the MMO block in various roles from programmer to lead designer. Put simply, his advice is valuable. The biggest point he made that stuck out to us was the suggestion to have opinions and back them up. "[A]s a designer you are being paid, in large part, to have opinions. Your job will be to analyze parts of the game and determine whether it will work, how it can be broken, and whether or not it will be fun."

So, whether you're an aspiring game designer or simply interested in boosting your interview skills in general (not a bad idea in these trying times), we recommend you take a gander at Lum's new column.

Tags: game-design, getting-a-job, interview, interview-skills, lum-the-mad, mmo-industry, mmorpg.com, scott-jennings

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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

Dread said on 1:53AM 11-06-2009

Greta idea - take tips from the Ted McGinley of the MMO industry.....

Dread said on 1:53AM 11-06-2009

Great idea - take tips from the Ted McGinley of the MMO industry.....

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